Children's Fairyland nears 60-year mark
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Fairyland was in danger of getting paved over in the 1990s, before undergoing a transformation in recent years. The throwback amusement park continues to survive, because people like Hirschfield have decided it's worth fighting for. In a city that attracts more negative media attention than positive, the whimsical one-of-a-kind Lake Merritt park has been a quiet success story.
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Kathy Wanless brought her 5-year-old granddaughter to the park last week.
"It's never been high tech, it's not loud, they're not blasting music and the kids can use their imagination," Wanless says. "For the admission charge, it's great. If you want smazz-matazz, pay $50 for Six Flags. ... I hope they keep it going for my great-grandchildren."
Hello, Six Flags? We have your new advertising slogan...
Only because smazz-matazz dictates you never take the charm out of a park and move it to Carowinds.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
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