Bunch of my childhood town is now just more buildings. Used to be more forest and now there's nothing but slabs of concrete. This small mall that used to be there? Buildings now, just tons of buildings.
Leaps And Bounds, and Discovery Zone. Not sure if they were local only (St. Louis, MO) but they were sort of combination arcades/jungle gyms for kids to go to.
We had an amusement park called Geauga Lake close to where I grew up in Ohio. Not quite as big as the famous Cedar Point park which was a couple of hours away by car, but it had quite a history, and was a really popular one for school trips, company picnics, etc. It went through some ownership changes, and was eventually closed and left to rot with many of the original structures still sitting there after the coaster parts were sold off. Haven't looked into it for a number of years, but it was weird seeing that same entrance building we walked through so many times just decaying.
There used to be a nice little place in the woods, near my house, where people used to walk their dogs, light off fireworks, smoke a little weed and just get out of the house to hang out. There used to be a little ranger shack out there because it used to be a place where people would go as an actual park before it became run down. About 10 years ago some development company associated with the New England Patriots announced that they were going to build an indoor sports field thing for soccer and flag football and stuff like that. Long story short none of that happened and what the company did was they worked with the city to start tearing down old buildings from all around the city, and then dumping the debris and waste in the area. They promised they would build a sports facility in. Needless to say, local residents were shocked and appalled because it was in a heavy residential neighborhood less than a half mile from a school, and it was completely illegal and unethical. I proceeded to contact every local newspaper, and even Erin Brockovich and her foundation. To date nothing has been done really about the gigantic piles of waste in building debris, except that the company was ordered to stop doing so in a town meeting where a state reps showed up.
Sega World Sydney. It was a whole theme park based around Sega properties in Sydney, Australia. Rides themed around classic Sega arcade games, Sonic paraphernalia everywhere, a huge arcade and overpriced Sega merch shop. One ride entirely took place in virtual reality, with headsets for everybody. I wasn't even a Sega kid, but it was amazing.
I have a similar waterpark story except mine closed around 2005. It was my first job and I would ride my bike to and from there and goofed off with my highschool friends, all while getting paid for most of the summer. It was closed the next year and later demolished and a huge mansion erected in it's wake.
I feel that. Went back home for a visit last year and so much has changed. It's bizarre, feeling disconnected from where I live and yet like home has moved on without me.
My Secondary (High) School - levelled to build houses a few years ago.
If this had happened when I was still a pupil I would have been overjoyed to turn up for School one day and find a pile of rubble instead, but now I feel a bit sad at the destruction of a bit of my personal history.
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