Knott's Berry Farm: The Good Old Days, Pt. 3

Dave Bourne of The Wagonmaster takes us back to the old Knott's of the 1950s. Part 3 of 3. Here are the links for all 3 parts:

Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TSUSiPKQBJs&feature=related

Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=H6AZN6Nymbs&feature=related

Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GTsvx1IREdg&feature=related

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[pheadrasfall]

been going to Knott's since the 1950's and truthfully I can't even stand to drive by it now, so depressing to see what they have done to it a lowlife carnival now, California is indeed becoming and has become a rotting orchard..disgusted native..loved seeing what was and shall never be again! thanks much for that..p.s this should have been about 20 parts long :) burro rides, tin lizzy ride, sad eyed talking to us kids from jail and so much more so sad..

[neffada53]

Absolutely priceless and amazing videos and photos! Thank you for posting!

[TheZunigal]

Thanks for uploading this treasure. I love Knotts Berry Farm. One of my best childhood memories was spent at Knotts before my parents separated. I enjoy learning about rags to riches stories. The Knott Family are a true American success story. Long Live Knotts !!

[dreaminggirlish]

Yeah, I remember a line from the film "Poltergeist" where the dad says "So, what side of the rainbow are we working tonight, Dr. Lesh? Is this your Knott's Berry Farm solution?" Having known Knott's well that busted me up as a kid.

[JustNess78]

knotts must have been extremely popular because i just saw a rerun of I Love Lucy when they're in Hollywood. One of the sights they say they want to see is "Knott's Berry Farm." Amazing! Lucy was the most popular show in it's day, so this really says something of just how popular Knott's was even back in the 50's. I'm a child of the 80's and spent most of my summer's at Knott's. I love visiting these days, but it's just not the same..... I feel sorry for kids of this generation =(

[drmaxwelldc]

This is great. I danced at the Wagon Wheel at age 7! Thank you so much.

[tribumedia]

i love all the history about Knotts

[212annette212]

that was great! i worked at knotts in the 70's and 80's. i hav epictures of people from most departments an dlots of good memories. i even got married there! i remember harvey walker. the dancers in the saloon came to my wedding in costume. i played the time around their break so they could be there.

[DanHarkless]

Thank you so much for doing all this research and interviewing! I really enjoyed your film and will definitely be picking up a copy of your book.

I am kind of continuing the tradition of documenting Knott's (modern) history over in my channel, albeit only Haunt so far (though I have some non-Haunt footage I'll eventually be posting as well).

Thanks again for everything you've done to preserve these great memories of America's first theme park!

[swingcluekitsyl4]

This is amazing! Thank you so much for posting these. I am Claude K. Bell's daughter and I lived at Knott's pretty much at my father's Portrait Studio.

Wendy Bell