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June 28, 1969: Governor Tom McCall Dedicates Pixieland

June 28, 2011 by Dave 2 Comments

Ad for Pixieland dedication that appeared in The Oregonian (27-June-1969)Pixieland was a short-lived amusement park on the coast inspired by a longstanding destination restaurant in Lincoln City called The Pixie Kitchen. The whimsical restaurant, with a funhouse mirrors entryway and an internal courtyard occupied by colorful mechanical pixie characters, opened in the 1930s and closed in the mid-80s.

The amusement park had a much shorter life span.

It opened in 1969 – officially dedicated by Governor Tom McCall on Saturday, June 28, 1969 – and closed in the early 70s (and now its remnants are disappearing into reclaimed wetlands).

To get a glimpse of what Pixieland was like, check out the wonderful collection of images at PdxHistory.com, and next time you visit the Central Coast plan a stop at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum, which sports a permanent display about Pixieland.

Also recently the purchase of a Pixieland T-shirt from Vintage Roadside evoked my own Pixieland memories . . .

Filed Under: History, Oregon Coast, This Day in History

Comments

  1. becky says

    June 28, 2011 at 7:03 am

    I swear I saw a matt Groenng cartoon about pixieland somewhere. I’m bummed I moved too Oregon to late to visit. (of course, I think I may have been born to late to visit.)

  2. Mike Stone says

    June 29, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    I recently published a book–“Pixies in the valley; Oregon’s Pixie Kitchen and Pixieland.” Available on Amazon

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