There was never a funhouse or amusement park that replaced the creepy fun I had at Playland. If one good thing came out of the horrible childhood I lived after moving to S.F. in 1971, it was spending time there.
SF is really sad nowadays all the good things are gone such as Playland and the
Fleishlacker pool on Great Hwy.Instead of awesome attractions it is now blighted with numerous apt bldgs and row houses and too many asians.The city has really changed and not for the better either.
A small uncontrolled enclave of freedom. This vortex rapidly drew in together all the city's dissident, bored and aggressive elements: beatniks, pleniers, nozems, teddy boys, blousons noir, gammier, reggare, stiljagi, mangupi, mods, students, artists, rockers, delinquents, peaceniks, misfits...those who don't want a career, who lead irregular lives.
I'll take an old family-run park any day over the modern warehouse corporate-run parks.
sjtom57 1 month ago
I got my horn sucked on the ferris wheel at that place.
TheChuck624 2 months ago
PLACE WAS SLEAZY IN THE 60'S!
gardendaisy 6 months ago
They didn't move Laughing Sal there for long if they did because the musee Mechanique has her on the wharf in SF
SpookyStregaAL 1 year ago
Thanks for posting these clips. Do have any more from this documentary about Playland? If so, I'd sure like to see 'em.
yungleyim 2 years ago
There was never a funhouse or amusement park that replaced the creepy fun I had at Playland. If one good thing came out of the horrible childhood I lived after moving to S.F. in 1971, it was spending time there.
shawniemar 2 years ago
Some of the Playland (SF) feeling is at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, in fact that's where they moved Laughing Sal to (from Musee Mechanique).
The Boardwalk lacks creepiness though, their funhouse is long gone and the spookhouse isn't very spooky.
usedMTVpromos 2 years ago
@usedMTVpromos spooky house scares alot of kids.it has been redone recently.havent seen it yet.
busplunger 2 months ago
SF is really sad nowadays all the good things are gone such as Playland and the
Fleishlacker pool on Great Hwy.Instead of awesome attractions it is now blighted with numerous apt bldgs and row houses and too many asians.The city has really changed and not for the better either.
ballsandhoops 2 years ago
@ballsandhoops too many asians? lol
Eviltaco375 1 year ago
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@ballsandhoops "...too many asians"?!?
alphaxanon 6 months ago
A small uncontrolled enclave of freedom. This vortex rapidly drew in together all the city's dissident, bored and aggressive elements: beatniks, pleniers, nozems, teddy boys, blousons noir, gammier, reggare, stiljagi, mangupi, mods, students, artists, rockers, delinquents, peaceniks, misfits...those who don't want a career, who lead irregular lives.
mosoul65 2 years ago 2