abandoned...

After finding those abandoned hospital pictures the other day, I was inspired to do a flickr search for other abandoned places. Some of the most amazing pictures popped up! I was particularly enthralled by sets of amusement parks that have long been forgotten. It's just so jarring to see a place that used to bring so much joy to people in a state of disrepair, with the world growing around it. It's like time stopped.

Anyways, I happened upon a particular set by Stephen Moudry of Kiddieland, a place I used to go as a child! I still have such vivid memories of the Little Dipper and the Galleon, specifically. I still have pictures of eating lunch at a picnic table with my sister and my neighbors. I guess it closed last fall, and the land has been bought by Costco. They had an auction for all of the rides, which is when I think these pics were taken.