tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69615941410284844532024-03-17T20:03:57.078-07:00Modern Day RuinsModern Day Ruins is dedicated to the not-so-forgotten abandoned places we once loved.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-68815503205557108742022-10-03T08:14:00.007-07:002022-10-05T18:15:16.228-07:00Lake Mead Water Level Lowers, Finds Grow<p> </p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Lake Mead Water Level Lowering, Finds Growing</h1><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity.</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <a class="ruhjFe NJLBac fl" data-jsarwt="1" data-usg="AOvVaw0YE4Spafc6U5duSGD4kVzG" data-ved="2ahUKEwjXjr3Xtsr6AhU8C0QIHcGjArsQmhN6BAh1EAI" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mead" style="color: #681da8; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">Wikipedia</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Possibly the biggest news this year is the water levels at Lake Mead. So many ships and other items are showing up. Here is a collection of just a touch of these finds.</p><p>An article about the lake level along with a satellite image: <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150111/lake-mead-keeps-dropping">https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150111/lake-mead-keeps-dropping</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: FoundersGroteskCond, "Arial Narrow", Arial;">Lake Mead nears dead pool status as water levels hit another historic low. </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/lake-mead-nears-dead-pool-status-water-levels-hit-another-historic-low-rcna34733">https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/lake-mead-nears-dead-pool-status-water-levels-hit-another-historic-low-rcna34733</a></p><p></p><p>Shrinking Lake Mead reveals bodies and boats. August 2022 <a href="https://earthsky.org/earth/lake-mead-shrinking-reveals-bodies-boats/">https://earthsky.org/earth/lake-mead-shrinking-reveals-bodies-boats/</a></p><p>Mysteries of Lake Mead: As Nation's Largest Reservoir Dries Up, Human Remains Are Found 5 Times in 4 Months. September 2022. <a href="https://people.com/crime/lake-mead-five-bodies-found-four-months/">https://people.com/crime/lake-mead-five-bodies-found-four-months/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757147324558944950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-24097727629410515712022-10-03T07:58:00.007-07:002022-10-05T18:13:24.721-07:00Deserted Marineland Video<p> This video of the deserted Marineland was recently posted to YouTube. It provides a ton of detail on the abandoned theme park. The best part is that the Sky Tower is still there. It's very difficult to find photos or video of the Tower.</p><p><br /></p><p>The video will not display on this site, but trust me, it's great!</p><p>Direct Link: <a href="https://youtu.be/b4dt2tDJHnA">https://youtu.be/b4dt2tDJHnA</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757147324558944950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-2944413899271126052019-12-06T11:47:00.000-08:002019-12-06T11:47:52.446-08:00<br />
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<br />Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757147324558944950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-87615986357114059112016-11-21T14:58:00.000-08:002016-11-21T14:58:47.206-08:00Santa's Village Reopening? REALLY?<br />
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Sky Park at Santa's Village is the name and it's much different than when it originally opened!<br />
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After closing in 1998, the long-beloved site will hold its grand reopening during the 2016 holiday season.<br />
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The website says <b>"Opening December 2, 2016"</b><br />
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Here is the direct link to their website: h<a href="ttp://skyparksantasvillage.com/">ttp://skyparksantasvillage.com/</a><br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757147324558944950noreply@blogger.com4Six Flags Dr, New Orleans, LA 70129, USA30.0503328 -89.93299789999997530.0434608 -89.943082899999979 30.0572048 -89.922912899999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-83197229241137172842015-06-17T09:37:00.000-07:002015-06-18T10:46:08.507-07:00Six Flags New Orleans/Jazzland and Jurassic World<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com0Six Flags, 3011 Michoud Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70129, USA30.0532201 -89.9360131999999914.5311856000000006 -131.2446072 55.5752546 -48.627419199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-9862940071439210532014-08-07T18:32:00.000-07:002014-08-07T18:32:03.802-07:00Crandon Park Zoo - Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade, Florida<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m sorry it’s been so long since my last post. I have 3 interesting places suggested by one of our readers Tatiana Reina. The first of which is the Crandon Park Zoo. Thank you Tatiana for sharing this abandon place with us, and for the great photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Crandon Park Zoo occupied 48 acres at the Crandon Park on Key Biscayne. It was created in 1948 when three monkeys, one goat and two black bears were purchased for $270 from a small road show/circus stranded near Miami.
