Monday, April 16, 2007

Glow-in-the-Dark Statues at Knott's Berry Farm

Jill, another OCThen reader submitted a comment on our Knott's Berry Farm page about a strange little store at Knott's that sold glow-in-the-dark statues...

Does anyone remember a small building that was located over in the area where the chapel was where you could go inside and they would turn off all the lights and all sorts of statues would glow in the dark? I did not read anything about this particular venue and I don't remember the name of it at all.

My sister and I used to adore buying our favorite souvenir there which was a darling glow-worm. We treasured these long after our visits. I am 60 yrs. old and lived in Hacienda Heights in the late 50's. Knotts was a favorite inexpensive outting and we had many picnics in the stage coaches especially during the summer.

Loved watching the horse that could do math! Riding the burro's was a highlight too. My sister and I agree, we were so lucky to have grown up when we did and our memories have endured when for us the "real" Knotts Berry Farm has vanished.
Anyone who can add to this conversation, please click on "Post a Comment" below!

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  1. My mom has told me about this store. When she was a little girl she got a glow in the dark angel that she always cherished. About 15 years ago our puppy at the time destroyed it during her chewing phase. My mom was so disappointed. She will be 60 in May and I am desperately trying to find one for her. Does anyone know if there are any vintage websites where one could be for sale? Any info would be wonderful!!! My email is ofoxyk@yahoo.com! Thank you!

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  2. I remember the Art glow studio and I bought a glow worm too don't have have it anymore though. I can still go to Knott's for free in November because I am a Veteran so I go four times in November. I live eight miles from Knott's now .
    e mail me any time OCRON1945@AOL.COM
    I love talking or posting about Orange County
    I sure miss the Art low studio too.

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  3. Oh, this site was like taking a ride down memory lane. I moved to Fullerton in 1958 and shared in so many of the melancholy remembrances I stumbled upon here! Thanks for the sweet memories!

    What I distinctly remember about the glow-in-the-dark items that were sold near the chapel by the lake was one in particular that I had as a little girl. Inside the cardboard flaps you could open up (like church doors, as I remember), there was a picture of Jesus that glowed in the dark. Though I suppose it was meant to be of comfort to me in the middle of the night when I was a little girl, I simply remember being scared by it! :-) Good luck on finding the item you're looking for!

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    1. Oh, I am looking desperately for this "Jesus!" We lived in La Mirada...I would lie awake at night transfixed over this particular item...great memory.

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  4. Knott's Berry Farm's Chaple was marvelous, All dark and doors opened to Jesus glowing and speaking, at end doors closed and we were ushered through the gift Glow Show-- a shop of wonders.I worked as Jr. Hostess age 13yr.( bus girl ), then waitress as steak house and finally Can Can Dancer Calico Saloon before going to perform and sing with Frank Sinatra at Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Have not seen any glow figures like we used to have, to bad. New book on Knott's recently out, author David Bourne who was Honky Tonk piano player and also one of the musicians in the Wagon Theater with Billy Beeman for years. I am photo included in the new book: Dave Bourne 888-382-1222. or saloonpiano@roadrunner.com Marvelous photos of the days from 40's through 60's. Jo Burdick-Gottlieb hightoss@msn.com

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  5. I remember the Art Glow Studio, use to go and buy the cross that glowed in the dark for anyone that had to be in the hospital. Don't have one anymore... but I do remember them.... wonder why someone has not gone into business and duplicated theproducts that the Art Glow carried. Coni Mahood (Woods), grew up in Anaheim.... and remember going to Knott's in the 40's..... worked there, and painted hand painted ties for Mr. Knott. My email is: cv76@adelphia.net

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  6. Art Glow Studios opened in the 1940s on the east bank of Reflection Lake, near the Little Chapel By The Lake.

    They sold luminous art, gifts, cards and novelities. It appears they also sold some non-glowing hand-painted ceramics.

    In Spring of 1956, Art Glow Studios was incorporated into a new larger shop called Inspiration House. This shop sold a variety of religious gifts and was operated by Marian and Clayton Riddlebarger.

    I'm unclear whether Inspiration House changed locations in the park during the 1980s.

    The business continued as part of Knott's until the Riddlebargers retired in 1994.

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  7. HELP ---re: Knott's posting about the Glow Studio --- I listed an incorrect phone number --- ( look in OC Then under May 7th and where David Bourne phone is listed please change and correct to 818-991-2479 so sorry I made the error. Would appreciate help you can give on this. 818-991-2479 is the correct phone.

