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- Walkthrough the Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (1880), explore the Frontier School, Church, and Bank. And don’t forget the gift shops, where you can find North Dakota treasures and handmade goods from local artisans.
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Apr 2, 2013 · Frontier Village was the greatest amusement park in the history of the San Jose universe. So much so that ever since it closed in September of 1980 former employees and fanatics have congregated, traded stories and reminisced.
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Following a family trip to Disneyland in 1959, Palo Alto entrepreneur and businessman Joseph Zukin Jr.became inspired to build his own piece of magic in the great 408. After purchasing 60 acres from a doctor who owned Hayes Mansion, he and amusement ride designer Laurie Hollings went to work to create a Western-themed park for all ages. In October ...
Once inside, you’d find yourself in the middle of staged gunfights between marshals + outlaws or watching Can-Can dancersfrom the park’s Silver Dollar Saloon waltzing around. If you were lucky, you might have had a celebrity encounter — stars like Bing Crosby, Lorne Greene, Nat King Cole, and former vice-presidential candidate Hubert Humphreywalked...
Unfortunately, Frontier Village was short lived. The park closedin 1980 due to the emerging Great America, and the city of San Jose’s unwillingness to fund the property’s expansion. Today, the 19.5-acre Edenvale Garden Parksits in its place, drawing its railroad theme from the beloved Western attraction. If you’re still reeling from its closure, we...
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Apr 3, 2013 · Frontier Village was the greatest amusement park in the history of the San Jose universe. So much so that ever since it closed in September of 1980 former employees and fanatics have congregated, traded stories and reminisced.
Aug 25, 2022 · Sept. 16, 1980: Park officials clean up after the closure of Frontier Village, the Old West-themed amusement park in San Jose. For most of the 1960s and 1970s, The Chronicle did its best to...
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May 24, 2012 · A group of Frontier Village ex-employees and aficionados have a picnic every summer at Edenvale Garden Park, part of the old property. Their reminiscences can be found at...
Aug 24, 2010 · Frontier Village, the family-friendly Old West-themed amusement park, closed 30 years ago next month. But interest in the park has not waned. Less than a year old, the Remembering Frontier...
Frontier Village was a 39-acre (16 ha) amusement park in San Jose, California, that operated from 1961 to September 1980. It was located at 4885 Monterey Road, at the intersection with Branham Lane.