In 1965, Hurricane Betsy put three feet of water over most of the zoo and caused the deaths of 250 animals., and efforts was made to find a better location. In 1980 the Crandon Park Zoo was moved from the park to a location south of Miami, and became the Miami Metro Zoo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> Sources: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">http://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=676; </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crandon_Park</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opened: 1948</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Closed and abandoned: 1980</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today: Cages and buildings can be found in the area known today as the Crandon Gardens.</span><br />
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El Pueblito Beach Hotel is an all-inclusive resort located on the best beach in Cancun, is the perfect enclosure combining a traditional Mexican atmosphere with the vanguard and ecological development of a cosmopolitan environment. The colonial style architecture and traditional activities will make you live the experience of a Mexican atmosphere in the Caribbean.</div>
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The Hotel offers a selection of daytime activities as well as a variety of water sports availables at the premices. In the evening live music in "La Cantina" Lobby Bar an old mexican style bar that will make feel like drinking Tequila and singing "Mariachi". </div>
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El Pueblito Beach Hotel has 29 small buildings with 3 or 4 floors surrounded by gardens, each building has 3 or 7 rooms per floor, with superior and penthouse rooms.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Our beautiful rooms are distribuited in 29 colonial villas decorated with typical Mexican style elements, exactly what you need to relax.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">View the original website on the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080113211302/http://www.pueblitohotels.com/english/tour0.htm" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a>.</span></div>
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Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second storm, thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, fourth Category 5 hurricane.</div>
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Like the rest of the hotels in Cancun, the El Pueblito was hit hard by Hurricane Wilma. According to <a href="http://www.afterwilma.info/cancun-hotel-zone/">http://www.afterwilma.info/cancun-hotel-zone/</a>, the hotel hoped to be fully operational by May 2006, but this didn’t happen.</div>
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<b>Opened:</b> Not sure the exact opening date, but based on a post <a href="http://www.cancuncare.com/forum/cancun-info/5527-el-pueblito.html" target="_blank">here</a>, the hotel was open in 1987. It's at least that old. Another post, states it was as old as the 1970's.</div>
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September 6, 2007: "I worked there 20 years ago it was a dump when it was NEW there were always complaints from the guests about electricity plumbing AC. I doubt that anything has changed much."</div>
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<b>Closed and Abandoned</b>: Sometime in late 2006, after Hurricane Wilma.</div>
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From a discussion board at: <a href="http://www.cancuncare.com/forum/cancun-hotels/100-el-pueblito-ai-2.html">http://www.cancuncare.com/forum/cancun-hotels/100-el-pueblito-ai-2.html</a></div>
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February 4, 2006: "Got a call from my travel agent today, and she stated that El Pueblito will be opening back up March 1, 2006, but with minor renovations taking play maybe until may, but at least in april... All entertainment will be relocated to the pool area also.."</div>
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February 17, 2006: "Ok, not great news here guys. Call your travel agents and get them on the horn, word is that El Pueblito will NOT open until May 1, 2006"</div>
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"Let me inform you that the Hotel is open partialy, we just have open aprox 50 rooms. I hope in May all roms(349) are going to be ready.</div>
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"Ok guys - just got home last night from Cancun and wanted to let eveyone who has reservations at the El Pueblito know that all is good! The beach, the hotel, the staff - ALL IS GOOD!! Even though only about 40% of the rooms are available for use, the resort is up and running and we weren't a bit disappointed in chosing the El Pueblito. We were there from April 26 through May 3, 2006 and we're already making plans to be there again in 2007. Hopefully I'll have pictures to post within the next few days. Again - ALL IS GOOD at the El Pueblito!"</div>
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"Does anyone know what is going on with El Pueblito? I know its closed (supposedly for completion of renovations), but I can't seem to find anyone who can tell me when its due to re-open...if its going to re-open at all. My aunt has a condo there and has had it for the past 30 years. She is from NY and so she winters here...doesn't look like that's happening this year. I appreciate any information. Thanks!"</div>
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"I have a family member who owns a condo at El Pueblito (small property next to Playa Delfines). She is an owner (not timeshare) since the 70's and needs some help with the current hotel situation. The "situation" is this: El Pueblito closed in the fall with no listed date of re-opening. The condo owners are being told that the owners of El Pueblito are waiting to see if a Spanish company will purchase the property and continue renovating (which they can't do without the signatures and approval of condo owners). In any case, its a HUGE mess. </div>
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This photo was taken in October 2013.</div>
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Comparison July 2005. Notice the blue on building in background. That is to the right in the photos above.</div>
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Kids Club/Area</h3>
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Pool Area</h3>
