Comments on: Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, 1955

By: Debra

Debra — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:46:45 +0000

I just love this picture, I was born in 1955. My mother took my sister and I to Knott’s Berry Farm in 1962. I still remember the trip. I had my first Boysenberry pie and could not stop eating it. My husband drives me to Knott’s berry farm every year for my bday on March 8th, we live 400 miles away. We have chicken dinner and Lots and lots of Boysenberry PIE. No one makes Boysenberry Pie like Cordelia Knotts. Thanks again Charles

By: Tim Severs

Tim Severs — Tue, 22 May 2007 13:15:34 +0000

Interesting juxtaposition of people. Glad to hear Knott’s Berry Farm is still in business.

By: JoAn Burdick Gottlieb

JoAn Burdick Gottlieb — Sun, 20 May 2007 21:49:12 +0000

Sunday May 20th from Jo — at age 13, I was 5’10 and Mrs. Knott had hired me personally to be the “Junior Hostess” in the Chicken Dining Room for summer and weekends during school. She then asked, “Honey, what is yor age? ” When I told her 13 — she was very quiet and asked me to wait outside the kitchen where she sat high up in the center so she could watch from her vantage point. She called me back and said “We usually only hire girls 16 and older but we will give you a chance but do not tell anyone your age.” I kept my promiss and later moved from Bus girl, to waitress to Can Can Dancer. The Knott’s family were down to earth, hard workers and fair — they treated my older sister and myself and other employees with great respect and caring ways.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 19 May 2007 17:24:30 +0000

Oh my God, now I wanna go down to my cellar and find almost the exact picture of me and my dad sitting with these guys at “Knotts”, same era, just about the same year. Brings back lots of memories.
Thanks again, Charles

By: June Lee

June Lee — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:59:30 +0000

Knott’s was always on our “free stuff” tours designed to dazzle visiting relatives in the fifties. (Yes, admission was free in those days.) Also on the tour: Forest Lawn (with statuary, last supper painting, etc.; Grauman’s Chinese theater footprint area; Farmer’s Market; Beverly Hills and Brentwood residential street drives; Victor Hugo Inn lookout gazebo (in Laguna Beach). Gas was cheap.

By: JoAn Burdick Gottlieb

JoAn Burdick Gottlieb — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:51:31 +0000

Knott’s latest book written by David Bourne who played Honky Tonk Piano in Calico Saloon when Les Jones was off, later was part of the Wagon Masters with Billy Beeman’s group. Was seen in the series Deadwood recently playing honky tonk piano.
Check me out JoAn Burdick then , in my CanCan Costume — age 18- 19 before I went to perform with Frank Sinatra at the Las Vegas Sands Hotel in 1954. All six foot of me.

Dave and Patty Bourne 818-991-2479 if interested in acquiring a pictorial review of Knott’s from 1940 = 60′s. Jo ( Anaheim, CA 92805)

By: Dianne [Stella!] Patrizzi

Dianne [Stella!] Patrizzi — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:31:44 +0000

Oh Charles, Really, Knott’s? Heavens. So many stories (I’m sure you know plenty) about how they aquired and built Ghost Town? Old desert towns have been pilaged of their antiquities thanks to Knott’s and their roving art directors.

I remember those two guys on the bench… like they were my cousins.

By: Lisa Burks

Lisa Burks — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:17:26 +0000

Love your weekly slides and this one made me LMAO because I just had my picture taken with these guys in February. Thanks for sharing the nostalgia, and your show at the Ford ROCKED! Keep up the great work!

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 19 May 2007 02:41:48 +0000

I’m waiting with bated breath to hear what everyone thought of the “Big Shew.” One of these days I’m going to have to bite the bullet and drive the 400 miles to see one of them!