In this first picture, you can see a sign to the right that lets us know the name of the park - Kiddy Town! The miniature car ride looks very similar to another Illinois kiddie park that was seen on this blog a while ago (Hollywood Kiddieland). Those little sports cars run on real gasoline; love the old fashioned gas pumps! And just like real sports cars, they barely hold a full-sized adult
It took a bit of time to discover where Kiddy Town was; it turns out that it was in Norridge, Illinois. See that sign in the background, the one that says something about a "free fire truck ride to the park"? Well, somebody on flickr had this great vintage postcard with a photo of the "fire truck" (a modified station wagon or pickup truck?). As far as I can tell, Kiddy Town opened in 1953, and closed sometime around 1966.
Let's go to HoJo's afterwards for some fried clams and a Coke. If anybody knows anything more about Kiddy Town, please share.
I have three more photos from this place - stay tuned!
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It took a bit of time to discover where Kiddy Town was; it turns out that it was in Norridge, Illinois. See that sign in the background, the one that says something about a "free fire truck ride to the park"? Well, somebody on flickr had this great vintage postcard with a photo of the "fire truck" (a modified station wagon or pickup truck?). As far as I can tell, Kiddy Town opened in 1953, and closed sometime around 1966.
Let's go to HoJo's afterwards for some fried clams and a Coke. If anybody knows anything more about Kiddy Town, please share.
I have three more photos from this place - stay tuned!
Here is a zoom in on that red thing in the background - turns out it is some contraption mounted to the back of a truck. I still have no idea what it actually is!
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