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  8. The name of the exhibit was Art-Glow studio. It was originally opened by my aunt, Lou Morris, and then taken over by the Olson family about 1952. My family (the Riddlebargers) opened the Inspiration House next door in 1955.

    My family closed the Inspiration House in January of 1994. My dad died in 1969 and my mom in 1992, and I had been running the store, but entered a new career.

    The Inspiration House was relocated to Grand Ave in 1984.

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    1. Where, oh where, can I find a "flap book" glow- in- the- dark Jesus?????????????
      I absolutely loved that as a child!!

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  9. Yes, I remember. I was about 14 when my parents took me there, and I bought a little plaque that said "Pray." My father, proud, said, why did you buy that one?" I said, "because it glowed the best."

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  10. ... and don't forget the chicken that played the piano :-) ahhh yes, memories.
    Sunny - 59 yrs

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  11. Ahh, Serrano, the worlds smartest horse! When he wasn't at Knott's, you could see him way down Hyw. 39 near HB at his stable there. In those days, it was a great place to spend a Sunday with our young kids for free! Always had a cup of Mrs. Knott's ice cold boysenberry juice. Then we'd go across the street and ride the merry-go-round that still had the brass rings you could try and catch.

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  12. I grew up in the "San tract" near Knotts. My mom would give me 25 cents for the whole day at Knotts - I usually bought candy from the candy parlour :)

    Other Knott's memories:

    The organ grinder & monkey in Ghost Town (both were kind of creepy to a kid)

    The minah birds behind the Berry Shop on Grand Avenue

    The old Basket Shop with all of its rooms you could get lost in

    The California missions displays

    The quiet atmosphere in Fiesta Village pre Jaguar (so noisy now!)

    The bees and the rock room behind the Berry Shop

    The shootouts in Ghost Town (our out of town relatives loved it!)

    What fond memories of a nice place to grow up in!

    MV

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  13. What great fun to find someone else who remembers the Art Glow Studio at Knotts Berry Farm. My mother Olga Jennings worked for Lou Morris and I would spend hours playing on the grounds at Knotts and enjoying the Studio and all the wonderful little trains. Can any one tell me what ever happened to Lou. I have several item she made as well as a wonderful doll she gave me. I have the fondest memories of her and her mother, or was the mother Lou; and what was the daughters name? Did they go on to make more Pottery in California? Sincerely Karen Jennings Morlan

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  14. My first wife and I moved from Clovis Ca (near Fresno) to Orange in 1960. Her uncle was one of the founders of Denny's Coffee shops. They were called Danny's at that time. The first one was at Florance and Lakewood in Downey. Her uncle was in charge of the building part and I worked as a framer for them. I helped build three of them. One in Gardena,One in Lancaster, and one in San Bernadino. We lived on Pepper street in Orange. Danny's at that time had a little donut shop in the right hand corner where you could stop at a window and order Donuts or go inside to the coffee shop area. We didn't have much money in those days so we would go to Knott's berry farm because it was free and we could picnic on the lawn. Then the hippies started camping out there so they built a fence and started charging to get in. During that time for corporate reasons they changed the name to Denny's My wife's uncle was not only corporate but he and his wife owned the franchise for the one in Downey and also the one on White Lane in Bakersfield. Harold Butler was the main man I guess he was the CEO he even owned Ceasers Palace in Las Vegas for 48 hours in a stock manipulation. Those were the good old days. Ward Hollesen wardjh@hughes.net

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  15. I have no clues as to where people who crave glow in the dark memorabilia can locate same but Knott's is a fond memory for me too. My dad was the chaplain there from about 1961 until his death in 1964. Mr. Knott would wander the grounds and all the tourists would be none the wiser. He used to treat our family to chicken dinners but for his dinner he ordered a peanut butter sandwich. However, the comment about "the hippies came in and they had to start charging money" was not 100% accurate. Actually, many parents dumped their kids on the grounds and assumed that the employees would tend to them...free babysitting. Add to that the almighty profit motive and the Knott kids put two and two together and voila...admission charges. Mr. Knott wanted it to be a family attraction and as close to free as he could get it. But dollars win. Again.

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  16. What a treat to read such similar memories! We moved to Fullerton in 1954 when I was 7 months old and my very earliest memories are of Knott's Berry Farm. My dad would drop off mom, my sister & I on his way to work and pick us up at night, where we sat waiting for him in one of the covered wagons listening to fiddle music. I still have my little free glow in the dark Jesus pamphlet from the chapel and it was spooky to a little kid back then to see Jesus' big eyes glowing in the dark! I have a picture of my mom & I, me in my coat and hat trying to eat a candy apple, she all dressed to the nines, sitting on a bench by the carousel. I always had to have a cup of boysenberry juice, it used to be the real deal, not some blend of juices like they have now. I miss the bee exhibit and those little square green vases you could get personalized. I haven't been to Knott's in about 6 years, I hope they still have the story of Cordelia crossing the desert with her family in a covered wagon saying "I'm thirsty!"!!