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"We stayed in 2005 when Hurricane Wilma hit. We were evacuated into a school in Cancun. The staff were amazing they looked after us stayed with us and cared for us beyond belief. It was a very threatening and scary time. The staff were amazing the hurricane proceedure was well planned and went smoothly. Our rooms my teenagers, husband and I were near to the sea wall the buildings were steady although trashed but weathered the storm. I am so glad we stayed here other people were in their hotels throghout the hurricane and suffered terribly. Wilma was no walk in the park.. We have a great fondness for the staff and owners of this hotel ...good people Don't diss this hotel.<br />
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<br />Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757147324558944950noreply@blogger.com28Zona Hotelera, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico21.057889660268597 -86.77968621253967321.056963660268597 -86.780946712539674 21.058815660268596 -86.778425712539672tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-27605730914289348792013-05-21T12:44:00.001-07:002014-06-05T11:15:04.546-07:00Santa's Village - Skyforest<br />
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There were two Santa's Villages in California - today they are both closed. One was near Los Angeles, at Skyforest, near Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains. There was another Santa's Village near San Francisco, at 6348 Santa Cruz Highway, Santa Cruz, California.<br />
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<b>Santa's Village</b> was a winter-themed amusement park in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyforest,_California" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Skyforest, California">Skyforest</a> section of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Arrowhead,_California" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Lake Arrowhead, California">Lake Arrowhead, California</a>. Opened in 1955, it was the first franchised amusement park, one of three built by developer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Holland" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Glenn Holland">Glenn Holland</a>. The other franchises, also defunct, were in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotts_Valley,_California" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Scotts Valley, California">Scotts Valley, California</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Dundee,_Illinois" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="East Dundee, Illinois">East Dundee, Illinois</a>. The East Dundee park re-opened in 2011 under new ownership as Santa's Village AZoosment Park (see <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%27s_Village_(Illinois)" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Santa's Village (Illinois)">Santa's Village (Illinois)</a>)</div>
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Opening more than a month before Disneyland, the 220-acre (0.89 km<sup style="line-height: 1em;">2</sup>) park was one of Southern California's biggest tourist attractions. It boasted kiddie rides, including a bobsled, monorail, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Ferris wheel">Ferris wheel</a>; a petting zoo; live <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Reindeer">reindeer</a>; and shops that included a bakery, candy kitchen, and toy shop.</div>
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Reduced attendance and revenue shortfalls caused Santa’s Village to close on 1 March 1998.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa's_Village_(Lake_Arrowhead)#cite_note-1" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[1]</a></sup> The property sold three years later for $5.6 million, and now serves as a staging area for local logging operations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa's_Village_(Lake_Arrowhead)#cite_note-2" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[2]</a></sup> The faded candy cane signpost and dilapidated buildings of the park have become a ghost town along the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_of_the_World_Highway" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Rim of the World Highway">Rim of the World Highway</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa's_Village_(Lake_Arrowhead)#cite_note-3" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[3]</a></sup></div>
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Opened: 1955<br />
Closed and Abandoned: March 1, 1998<br />
Today: Abandoned<br />
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<b><u>Abandoned Ruins Photos</u></b><br />
Modern Day Ruins Contributors Josh Stephens and Lovely Kuppio captured some amazing photos (2013) of the ruins. Here are just a few of them (follow the link below the web album to view them all):<br />
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<u><b>Links</b></u><br />
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<a href="http://www.alamedainfo.com/santas_village_ca.htm" target="_blank">Historical photos of Santa's Village</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Santas-Village-Skyforest-California/169242459781919" target="_blank">"Like" Santa's Village - Skyforest on Facebook!</a><br />
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Article - <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1436563/a-lake-arrowhead-icon-passes-away" target="_blank">A Lake Arrowhead "Icon" Passes Away</a><br />
Mr. Putman "Putty" Henck. His family was responsible for building and managing Santa's Village in Sky Forest.<br />
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Plans to reopen SkyPark at Santa's Village as of May 2014 - check out these videos!<br />
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Recent talk is that a group is attempting to reopen Rock-a-Hoola as Oasis Theme Park. Is it true?<br />
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According their website, http://oasisthemepark.com/ a group called White Water West has been attempting to lease and reopen the park. The earlest post is from 2011, the latest, at the time of this blog update, from April of this year (2013). <br />
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"We have not given up in our efforts to reopen Lake Dolores. What we face now is still much easier then what we faced when we first started our Lake Dolores efforts in April 2011."<br />
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An article from May 5, 2013 in the Daily Press, outlines the challenges the group faces. <br />
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Reposted from the Daily Press:<br />
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NEWBERRY SPRINGS • A new owner and a group called Oasis Theme Park are in negotiations to bring life back to the Lake Dolores water park as early as 2015.</div>
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The facility sits in a patch of desert northeast of Barstow near Interstate 15. It was most recently named the Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark, but it’s been closed for nearly a decade.</div>
