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PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Genre: Memoir
Word Count: 100
ALL RIDES 9¢
On the corner of 84th and Wornall is a grocery where once stood a 5-acre park called Kiddie Land—a grand place for Mom to drop us off while she shopped, unfettered by squabbling children.
“I want to drive the old-time cars,” I said.
“Ferris wheel first,” said my older brother Jeff. “Then we’ll ride your stupid cars.”
“They’re not stupid.”
“Are too.”
Terrified of heights, I screamed throughout the entire ride. “I’m telling Mommy you’re mean.”
Afterward I slipped into the antique car seat with a smug smile as Jeff handed me a quarter to keep my mouth shut.
It seems that just about every American city in the late 1950’s to early 60’s had an amusement park called Kiddie Land. This particular one was in Kansas City. One of my fonder childhood memories. 😀
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The Wisoff kiddies. © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Down memory lane. Childhood reminiscences are always precious
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Yep, fairgrounds were always great fun when we were children. Funny, they still are at my grand old age.
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Lovely story Rochelle! 💜
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Dear Carol Anne,
Thank you so much.
In the haste of this week and family upheaval I forgot to post the description of the picture. It is an amusement park with a Ferris Wheel to the left and a tent with a big yellow canopy on the right.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I just posted my story thanks for describing the image!
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Wonderful memory!
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Such a lovely memory! And that watercolour of you and your brother is so precious 💖
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Wonderful memories, Rochelle. The old-time cars were the best.
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I’m back, I think, although very carefully. I’m recovering from a serious case of bronchitis, along with my usual creaky old back issues. It’s been a tough few months.
There was an amusement park called Jantzen Park in Portland, Oregon. We moved to Oregon when I was 10, and lived there for five years. At age 14, I had my first real boyfriend. We used to go out to Jantzen Park in the summer with my sister and her date. It was wonderful, great memories of my first roller coaster ride along with many other fun rides. Your post stirred up some good memories 🙂
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I have wonderful memories of Kiddie Land and Fairyland Park. We didn’t know how lucky we had it!
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Haha. A cunning move
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