Lost Amusement Parks of Southern California: The Postwar Years - Hardcover

by Lisa Hallett Taylor (Author), Disney Imagineer Roland Rolly Crump (Foreword by)

After World War II, veterans and their growing families flocked to sunny Southern California for jobs in the aerospace and defense industries. Capitalizing on the baby boom and expanding suburbs, amusement parks sprang up to entertain residents and their visiting relatives. The crown jewel was Disneyland, which focused on themed sections and cha...