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A Friday morning visit to the property — now a haunting, almost surreal visage of its former glory days — garnered the attention of a friendly man driving a pickup truck who identified himself as a security guard.</div>
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The guard was an associate of a man named Om Garg, the park’s new owner. Garg closed escrow on Lake Dolores in January, according to Inland West Development Project Manager Spike Lynch.</div>
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Garg’s group recently received a permit for temporary power, Lynch said, which will help with what he called a “phased” project.</div>
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“We’ve been working on getting this project started for some time,” Jackiewicz said earlier last week. “Before we even got started on this project, we did a little background research. There were millions worldwide who knew something about the property, whether good or bad.”</div>
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Jackiewicz is banking on that recognition — if only for its prominent location along the interstate — to entice investors.</div>
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He is convinced Lake Dolores, which was last open in 2004, can be a profitable entity and to do that, he said, he will build it out slowly.</div>
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Both Jackiewicz and Lynch noted their interest in adding jobs to the community as well, with Lynch saying he would try to hire as many local sub-contractors and individual laborers as possible.</div>
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Excited? Empty hope? Post your thoughts in the comments below!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com944898 Hacienda Road, Newberry Springs, CA 92365, USA34.9490431 -116.6796934999999834.9489921 -116.67977249999998 34.949094099999996 -116.67961449999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-56588532606149462472013-04-19T11:12:00.000-07:002013-05-01T13:02:14.025-07:00MDR Wish List<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;">Finding the time to add new pages to
Modern Day Ruins can sometimes be a challenge. After all, it's only a fun
hobby. I've received many email messages with site requests - memorable
places people would love to see added. I even have a few in mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;">Recently Yak wrote me and suggested
I create a page listing the many places, and well, here it is. Please
drop me an email if you would like something added to this page, or better yet,
if you would like to be a guest contributor and add a page for yourself.
The formula is easy, and I'd be happy to share. Until then, here is MDR's
wish list. Thanks for reading and supporting the MDR blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;">- Brian</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ascot Motor
Speedway in Gardena, </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lion's
Dragstrip, near Carson or Dominguez Hills</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Watson
Shotgun range (across a large field from Lion's Dragstrip), </span></li>
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Shotgun range (near where the
Goodyear blimp airship operations was/is) </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Busch Gardens
(brewery and animal park)</span></li>
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Vincente/Fort McArthur military gun range (not far from Marineland), </span></li>
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fishing barge off of Redondo Beach, </span></li>
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"Dominator" wreck --an old Liberty ship that ran aground at the
north-western point of Palos Verdes, </span></li>
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Park not far from Knott's Berry Farm, </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Ocean
Park has been beat to death as a "ruin" but I understand that
it's been rebuilt.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Bermite
Factory in Saugus, CA</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Disney's Pop
Century Resort - now the Art of Animation Resort </span></li>
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Air Terminal</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Six Flags
Magic Mountain Monorail</span></li>
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Site (LA-55) near Marineland of the Pacific</span></li>
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in Skyforest</span></li>
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in Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara Tea Bowls</span></li>
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Dam</span></li>
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Resort (update for Marineland of the Pacific)</span></li>
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Course in Jockey’s Ridge in Nags Head, NC</span></li>
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Park, OH</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">KGIL Radio S<span style="font-size: small;">tation - North Hills, CA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Disneyland: Skyway Station in Fantasyland; Mine Train Tunnel; Mike Fink Keel Boats </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The water park off 405 one exit before Disneyland (from the 70s) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Irwindale Drag Strip </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Cars of the Stars and Movieland Wax Museum </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The J Ward Emporium on Hollywood Blvd </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The Jeckle and Hyde club from Grapevine Mills, Dallas, Texas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Freedom Land in the Bronx, N.Y. (</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vpWcFZ-_LqU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vpWcFZ-_LqU</a>)</span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Submitted and written by Denise Florez </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Settled in 1858, established in 1883, it was prolific from 1926
when Route 66 opened to 1973 when Interstate 40 opened and visitation decreased
rapidly. The town’s most famous landmark is Roy’s Motel and Café.</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Amboy has had few owners. In 1938 Roy Crowl
opened "Roy's" as a service station on Route 66 in Amboy. Roy,
together with his wife Velma, owned the town. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Buster Burris purchased Roy's from his
father-in-law Roy Crowl and ran the town until 1995 when he sold it to
investors. They mainly used it for photo shots and to host movie companies.
