In 1960, C.V. Wood opened Freedomland U.S.A. in the Bronx at a cost of $65 million; it went bankrupt in 1964
Freedomland U.S.A. opened on Father’s Day, June 19, 1960, in the Bronx, and singer Pat Boone and his family cut the ribbon, according to New York Almanack. The park was the idea of Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood, known as C.V. Wood, who led the planning team for Disneyland in the mid-1950s, Atlas Obscura reported. Fans called … Read more