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  17. To whomever was looking for Wagonmasters stuff, there is an album currently on ebay: http://item.express.ebay.com/WAGONMASTERS-Campfire-Favorites-LP-Knotts-Berry-Farm_W0QQitemZ4833745509QQihZ008QQtrZexpQQcmdZExpressItem

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  18. How cool is this! So many of the best memories of my life all under one roof. My Grandfather and I should have had our mail forwarded there since we spent so much time there. We lived in Cerritos. My fondest memories will alway be the merry go round, riding the burrows, the glow-in-the-dark card with the face of Jesus (in the light his eyes were closed - in the dark they opened), the piano playing chicken and frequent family dinners at the Chicken Dinner Restaurant. Above all, it was driving those old cars. They were slow but fun.. ahh, my first driving lessons. I credit them to this day. And last but not least, feeding the sea lions. No trip to Knott's was ever complete without a trip to the little shed where you bought a bag sardines and fed them as jumped up out of the pool for a tasty treat. And with no mess too! The little showers of water sprinkled into the pool to give your hands a rinse. :) After moving from southern Cali for many years, I revisited my favorite haunt at age 15 (I'm 49 now). We enjoyed dinner at the Chicken Dinner Restaurant but the seals were gone. They had been moved from thier home and the pool filled with cement. A 'sombraro hat ride' now filled the space of those dearest memories of my Gramps & I. :( I never returned. I prefer to remember how things once were. Peace and happy memories to you all. - wdc : Sonora, CA

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  19. My family moved to Buena Park in 1954 from L.A. We lived 2 miles from Knott's Berry Farm. The area we lived in was full of dairy farms and we had to drive a while to get to a grocery store.

    My family went there all the time just to walk around. We especially liked buying licorice in the Ghost Town stores. Sometimes as a child, during the day, my mom and I would walk around the church and lake area. Every time we went there my eye fell on a white ceramic kitten with a large red bow and large green eyes. Mom ended up buying it for me one day at a cost of $1.00. Of course it was a glow in the dark item from the Inspiration shop (before that it was Art Glow Studio).

    I'm 57 years old now and still have that ceramic kitten. I've kept it in a drawer or in a box or whatever. It's gone on all my moves and has developed some small chips and it doesn't glow anymore (maybe sort of like me). But it still has that $1.00 price penciled in on the back in very small letters as if someone put it there yesterday. It's the only thing I have from Knott's Berry Farm, but I treasure it a lot because it helps me remember those nice days long ago. The reason they fenced it in was for pure monetary reasons. The Knott's kids had taken over by then and I'm sure they had a future plan. I remember it being in the newspaper about their intentions and they wanted to make it an amusement park. Putting a fence around it was only the beginning of their plans. There were NO hippies in that area EVER so I think that is some kind of urban myth that got spread around. The real reason was MONEY. We visited the area in 2004 but went back home in Central California sayng we prefer to remember it like it was in the 50's and 60's. All of us who love those memories of growing up in Orange County in the 50's and 60's should always keep them close to our hearts and they will never get lost.

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  20. I would love to have the glow-in-the-dark Jesus pamphlet as I remember it from our trip in 1957. My bros and sisters used to expose it to our bedside lamp in the late evening and open the doors slowly to reveal Jesus' loving eyes. I'd be willing to trade or buy if anyone knows how I can get my hands on the pamphlet. It would mean so very much to me and my family. I can be reached at sellers@uta.edu if you have any ideas. My profound thanks!

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    1. Just read your comment, though it has been a few years since you posted. Just saw this card for sale on ebay. A bit pricey, but thought I would let you know. Good luck and hope you get it.

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  21. Hi i'm am trying to find one or two or even three jesus cards from knotts berry farm. They were the cards that glowed in the dark so you could see his eyes. It was after you exited the church that you got them. If anyone has some i would love to buy them or if you feel generous give them to me. It would be for my mother and her sister. Please email at the_green_camel@yahoo.com if you have some or have any idea where i can find them!!!!

