September 29, 2016

Does anyone else like exploring abandoned places?

My wife and I usually like doing this when we go on vacation. In particular, we like old western ghost towns. But in the Santa Susana Pass in Simi Valley, California, we found the remains of an abandoned western movie ranch that was also an amusement park, Corriganville. This ranch named after western actor/stuntman/Man in a Gorilla suit actor Ray Corrigan, was open to the public as an amusement park from May 1, 1949 until 1966 when Bob Hope closed the ranch.

This is our most recent video of what we found:

We found out about Robin Hood Lake when we stopped off at the Santa Susana Railroad Depot just up the street from Corriganville. They had a wonderful exhibit that showed how Corriganville used to look back when it was a working movie ranch and amusement park. They even showed us a movie about it too!

September 28, 2016

Conspiracy History is for the Birds

September 15, 2016

Does anyone else like to travel to abandoned places?

Occasionally, my wife and I enjoy doing this. They're usually fascinating, especially if there is a history attached with the place.

Recently, we traveled to the Santa Susana Pass in southern California. While the area is infamous for the Spahn movie ranch where the Manson family resided in the late 1960s, there is another movie ranch that we visited: Corriganville. This ranch named after western actor/stuntman/Man in a Gorilla suit actor Ray Corrigan, was open to the public as an amusement park from May 1, 1949 until 1966 when Bob Hope closed the ranch.

We've written more about it on our blog and also shot a few videos of the area. Here's the first one: