Pleasure Island:: 1959-1969

by Robert McLaughlin

Book Overview

Pleasure Island opened on June 22, 1959, in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles, it was the second of three innovative theme parks built across America to mimic Disneyland. Pleasure Island was conceived by William Hawkes, president of Child Life magazine, and with support from Boston's Cabot, Cabot & Forbes and local and national investors, the vision of the park was brought to life. Just by passing through a turnstile,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467121207
• ISBN13: 9781467121200
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"