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  22. Loved it!!! I grew up in California about 30 minutes from Knotts Berry Farm. We used to visit there about 5 times a year when relatives came in from out of state. The Chapel was my favorite - and "The Moonlight Sonata" is still one of my favorite songs! I still have a pciture of the Jesus painting from the Chapel. It looks like the doors that opened. It opens from the center and on the inside is the face of Jesus (from the printing) which glows int he dark. the narative is written on both sides of the door insides. Great memories!!!!

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    1. It is wonderful to find a kindred spirit who remembers and treasures The Chapel, Moonlight Sonata, Jesus' beautiful glowing eyes and His words. I think so often and fondly of my early years spent in the Chapel, the peace and magical communion I felt there. You are so lucky to still have one of the pamphlets replicating the experience. I know others, as well as myself, would love to have a copy, I'd settle for even a xerox copy.I had several throughout my childhood and always had it right by my bed. If you are at all willing to make a copy for me, just so I could see His face and recall the words, it would be an answer to a prayer. In any case, continue to enjoy your treasure. Blessings. Gabrielle

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    2. Lucky you. Many of us would love to still have that precious brochure replicating The Chapel's interior painting and text. I am second generation native Southern Californian and spent countless delicious Sundays with my grandparents in the late 1940's and early 50's meditating in the beautiful Chapel, shopping in the Art Glow Studio, and sharing chicken dinners and berry pie. It was enchanting and still a vivid and cherished memory.If you are at all willing, I would love a xerox copy of the brochure, just to see the lovely face and inspiring words that formed a treasured part of my childhood. Blessings.

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  23. I grew up across the street from Knotts. The post office in Ghost Town was our post office until they built one on La Palma. I used to walk my dog around Knotts, rustling through the chickens underfoot. At night, we'd hear the peacocks calling; they sounded like a woman crying out ... very eerie sound. Anyone remember the Alligator Farm at the corner of La Palma and Beach?

    Loved the seals, loved the chapel playing Moonlight Sonata - so peaceful. One of my favorites, though, were the mission replicas. I remember climbing up onto the little bench in front of each one and peering into the windows. So detailed! I became fascinated with the California missions and have visited several in the state.

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  24. Almost forgot: one of my other favorite memories was of the pond across the street from Knott's; my brothers and I would take the underground walkway to the pond. There was a small island in the middle of the lake and we'd paddle around the lake in the boats.

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  25. So many memories! Born and raised in San Diego but Aunt lived in Torrance and we would go almost every month. Was at Disneyland 2nd day of opening. I do remember the alligator farm, if you rubbed their belly they fell asleep! When I was grown and married, we went with our son, then aged 5. When the robbers robbed the train, he stood up and told them to back off, they weren't going to hurt his Mom!! Stunned silence then the whold train roared!

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  26. Does anybody remember riding the donkyes on the back side 1969 till the early 1970s, and the shoot out at the large train the guy in the wheel barrel the undertaker would try to take him away but he had a hard time geting his limbs down funny stuff. Its been 30 yrs sence if beem there whats it like now?

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  27. Kim said that the Inspiration House was moved to Grand Ave., - What city - I would love to go see it again. I only remember the card with the doors that open with Jesus eyes that glowed in the dark. His eyes looked so kind - I can't imagine being scared by them. I also remember the gumball machine. You turned the handled and a little man used a scoop to get the gumball and drop it in the slot! Great memories!

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  28. I really remember the glow in the dark Jesus and all the other things mentioned here. Me and my sister use to go there all the time and hang out in the covered wagon stage. I just saw one of the Glow in the Dark Jesus on ebay and thought I won it, but lost it at the last second. I would be so grateful if anyone out here has one that I could purchase. We gave one to my Great Grandma and she kept it on her night stand till my Grandmother died, then my brother died and nobody knows what happened to it. It is only me and my sister left and I know she would be so thrilled to get another one. Please let me know, this would be one grateful person, Linda email hummingbirdhollow@verizon.net.

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  29. What terrific memories.I remember them all.and the lady that played the zither on the porch of the cabin by the pan for gold & mine walk. She always played Old Susanna for me because we were there so often, she remembered that was my favorite. I think about the little chapple and how peacefull it was, the music, the doors opening slowly and Jesus appearing. I also remember a hugh glow in the dark rock, I think it must have been in the Inspiration Room. Why when something is so great do they change it. We go there sometimes now, but it's not the same, I really miss the old Knotts Berry Farm. We need that sort of place back. I spend my time poking around in Ghost Town and my grandkids go on the rides. Then thank goodness we can still have Chicken Dinner. I still have and treasure a Jesus card from the Chapple. My parents started taking me to Knott's as an infant, I'm 64 yrs.

