Post by sherlew99 on Dec 15, 2013 22:25:13 GMT -6
Abandoned Santa Claus Land
James Cheadle/Solent News
Derelict wooden huts and barbed wire fences are clear signs that Santa Claus doesn't live here any more at an abandoned Christmas attraction.
Merry elves and festive cheer are long gone at 'Santa Claus Land', in Arizona, US, a theme park and town once planned to rival Disneyland. American property developer Nina Talbot founded the project in 1938, convinced the world was crying out for a Yuletide-filled paradise.
Lying close to the world famous Route 66, it proved a roaring success at first as families on holiday stopped to share a taste of Christmas magic.
James Cheadle/Solent News
Derelict wooden huts and barbed wire fences are clear signs that Santa Claus doesn't live here any more at an abandoned Christmas attraction.
Merry elves and festive cheer are long gone at 'Santa Claus Land', in Arizona, US, a theme park and town once planned to rival Disneyland. American property developer Nina Talbot founded the project in 1938, convinced the world was crying out for a Yuletide-filled paradise.
Lying close to the world famous Route 66, it proved a roaring success at first as families on holiday stopped to share a taste of Christmas magic.
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