Another One Bites the Dust

Kiddieland amusement park in Melrose Park is closing after 81 years. It was a tiny little family-owned amusement park that catered to small children. Basically, you outgrew the place before your age hit double digits, but it was great for little kids (I think the scariest ride there was the tilt-a-whirl). I grew up right down the street from it, so my grandparents took me all the time. They took my dad when he was a kid, too.

When I was little, Kiddieland was the place to have a birthday party. The park owned a decommissioned fire truck, and if you had a certain number of kids at your party and lived close enough, they'd come out in the fire truck and give all the kids from the party a ride to the park.

And now it's going to close forever in September. I almost wish I had a kid to take for one last visit.

Squeee!

I'm leaving for MediaWest tomorrow morning. The con hotel is under new management so I don't know if the Wi-Fi is still free. I know the Wi-Fi at the hotel where I'm staying isn't. I'm bringing my laptop anyway, and if I can find a free Internet connection somewhere, I'll be checking my email and posting from the con. If not, have a great weekend and I'll be back on Monday.