Knotts Berry Farm 1960's Ghost Town - Vintage 8mm Footage

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Knotts Berry Farm is located in Buena Park California. The park currently spans 57 acres. Knotts originally began as a berry farm stand along State Route 39. It then began to grow as the Knotts began selling fried chicken. As visitors grew the Knotts expanded their shops and eventually grew into a theme park.
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[@GCast]

Royalty free stock footage available at: bit.ly/GCPond5

[@chrisscovitch7237]

BRING BACK SOME FOND MEMORIES !

[@larryaldrich4351]

Exactly how I want to remember it. How I weep for the world we lost.

[@jennifersignsoflife1375]

OMGosh, I truly can't thank you enough for posting this! I was born right across the street in 1961 & my brother in 1960. We grew up going to the "Berry Farm" & a lot of our teenaged neighbors & senior citizens had part-time jobs working there on the carousel, rides, plays, restaurants & in the Old West-style saloon (no liquor was sold there, of course). As a matter of fact, one of our closest friends was on one of their postcards of the saloons & I think still IS, from the 1960's, bc he so looked the part. He was also a co-worker of my Dad's at Hughes Aircraft & only worked there for the fun of it. He gave us kids the giant pickles & sarsaparilla (root beer) while we waited for the "robbers" to show up. We went to the puppet shows all the time & often to Sunday church services. EVERY school had a field trip to Independence Hall, too! We had a lot of 8mm film of the farm, but it got lost in an auction of a storage facility that my brother had & he was too embarrassed to tell me or ask for money. He passed away a few years ago, far too young & I miss him terribly. This brought back such wonderful memories! Again, Thank YOU for posting. You've really given me a priceless gift. Many Blessings to You & Yours!

[@larryaldrich4351]

I hear you. I've lived here in the Santa tract since 1961. Us kids played over at the Berry Farm all summer and after school (Walter Knott School on La Palma Ave.)

[@flipflopsguy8868]

This is how I will continue to remember Knotts Berry Farm from my first visits around this time to just after the expansion to compete unnecessarily with Ride Parks with the installation of Montezumas revenge and modernization removing classic period elements. The opening scene of the volcano was always a fascination to me because in that light colored box shaped mound to the left is a small animated mechanical devil at work in hell cranking a device that made the volcano rumble and smoke. I watched it so often it is a permanent memory I will never forget.

[@GCast]

Thanks for sharing

[@patrickmawhinney747]

That's so cool.I remember panning for gold and feeding the seals.

[@GCast]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@chrisscovitch7237]

AT THAT TIME BACK IN THE EARLY 60' THEY HAD THE TALLEST BULL (HOLSTEIN BREED) SUPPOSEDLY IN THE KNOWN WORLD THERE. I ALSO REMEMBER PANNING FOR GOLD. IT WAS REAL EXCITING AT THAT TIME. GAS WAS CHEAP AND YOU COULD DRIVE ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY HAD DRIVE-INN MOVIES, HUGE ICE CREAM CONES FOR 10 CENTS, DRIVE UP TO YELLOWSTONE GO CAMPING, VISIT OLD FAITHFUL, VISIT DEADWOOD IN THE DAKOTA AN BLACK HILLS, SHOOT DOWN TO VEGAS, THIS IS WHEN YOU COULD AFFORD A VACATION. TAKE YA ABOUT A MONTH. WHAT A BLAST ! GROWING UP IN AMERICA. NOW LOOK AT IT ?

[@lilsambo4386]

Loved this footage. Thank you for sharing.

[@GCast]

Thanks

[@dmj-ju9zx]

That's really sharp! Must have been a very good camera with good film.

[@GCast]

For an 8mm it definitely must have been.

[@khj8716]

Wait! Where’s all the fighting and disrespectful kids??