Sunday, December 13, 2009

Chicago's Kiddieland Amusement Park in December of 2007. Melrose Park Illinois USA.

Kiddieland Amusement Park in December of 2007.

Chicago's Kiddieland Amusement Park in northwest suburban Melrose Park Illinois, unfortunately closed for good after 81 years on Sunday, September 27th 2009.

One memory I have of Kiddieland, is actually this annual one during the off season.
Every year in November and December, a traveling holiday Christmas Tree vendor, would set up shop in the southeast corner of the parking lot at First and North Avenues. The park is slowly being dismanrled as I write this, but believe it or not...the Christmas tree vendor is there in 2009.

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