More hunting at Never Never Land

KIXLSYD

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Some of you have asked me what Never Never Land is, and I have also been the butt of alot of Michale Jackson jokes in that past. (I dont mind though, I think they are funny.) So while I was hunting today I took a few pictures of the place to show you guys. See attached photos......Never Never Land is located in Pt. Defiance Park in Tacoma,WA. It opened on July 4th 1964, and was kind of this Nursery Rhyme themed walking tour. I remember going there as a kid back when it was still bumping and well taken care of and kept up. Now it is kind of a forgotten wasteland where stoners go to hide and smoke dope in the old huts. It used to be kind of a cool place. They had the 3 pigs, the dish running away with the spoon, the old lady who lived in a shoe, ect. It had been vandelized so bad over the years that the parks department just shut it down and quit keeping it up. hoodlum kids used to sneak in at night and put the characters in various funny positions once in a while. Once they put a beer can in Jack Sprat's hand, that sort of thing. Now all of the characters are gone or destroyed, or taken out by the parks department. It is kind of sad really. But is is sure a good place for MD fun. I love hunting there. Lots of area to cover in there. I always walk out of there with something. Alot of people have gone through there over the years, and I cant believe it, but you used to have to pay to get in to the place. Oh well, today I found 24 cents, and I was in kind of a hurry . I hope to go back tomorrow Talk to you soon. Brad
 

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Only one photo of your finds.... I wanted to see never never land :'(

I don't live in NY anymore, but my Dad used to take me to the Children's Petting Zoo in Central Park and it had some of the same themes... I remember Noah's Ark as one. Anyway the Children's Zoo has been relocated and updated, but my little sister and I peered over a wall one day and saw that the old zoo is still there and somewhat intact... I'm sure people have moved in to the Ark and the Shoe despite the Rat Poison Warning Signs everywhere...
but I would love to detect that area and also by the 1933 german carasel!

Kat
 

here is a picture of never never land, sorry you guys i had trouble posting before. Brad
 

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here is another picture of the park, i had to resize it. Brad
 

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Good going nice finds. I would caution you against using the words Butt and Michale Jackson in the same sentance! Cladius.
 

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