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Frontier Town
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created by Samurai
on 1/22/2004 8:54 AM
last modified by elegant
on 1/11/2014 9:28 PM
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Several old buildings; a "town" of sorts, the gift shop / Mcdonalds, the Pony express, a rodeo, very much fun. Also an old sawmill setup with a large steam engine, very interesting.
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Type: Closed Amusement Park
Status: Closed
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: tax auctioned, everything gone.
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unsafe flooring
Beware of any collapsed portions, as nails are pretty painful in your feet.
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This place is a leftover from the golden age of the roadside attraction. Frontier Town opened in 1952, in a time before Northern NY had an interstate highway. Originally, the park relied on US Route 9 to bring carloads of tourists in. In 1967, when Interstate 87 opened above Lake George NY (christened the Northway), the park thrived on the tourists traveling the new interstate highways. This place is like stepping back into that dream. It's very quiet, but in the background, the Interstate never stops humming. It's worth a stroll around.
New item; After Duke's Sat/ Sun trip, I'll be revealing a suprise Bizzy and I didn't know about or discover at F Town; no I'm not telling yet! I'm going to do a bunch of digital, and for the sake of creativity will shoot the first rolls of B and W film for me in over 15 years (and some color, of which I will splurge on Provia or something high Q).
I'm submitting my photos to Adirondack life Magazine.
I'll unleash my unexpected suprise on Monday!
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wooden boarding
Do not open the door with the bars on it!
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from www.adkhistorycenter.org:
During the golden age of small amusement parks, thousands came to the carefully crafted theme park, Frontier Town. Opened in 1952, the Adirondack attraction provided local seasonal employment and supported related service industries such as motels, gas stations, and restaurants. Frontier Town was a link in a chain of small theme parks that drew families to the area. By the 1990's, the historically based attraction included authentic industries from North Hudson's past, such as Roth's Forge and sawmill, as a part of its display
in the mid 1990's, the park closed for good. Locals say that the owner simply went bankrupt. It sits dormant on the side of Interstate, weathering Adirondack winter after Adirondack wibter, In a few years, if this place isn't revived, it will be nothing more than a set of collapsed buildings.
In the area, this place has the dubious distinction of having the only McDonalds franchise to ever close for lack of business! (not totaly true, in canada the ville st laurent the mcdonalds on laurentien boulevard closed from lack of business ofter 4 years, as did the one in montreal on cote st luc road)
The property will be up for sale for tax auction on October 21st.
It's too bad really, because it will go to a developer no doubt and it will become commercial property (although Cabelas would be great for the Schoon/ North Hudson community. I (Duke's ) will be going there this weekend to photograph every inch of this place this weekend, including the interior of the Mcdonalds/ gift shop for posterity.
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Tax sale October 21st; I'm placing a 100 dollar bid;
Highly probable rumor: Cabela's may be bidding on the Frontier town location!
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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9 / 10 |
| Coolness |
9 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
8 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Mike Dijital on 7/13/2015 4:53 PM.
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on Jul 13 15 at 16:53, Mike Dijital validated this location
on Jul 13 15 at 12:49, homestead added some pictures to a gallery
on Jul 13 15 at 12:43, homestead added some pictures to a gallery
on Jul 13 15 at 12:41, homestead updated gallery 7 Flags
on Jul 13 15 at 12:40, homestead created a new gallery
on May 1 15 at 21:09, Astro validated this location
on Apr 30 15 at 19:50, Samurai made this location public
on Dec 20 14 at 22:25, Mike Dijital validated this location
on Dec 19 14 at 21:53, KD20 updated gallery Frontier Town 6/2013
on Dec 19 14 at 21:53, KD20 updated gallery picture Exit
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