After the two lost it in foreclosure, it was repossessed by Bessie Burris,
Buster's widow. Bessie sold the property in February 2005 to Albert Okura,
owner of the Juan Pollo restaurant chain, who offered $425,000 in cash and
promised to preserve the town and reopen Roy's. The gas station is now open. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">“The Ghost Town that Ain’t Dead Yet!”</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com0Amboy, CA 92304, USA34.5577721 -115.744441100000029.0357376000000009 -157.05303510000002 60.0798066 -74.435847100000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-77220431909956100772012-10-09T22:27:00.001-07:002012-10-18T11:13:37.281-07:00Hard Rock Amusement Park/Freestyle Music Park: Myrtle Beach, SC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">I've been enjoying NBC's Revolution and the show does a great job of creating a world of abandoned ruins. The fourth episode though, was actually filmed at an abandoned amusement park in South Carolina.</span><br />
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<b>Freestyle Music Park</b>, formerly <b>Hard Rock Park</b>, was a music <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_park"><span class="s1">theme park</span></a> located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina"><span class="s1">Myrtle Beach, South Carolina</span></a> that opened on April 15, 2008, then temporarily closed on September 24, 2008, due to financial issues, reopened May 23, 2009, under the Freestyle brand, and closed yet again after its 2009 season.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com1211 George Bishop Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579, USA33.7166694 -78.934679733.7150184 -78.9371472 33.7183204 -78.932212200000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-24987635820032408962012-10-03T22:12:00.003-07:002012-10-09T22:31:23.499-07:00Saugus Speedway - NASCAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Saugus Speedway</h3>
22500 Soledad Canyon Road ~ Santa Clarita, CA 91350<br />
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Opened 1939<br />
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Ruins: Race track, misc buildings, scoreboard and grandstands.<br />
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The town of Saugus was founded by Henry Mayo Newhall who named the
community after his Massachusetts hometown of Saugus. Newhall and Saugus
were old western towns, with many of the residents having migrated from
Texas and Oklahoma to work in the nearby oil fields. Several early
western movies were filmed in the area and it became popular with stars
who established homes or ranches away from the hubbub of the big city.<br />
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In 1924, cowboy movie star Hoot Gibson built a ranch and rodeo
grounds along the railroad tracks and Soledad Canyon Road. Over the
years, he hosted many shows, and the spectators came from the city to
witness the events. Gibson attracted the Hollywood crowd and used his
ranch as a movie set. He also leased it to other companies making films,
but rodeos continued to be the main event.<br />
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William Bonelli purchased Hoot Gibson’s ranch in 1937 and built a
quarter mile dirt track. Bonelli Ranch Stadium hosted a myriad of
events, showcasing midgets and hot rods (roadsters). Later, the track
was expanded to one-third mile and in 1954, the surface was paved and
the named changed to Saugus Speedway. Saugus Speedway grew and gained in
popularity, much as the rodeo grounds did before it. The paved track
enabled the transition to stockcars, which was the primary race event
through 1995, when after 56 years, the races went silent.<br />
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The first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_car_racing"><span class="s1">stock car racing</span></a> event on the track happened in 1957. It was promoted by Tony Coldeway, who later formed the Pacific Racing Association. 23 cars and 523 spectators came to the event. The track became mainly used for stock car events after that event. It featured <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Automobile_Club"><span class="s1">USAC</span></a> stock cars, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR"><span class="s1">NASCAR</span></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Grand_National_Division,_West_Series"><span class="s1">Winston West Series</span></a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_AutoZone_Elite_Division,_Southwest_Series"><span class="s1">NASCAR Southwest Tour</span></a>. It also hosted the third race in NASCAR <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_Truck_Series"><span class="s1">Craftsman Truck Series</span></a> history during the series' first year on April 15, 1995.<br />
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Today the property, now owned by William Bonelli’s grandchildren,
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All but one set of the grandstands were removed in 2011. See the October 2011 article in <a href="http://www.the-signal.com/archives/61690/" target="_blank">The Signal</a>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com422500 Soledad Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91350, USA34.4179836 -118.52853734.4163461 -118.5310045 34.4196211 -118.5260695tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-27719204712234011612012-09-26T10:54:00.002-07:002012-10-04T10:23:28.237-07:00New Photos from Rock-a-Hoola Waterpark<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0jxStlIf0U2L5YDSzulsnuw6p8ZENiVb6NP3xFaO4is4rflJqioF50E4bcF4a8m2fA2s1RSyIK_9zuJ04fvxES-013UBu5g4pSszbH13R3t7dogcIl-ZznCmGvOPiOVdghIf1ux0ZPQ/s1600/2732_64424353491_499692_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0jxStlIf0U2L5YDSzulsnuw6p8ZENiVb6NP3xFaO4is4rflJqioF50E4bcF4a8m2fA2s1RSyIK_9zuJ04fvxES-013UBu5g4pSszbH13R3t7dogcIl-ZznCmGvOPiOVdghIf1ux0ZPQ/s320/2732_64424353491_499692_n.jpg" width="212" /></a>Gary Miereanu from Los Angeles, California shared some awesome photos and captions of Rock-a-Hoola. Taken around 2007, these are great images to have at Modern Day Ruins. Thanks Gary!<br />
