Frontierland Park
| Frontierland Park | |
|---|---|
 Friendship Playground at Frontierland Park | |
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| Location | Pacifica, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°35′12.8″N 122°27′50.2″W / 37.586889°N 122.463944°W |
| Operated by | City of Pacifica Parks, Beaches, & Recreation Department |
| Open | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Status | open |
| Designation | public |
Frontierland Park is a park in Pacifica, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. The park was built on a former-landfill and was named after a nearby closed theme park.
Frontierland Amusement Park
[edit]In the 1920s, 600 acres of the San Pedro Valley in present-day Pacifica were acquired by the wealthy Bernardi family of San Francisco through a syndicate arrangement.[1] In 1960, a portion of the valley was opened as Frontierland Park, a western-themed amusement park, which sought to capture an Old West atmosphere. The park included a man-made lake, camping zones, equestrian facilities, a roping arena, a square dancing platform, and a frontier-style hotel with chuck wagon amenities.[2] Frontierland provided activities like hayrides and stagecoach rides. At the time, the park was promoted as a "Disneyland-type asset to the Coastside" and attracted up to a thousand visitors on weekends.[1]
Present Day
[edit]The present-day Frontierland Park was built near the former amusement park, on the site of a former landfill.[2][3] In 2001, the City of Pacifica built the Friendship Playground.[4]
In September 2020, Pacifica added a new fitness court at Frontierland Park. Pacifica was selected as one of the 200 awardees to receive a $30,000 national grant from the National Fitness Campaign and $100,000 in local funding from the Roy Davies Trust.[5] In 2022, the City Council granted unanimous approval for a bike park project in lower Frontierland Park. The estimated cost of the project ranged from $750,000 to $1,550,000.[6]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Culp, John (November 2002). Shell Mounds to Cul-de-Sacs: the Cultural Landscape of San Pedro Valley, Pacifica, California (PDF). San Francisco: San Francisco State University. p. 68. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b "The Coastside Corral" (PDF). Pacifica Historical Society. 14 (4): 7–8. May 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Heiser, Shawn Christopher (May 2010). Living On The Edge: Environmental History At Mussel Rock, Daly City, California. San Francisco: San Francisco State University. p. 103. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Manning, Kathleen (3 November 2009). "Peek at Pacifica's Past: 2001". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Northrop, Jane (14 December 2021). "Exercise equipment leads more to pull their own weight at Frontierland Park". Pacifica Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Northrop, Jane (5 April 2022). "Bike plans roll forward at lower Frontierland Park after debate". Pacifica Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Frontierland Park, by Media Arts Center San Diego
- San Mateo County, California, geography stubs
- Defunct amusement parks in California
- Former landfills in the United States
- History of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Municipal parks in California
- Parks in San Mateo County, California
- Pacifica, California
- Playgrounds in the United States
- Western (genre) theme parks
- Amusement parks closed in 1962
- Amusement parks opened in 1960