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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => SDC Memories/ Park History => Topic started by: Parson B Ready on November 26, 2010, 02:00:25 PM

Title: Old SDC Maps
Post by: Parson B Ready on November 26, 2010, 02:00:25 PM

Here are some pictures of a couple of Souvenir SDC Maps that I have, circa 1975 and 1983.  These pictures aren't the greatest.  I will try to make some scans of the maps and post them too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55890907@N03/sets/72157625473698134/

Title: Re: Old SDC Maps
Post by: sanddunerider on November 26, 2010, 03:21:56 PM

neat pictures parson. you can see images of things that are gone now.
treehouse
waterfall by grnadfathers mansion
horse/mule trails.
misc building.. 
 kinda of amazing the way the town "grows" with time...(and money)

thanks

Title: Re: Old SDC Maps
Post by: joshblakebran on November 29, 2010, 08:24:00 PM

Seems like somewhere I have one of those 1983 maps...That was around the first time I visited the park...That was the year they put in American Plunge wasn't it?

Title: Re: Old SDC Maps
Post by: Junior on November 30, 2010, 09:50:53 AM

I have maps from 73, 77, 79, 81, 83 or 84, and 1990. Way too big to shoot a photo effectively to where you can see the small print on it with the simple snapshot digital camera I have.

Title: Re: Old SDC Maps
Post by: betamike on November 30, 2010, 05:52:54 PM

I've got that one and one from 84 as well.   Being the huge souvenir maps, they had to be scanned square by square....huge undertaking

Title: Re: Old SDC Maps
Post by: Andymeets1880s on December 02, 2010, 09:49:41 AM

I have an old map of Worlds of Fun from the mid 1970's. It's funny to see how there was barely anything there compared to the layout and additions to it now. When you look at it, it gives you the thought of "Wow.....there really wasnt much to do, was there?!"  :D

Title: Re: Old SDC Maps
Post by: Ozark Outlaw on January 04, 2011, 11:24:44 AM

Wow, it is amazing to see how much artistic work went into drawing each one of these maps before the days of mass media computers. :)