then & now
knott's berry farm
the
City
of
los
angeles
universal studios
I
t started in the 1920s when Walter and
Cordelia knott sold a new kind of berry
and cooked roadside chicken dinners. That
led to Independence Hall, the Log Ride and
Fiesta Village as shown in the 1972 knott's
Berry Farm brochure at right. Today, Camp
Snoopy is one of the park's main attractions.
CliCk here for a history of the famed park.
F
rom sleepy beach town to vibrant
metropolis, the City of Angels has
come a long way since the 1932
brochure at left was first published. That
year, the city was preparing to host its first
Summer olympics. Today, the city boasts
great shopping, fine dining, top entertain-
ment – and will vie for the 2024 olympics.
CliCk here to visit Discover Los Angeles.
u
niversal Studios has been taking
visitors behind the scenes for nearly
100 years. The 1981 brochure at left
highlights the prehistoric, vampire and
outer space attractions of the time, while
the 3D Transformers ride of today brings a
new kind of realism to the world of special
effects and movie attractions. CliCk here
to learn all about the universal Studios Tour.
Brochures tell the story in Southern California…