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Once an oasis just a smidge over midway to Las Vegas, it's now a weather-beaten, abandoned water park on the edge of Yermo, CA.<br />
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"It's been one of my favorite parts of the drive to-and-from Vegas for at least 12 years. I finally stopped there about five or six years ago... I dug it." <br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Classic signage ... and the desert sun and wind has taken their toll. </span><span style="text-align: start;">They've got those fixtures all over the abandoned park.</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span></div>
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The doors are still open to the Video Arcade... but nobody's home.</div>
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This interesting little bug and some enormous red ants (can you say "Them!") -- on these blooming wildflowers -- were the only signs of life at Rock-a-Hoola. And, of course, me ...<br />
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Let Gary know how much you enjoyed these photos by letting him know in the comments below.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com544100-44898 Hacienda Rd, Newberry Springs, CA 92365, USA34.9487972570454 -116.68488979339634.9471702570454 -116.68735729339599 34.9504242570454 -116.682422293396tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-16662546363841815272012-09-17T11:59:00.001-07:002012-09-20T20:47:06.488-07:00Revolution: Imagines a World of Modern Day Ruins<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a href="http://avideomagazine.blogspot.com/2012/05/nbcs-revolution-coming-this-fall.html" target="_blank">NBC's "Revolution" | coming this fall</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-42988621538299325792012-09-11T16:51:00.005-07:002021-02-28T12:48:54.822-08:00Lake Isabella: Isabella and Kernville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Lake Isabella</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Reservoir">reservoir</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern_County,_California" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Kern County, California">Kern County, California</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> created by the earthen </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Dam" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Isabella Dam">Isabella Dam</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">. It was formed in 1953 when the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="United States Army Corps of Engineers">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> dammed the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern_River" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Kern River">Kern River</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> at the junction of its two forks at Whiskey Flat. At 11,000 acres, it is one of the larger reservoirs in California. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> Lake Isabella is located about 40 miles northeast of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bakersfield, California">Bakersfield</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">, and is the main water supply for that city. </span><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">The former towns of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella,_California" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Isabella, California">Isabella</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernville_%28former_town%29,_California" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Kernville (former town), California">Kernville</a></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b> were flooded by the newly created reservoir. </b> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Isabella" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></span></p>
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There is a video though! In 2009 the water levels were low. Some of Old Kernville can be seen in this amateur video:</span></p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com311123 Kernville Rd, Kernville, CA 93238, USA35.7546732 -118.425362735.7417862 -118.44510369999999 35.7675602 -118.4056217tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-74293396862793947562012-09-06T13:52:00.000-07:002015-06-17T09:42:23.605-07:00Six Flags New Orleans<br />
Six Flags New Orleans has been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. is owned by the City of New Orleans.<br />
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The last day the park operated was August 21, 2005. Weekday operations ended a couple weeks before due to the fact schools start early in August in that region and end mid-May. The park was scheduled to Open August 27 and August 28 as usual but once Katrina was forecast late on Friday to directly hit New Orleans, the weekend opening was canceled in order to prepare for the storm and begin evacuations.<br />
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Eastern New Orleans was badly flooded in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The park grounds are located on a low-lying section of Eastern New Orleans, with a 6-foot earthen flood berm running along the perimeter, creating an artificial basin. After the park's drainage pumps failed during the storm, the berm retained the combination of rainwater and sea water overflow from Lake Pontchartrain caused by Katrina's massive storm surge, submerging the entire park grounds in corrosive, brackish floodwater to a depth of 4–7 feet. The floodwater was not drained for over a month. Due to the damage received, the park is closed indefinitely with no plans to reopen.<br />
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Damage reports by Six Flags inspectors stated that the park buildings are 80% demolished, all of the flat rides (except for one which was being serviced off-site at the time of the storm) have been effectively destroyed by long term salt-water immersion, and both the wooden track and steel superstructure of the Mega Zeph have been damaged beyond likely hope of repair. The only large ride to escape relatively unscathed was the Batman: The Ride roller-coaster, due to its elevated station platform and corrosion-resistant support structure.<br />
