Some magic. The last time I went there, it was so overly commercialized it made me nauseous.
When it finally went belly-up, the miniatures were quickly snapped up by one buyer (the neighbouring city of Oshawa, if I remember correctly), who thought it could set them up in a new location and make a mint off it. Shortly afterwards, the city realized that it hadn't really thought things through properly, and put everything up for sale again. I don't know the end result.
And now, the deluded mayor of Oshawa has started a campaign to try to get KISS to make Oshawa a stop on their tour, to try to revitalize the town which has been so badly affected by the cuts to the auto industry (which was a major pillar of that economy). News flash: Even the cheapest KISS tickets cost over $100. Does the mayor really think KISS will play for free? Or that laid-off workers have that kind of money to spend on tickets to a rock concert?
Wow I live 20 seconds away just came back now
WereProfessionals 5 months ago
sucks that its closed now TT_TT
idonotwastenames 7 months ago
I live right besidebthis place
Bustinski09 9 months ago
This makes me sad
DeterministClockWork 9 months ago
SAD
DaManzMoney 11 months ago
I went to camp here for at least 5 summers as a kid. And I remember all of it.
It's so sad going back there, I remember preforming little skits etc on the stage, and now it's covered in graffitti. It sucks.
A walk in Cullen Gardens just isn't the same.
oxBeatlesxo 1 year ago
Oh, that place with the miniature village. I remember they had a Go Cart track next door or down the road or something. Vague. Such a long time ago.
TheNostalgiaJunkie 1 year ago
@TheNostalgiaJunkie Ya I used to tell my mom I wanted to go to the Gardens with her but she knew what I really wanted = Go Carts
DaManzMoney 11 months ago
I think it's done now. I jus always had one aunt rave about their roast beef dinner. (??)
dconflict 3 years ago
Some magic. The last time I went there, it was so overly commercialized it made me nauseous.
When it finally went belly-up, the miniatures were quickly snapped up by one buyer (the neighbouring city of Oshawa, if I remember correctly), who thought it could set them up in a new location and make a mint off it. Shortly afterwards, the city realized that it hadn't really thought things through properly, and put everything up for sale again. I don't know the end result.
OofusTwillip 3 years ago
Supposedly they're just lying in storage rotting away somewhere in Oshawa. There's a big stink going up in Durham Region about it.
erinny2000 2 years ago
And now, the deluded mayor of Oshawa has started a campaign to try to get KISS to make Oshawa a stop on their tour, to try to revitalize the town which has been so badly affected by the cuts to the auto industry (which was a major pillar of that economy). News flash: Even the cheapest KISS tickets cost over $100. Does the mayor really think KISS will play for free? Or that laid-off workers have that kind of money to spend on tickets to a rock concert?
OofusTwillip 2 years ago