Heritage Square Amusement Park

Heritage Square, formerly known as “Magic Mountain,” was the second theme park created in the United States. It attempted to copy the successes of Disneyland. It was created by the Marco Engineering, Inc., a prominent Los Angeles-based theme park creation firm headed by a former vice president of Disneyland. Magic Mountain was built between 1957 and 1959 in a theme-park style of architecture featuring the use of forced perspective and whimsical embellishments on building facades. Magic Mountain operated as a popular regional amusement park for several years until the park went into bankruptcy. The park was reopened as Heritage Square in 1971, featuring a variety of amusement park rides and small businesses for shopping. Now, Heritage Square’s future is uncertain and the ornate theme-park style building facades are in need of maintenance in order to prevent significant deterioration.

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