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<b>Six Flags New Orleans has been abandoned since 2005. </b><br />
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September 2102: Apparently plans are moving forward to build an outlet mall on the site. <br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=new+orleans+six+flags&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_xFOUOaDFaK8yAGb5IGADw&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1440&bih=828" target="_blank">Google Image Search</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-05-26-sixflags_N.htm" target="_blank">Six Flags, silenced by Katrina, creates uproar in New Orleans, USA Today. May 2009.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2012/07/abandoned_six_flags_new_orlean.html" target="_blank">Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans site comes alive for 'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters' shoot</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2012608,00.html#ixzz25ivGdG7g" target="_blank">The Surreal Remains of Six Flags New Orleans - Time Photos.</a><br />
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<a href="http://weburbanist.com/2010/03/17/uber-creepy-tour-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-69-pics/" target="_blank">Uber Creepy Tour: Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans</a><br />
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So sad to see this park fall apart. Share your thoughts in the comments below.<br />
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<a href="http://www.noladefender.com/content/waving-geek-flags-jurassic-worlds-jazzland-makeover" target="_blank">Jurassic Wold being filmed at Six Flags New Orleans/Jazzland</a><br />
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Visit the Modern Day Ruins Jurassic World Page (2015): <a href="http://www.moderndayruins.com/2015/06/Six-Flags-Jurassic-World.html">http://www.moderndayruins.com/2015/06/Six-Flags-Jurassic-World.html</a><br />
Updated information on the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans/Jazzland.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com123011 Michoud Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70129, USA30.053058 -89.93401830.05134 -89.936485499999989 30.054776 -89.9315505tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-59832653887097995742012-09-06T10:47:00.002-07:002012-10-10T21:56:37.756-07:00Marineland to Close - E-Ticket Magazine Issue #2This is a page from E-Ticket Magazine, issue #2 - Spring 1987. Content of this issue included The Viewliner, Knott's Berry Farm and Ghost Town, Parker Bros. Games. and a feature on Marineland closing. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com0Long Point Terranea Trail, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, USA33.737759360583993 -118.3987998962402333.734458360583993 -118.40373539624024 33.741060360583994 -118.39386439624023tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-86953575624182511382012-09-05T14:10:00.002-07:002012-10-10T21:56:47.530-07:00Marineland Remembered<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ydzxv0TV2hg/UEeea5KE-_I/AAAAAAAAApg/45ecVMofoeY/s1600/20081005_Downtown_Disney_Marineland_13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ydzxv0TV2hg/UEeea5KE-_I/AAAAAAAAApg/45ecVMofoeY/s320/20081005_Downtown_Disney_Marineland_13.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The </span><a href="http://www.palosverdes.com/rpv/recreationparks/PointVicenteInterpretiveCenter/index.cfm" style="color: #771100; font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Point Vicente Interpretive Center</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, located a half-mile north from the former Marineland site, opened a large exhibit in July 2007 entitled "Marineland Remembered". The exhibit featured an extensive collection of Marineland artifacts, memorabilia, and souvenirs as well as recordings and a movie. One exhibit highlight was an original dolphin statue from the park's entrance.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The city of Palos Verdes has the three dolphins that were at the entrance. The PVIC hopes to one day</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> recreate the Marineland entrance sign.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com131501 Palos Verdes Dr W, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, USA33.744825273270209 -118.4114170074462933.743174773270212 -118.41388450744628 33.746475773270205 -118.40894950744629tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-89754827551933501912012-09-04T15:27:00.002-07:002015-10-29T09:38:23.751-07:00The Greens: Valencia, CA<br />
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The Greens was located at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=26501+McBean+Pkwy+in+Valencia,+CA&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80c2873edbf3a7f3:0x1e821b48bb3e06,26501+McBean+Pkwy,+Valencia,+CA+91355&gl=us&ei=AtZdUOyONejMigKnjYH4Bw&ved=0CCEQ8gEwAA" target="_blank"><span itemprop="streetAddress">26501 McBean Pkwy</span><span itemprop="addressLocality"> in Valencia</span>, <span itemprop="addressRegion">CA</span></a>. This was a miniature golf course unlike any before. <br />
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The Greens, which consists of three nine-hole layouts in <a href="http://www.newhall.com/" target="_blank">Valencia</a>, was
named the best miniature golf course in the city by Los Angeles
Magazine. The facility, which was built for $3.5 million, attempted to
replicate the golf experience, using features like sand traps and water
hazards instead of the goofy elements that are often associated with
miniature golf. The course also uses real grass instead of artificial
turf. Some holes are as large as 100 yards long. <a href="http://www.southlandgolfmagazine.com/t-Courses_Art_Of_Design_Architecture_Ted_Robinson_Sr0809.aspx" target="_blank">Ted Robinson</a>, an
architect of a number of standard golf courses, designed The Greens.<br />
