Author: Evan Nicole Brown / Source: Atlas Obscura
In June, after 47 years of laughter and screams, the Heritage Square Amusement Park in Golden, Colorado had its final ride. On Friday, October 25, its entire contents—from a Ferris wheel, to a roller coaster, to the dizzying Tilt-a-Whirl—are being auctioned off to the public on-site.
A 30-minute drive from Denver, Heritage Square was a Gold Rush-themed, free-admission family destination complete with artisan shops, a wedding chapel, a music hall, and the second alpine slide ever built in North America. (That’s a long chute on the side of a hill with wheeled carts sliding down it.) The park’s architecture was inspired by Storybrook design, a craggy fairytale style that incorporates playful distortions and forced perspective to make downsized models look like real buildings.
According to Norton Auctioneers’ brochure, bidders at next week’s sale of a “COMPLETE AMUSEMENT PARK,” can buy rides built as far back as 1963, along with a 1980 “space shuttle,” a 1993 spinning teacup ride, and nine swan paddle boats—eight white, one black. And in true arcade game fashion, it’s wise to have a solid wad of cash to play, as the auction prefers cash paid in full on the day of. But don’t worry: buyers of the park’s largest items will have additional time to transport their casual new Ferris wheel away in…
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