Comments on: STORYLAND, NEAR POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 1956

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:19:23 +0000

Correction, Storyland must have been the 2nd park they owned, purchasing it from the original owners.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:51:36 +0000

I happened to be doing family ancestry and goggled the park’s name. My grandfather and his brother (Dean and John L Sullivan) owned this park in the 1950′s. I have no idea how the colors evolved. Out of curiosity, I will have to ask my mother. Pretty interesting.

They owned two different amusement parks in the same area at slightly different times. One had a roller coaster, however big/small, that my mother used to ride continuously. And I specifically recall everyone in the family always speaking of monkeys which were at one of the parks. They would somehow get out and my grandfather would find them on the other side of I95 “hitchhiking” he said. Good times.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:13:53 +0000

Wow, does this bring back memories! Storyland was my FAVORITE place to go when I was small! I still have pictures my mom took of me there. I remember leaving one day only to meet my best friend and her family coming in the gate; we turned around and went right back in again! I have another memory of going up the “hill” to the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe with my dad one day just as it started to pour down rain. That hill seemed a mile high and straight up! When I was a teenager I asked Dad about it and he said, “Oh, it was about ten feet high.” So much for childish perceptions, but many, many, many happy days! Thanks for the site!

By: Darlene

Darlene — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:19:28 +0000

I have a picture of my brother, sister and I at Storyland in Pompano Beach. I don’t remember that much on a personal level.
I would love to see more pics

By: MICHELE

MICHELE — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:33:54 +0000

Hi. My parents took my older sisters and I to STORYLAND in CAPE COD when I was a toddler. I just had our old home movies converted to a DVD and there it was! AMAZING.

By: Lisa D

Lisa D — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:54:36 +0000

I remember this one in Pompano Beach, FL although I had no idea what it was called until just today!!! We had a boat and you had to ride past it on the waterway to get to the intracoastal from where we lived. I was pretty young when we used to go past it, but I do remember the Old Lady Who Lived in the Shoe vividly…I was about 3 or 4. Now there are just condos where this part of Americana used to be. Miss our innocence….

By: Brother Mark Ligett

Brother Mark Ligett — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:03:53 +0000

Wow! A trip down memory lane! As a kid, I used to travel from Ohio down to Pompano Beach Florida each summer for a two week visit to my grandparents. I was probably 8 years of age when they first took me to StoryLand, and I have often wondered if it was still in existence. Finding your site here, Mr. Phoenix, and that wonderful photo of the entry, brought back some incredible memories for me. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this.

Sincerely,
Brother Mark
Saint Francis Friary
Easton, PA

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:17:55 +0000

This park popped into my mind for some reason, so I decided to see if anyone else remembered it and googled it. Thank you for this webpage. Every time I pass that area I think of this park. We loved it as kids in the early 60′s.

By: Jacki Morie

Jacki Morie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:17:49 +0000

My family used to go to the Florida Storyland in the mid-1950s, as we lived right up the road. I still have the personalized “newspaper” they would print for you, The Storyland Star, with a headline that said (Your name) Visits Storyland, Florida. It was very cool for us kids… Today’s kids have their video games instead, I guess.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:35:07 +0000

This week’s photo reminded me of my childhood days in Fresno at the Rotary’s Storyland Park. It is still there to this day so whenever you’re in Fresno, pop on over. Here’s a link to some photos. Enjoy, and enjoy Florida!

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/fres.html