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The Greens was a great place for <a href="http://kids.usa.gov/" target="_blank">kids</a> and adults alike. The miniature golf course would entertain children, <a href="http://www.canyons.edu/offices/student_services/" target="_blank">college students</a> and adults. Students from the local college would often be there enjoying the local music and entertainment, while parents would often have their <a href="http://www.santaclaritamagic.com/" target="_blank">child's birthday party</a> entertainment there. Of all the places in Santa Clarita, most would argue it had the most magic.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>In 2006 the property was purchased for $6 million by New York-based
Brisam Valencia LLC, which planned to raze the bar and erect a
seven-story, 200-room Sheraton hotel on the site. The Santa Clarita Planning Commission approved the hotel plans in
2009, with development expected to start in 2010. But when it reached
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The abandoned building burned on November 6, 2011. <br />
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2015 Update: The Greens Demolished</h2>
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Be sure to check them out!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961594141028484453.post-42032234366002492992012-08-31T11:26:00.000-07:002012-09-20T11:48:23.119-07:00Beijing Olympic Venues<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsepRWBWpjrKeoHJRZI02B-o0DsfPurbxnZgoRHFop3jDyk8ND8sG7yqOpmT4DqBl6eVeLCErZeX5STAoqf4AK9OGUNARsENQg8QRBK48XmOrKsTB_OmHXHEfRa8bqmrBZZcVor1HEhTg/s1600/BeijingKayaking3" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsepRWBWpjrKeoHJRZI02B-o0DsfPurbxnZgoRHFop3jDyk8ND8sG7yqOpmT4DqBl6eVeLCErZeX5STAoqf4AK9OGUNARsENQg8QRBK48XmOrKsTB_OmHXHEfRa8bqmrBZZcVor1HEhTg/s320/BeijingKayaking3" width="320" /></a>With the summer Olympics just coming to a close, I thought it would be a great time to create a post about old Olympic buildings and stadiums. It's amazing how many wonderful buildings and sites start to go into decay after the Olympics leave town.<br />
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The <b>2008 Summer Olympic Games</b>, officially known as the <b>Games of the XXIX Olympiad</b>, took place in Beijing, China from August 8 to 24, 2008.</div>
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On March 6, 2009 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Organizing_Committee_for_the_Olympic_Games"><span class="s1">Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games</span></a> reported that total spending on the games was "generally as much as that of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games", which was equivalent to about US$15 billion. They went on to claim that surplus revenues from the Games would exceed the original target of $16 million. Other reports, however, estimated the total costs from $40 billion to $44 billion, which would make the Games "far and away the most expensive ever"</div>
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Beach Volleyball where we all watched May/Walsh win Gold #2</h4>
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Bloomberg Businessweek has a great news story about the abandoned Beijing sites. Check it out: <b><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-07-27/then-and-now-the-ghost-of-beijings-olympic-glory" target="_blank">Abandoned Olympic Cathedrals Sit Rotting in Beijing</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.firstpost.com/world/save-a-few-beijings-olympics-legacy-is-in-shambles-270044.html" target="_blank">Save a few, Beijing’s Olympics legacy is in shambles</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.oobject.com/category/12-examples-of-decayed-olympic-sites/" title="The Olympics is to the World Cup as the Eurovision Song Contest is to Saturday Night at the Apollo. An event created by top down bureaucracy rather than grass roots passion. This is sometimes reflected in its architecture, which has a far worse track record in terms of long term use. Many Olympic sites fail to live up to their aims at sustainability or regeneration and instead lie in ruin or have since been demolished.
After the recent scandal about the horrendous state of the recent Athens Olympics’ facilities we decided to look for more examples. Here is what we found. Some are the products of politics and war rather than over-ambitious folly, but it seems that about half of the Olympic sites are gone or wrecked.">12 examples of decayed Olympic sites</a></div>
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In each of the previous aerial photos of Marineland of the Pacific that Modern Day Ruins has found, the <a href="http://www.moderndayruins.com/2008/08/marineland-of-pacific-tower.html" target="_blank">Sky Tower</a> was missing. That is because these previous photos were taken after the <a href="http://www.moderndayruins.com/2008/08/article-wrecking-ball-punctuates-end-of.html" target="_blank">Sky Tower was removed in 1995</a>. The series of aerial images can be viewed on Modern Day Ruins <a href="http://www.moderndayruins.com/2008/01/marineland-of-pacific.html" target="_blank">original Marineland of the Pacific page</a>. It is both intriging and upsetting to see a birds-eye view of Marineland as it changed through the years. One can easily see different parts of Marineland disappearing as the time goes on. It is almost like they were scrapping the parts slowly over the years. So much so that there should be a park-designated <span class="s1"><a href="http://www.partsgeek.com/models/f150/ford.html" target="_blank">partsgeek.com</a></span> for Marineland alone. At least the signature cliff and <a href="http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rockpart.html" target="_blank">ocean view</a> is still there, keeping the old spirit of Marineland alive.</div>
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Modern Day Ruins is still looking for a ground photos of the abandoned Sky Tower! Email us if you come across any.<br />
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Tell us what you think in the comments below.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518409597277434909noreply@blogger.com2Long Point Terranea Trail, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, USA33.737259728563849 -118.3981561660766633.735609228563852 -118.40062366607665 33.738910228563846 -118.39568866607667