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Jun 12, 2010 · In 1962, Benjamin Moore, a paint company that sponsored an exhibit in Satellite City, sued Freedomland for $150,000 in damages. Yes, another lawsuit! The company wanted to void their lease for their exhibit space, claiming “historical and educational” changes to the park’s character.
Freedomland U.S.A. – 1960-2020 60th Anniversary Celebration! June: Grand Opening of Freedomland U.S.A. _____ As a preview to the opening of Freedomland, “The Long Island Star Journal” published...
Before Co-Op City, there was Freedomland USA, theme park! Over two hundred and thirty acres. 1960-1964.
Mar 14, 2013 · Freedomland is on Facebook. Search for Freedomland U.S.A. – The World’s Largest Entertainment Center. See the attractions, the celebrities and learn the stories behind the park. There now is a plaque on the site commemorating the park.
Feb 7, 2020 · After writing several magazine and online articles about the park, I created a popular memory page on Facebook (Freedomland U.S.A.— The World’s Largest Entertainment Center ) that also has incorporated Twitter and Instagram.
Feb 22, 2019 · Published Feb. 21, 2019, 9:33 p.m. ET. Freedomland operated in the early 1960s on the Bronx site where the Co-op City housing development now stands. Getty Images. Imagine a patriotic playland...
Freedomland was built on marshland owned by the Webb and Knapp company, of which William Zeckendorf Sr. was the major owner. Zeckendorf announced his plans for Freedomland in May 1959. The park, conceived and built by C. V. Wood, consisted of over 40 attractions arranged in the shape of a large map of the contiguous United States.