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  30. Just wanted to share my joy and gratitude as the Knotts Berry Farm glow in the dark Jesus card that my sister was trying to find for me (she posted about it June 23), I found another one on ebay and was blessed to win it today!!! Precious memories!!!

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  31. Back in 1970 taking the sch. bus from FV Hi sch. to Heil & Newland.At that corner lot was where Serrano the worlds Smartest horse could be found. I would talk to him, ask him to count how many fingers I would hold up and if Serrano was a good horse. He would count three with his front right leg and shake his head yes.Now there are house there.

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  32. My family moved from Long Beach to Buena Park in 1953. I lived off of Grand Ave. on the first street south of the Farm, Adams Way.

    In addition to all the things you folks have mentioned there were a few other items that I remember. Before the model T cars they had a big trout pond on the nw corner of Crescent and 39. My little brother and I used to go over at night and grab a couple of big ones for dinner.

    Also, the trees in the Crescent Ave. parking lot center dividers were pomegranate trees.

    There was also a guy who worked in the same place as Serrano. I think his name was Happy and His Whip?

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  33. Wow Guys, Great memories. I miss the Old Knotts so much! But living in East Texas now, I would give anything to just see Knotts again. I remember no fences, no admission fees and the Bird Cage Theater, The Saloon, the mine ride and so much fun. My Mom and I would go into the chapel to see the doors open and the beautiful picture of Jesus revealed. I can close my eyes and see it right now. I can hear the music. Could have gone to Disney more, but I loved Knotts. Lived just a few miles from the park and we were there several times a week. Thanks everyone for sharing the good times.

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  34. What a great thread. I remember the man that was great with his whip exhibition. The attraction was "Happy and his whips". I was a teenager then and asked him about how he started in show business. He said that he rode broncs with the Buffalo Bill Cody show in the early 20's and that is where he learned how to use the whip. He was over 70 years old in the 1960's so he was probably telling the honest truth. Wow! To think I actually met someone that worked with Buffalo Bill!!

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  35. When I was a kid (in the 60's/early 70's),I really loved that Chapel at Knott's Berry Farm. The room would darken, the wooden doors (rounded at the top) began to slowly swing open to the sides and Jesus was standing there- right in front of you! It was MAGICAL...very "other-worldly". I wish could find someplace that sells something like the Jesus glow-in-the-dark cards with the "doors" that opened to reveal Jesus.
    Apparently "Art-Glow" studio/"Inspiration House" created this WONDERFUL cards. Since they are no longer in business, does anyone know if someplace else still makes these, or something like it?
    ~Todd (my email is: 3ValleyTriplex@att.NET)

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  36. I own one of the gumball machines that has a little man with a bakers hat and a scoop as mentioned Mar 2009 entry. I was at Knottsbury Farm 1965 0r 1966 and was surprised to see them. My uncle was an antique dealer & acquired maybe 10-12 of them and gave my brother one because he repaired all of them. Mine is not in working order. The mechanism could not be repaired by local jeweler that could fix clocks. He thought the works were too difficult for him. would like more info on what is surely a collectors item.

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  37. My mom lived in Bakersfield, and took us to Knotts Berry Farm two times, before we moved away to Missouri. We visted the farm in the mid to late 40's. I didn't know it was free at that time (I guess I was too young to realize it). Much later, I always wondered how she could afford to take me and my 2 brothers there (now, I know). I remember the Chapel and the store that sold the Jesus glow-in-the-dark cards. Mom bought one and we were all fascinated with it. We loved to open the doors and see his eyes open in the dark! After awhile, one of my brothers took a pencil or a pen and traced his eyes and it never worked again; our mom was not very happy. I also remember mom buying a twice-baked potato with cheese and sharing it with us. It was the best potato I ever ate. I remember the shoot-out in the Ghost Town, the Covered Wagon Circle, the huge horse you could sit on and get your picture taken, the dummies that talked to you from the jail and the outhouse, I also loved the glass blowing shop. Some of the things I mentioned are still there, but most of it is so changed, that It does not resemble what I remember. It is mostly an amusement park now, and not nearly as much fun.

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  38. I have many memories of Knott's Berry Farm. One of my favorite places there was the building behind the chapel where Jesus appeared. I would love to find a cardboard glow in the dark Jesus. If anyones knows where I might get one please email me at: yuccadeb@msn.com

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  39. Folks, I have pictures of that pamphlet. Go so my picture site:

    http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/spikesbasement/Knotts/

    and relive the memory.

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  40. Wow. Great memories folks. As a kid, I found the Little Chapel by the Lake with it's glow-in-the-dark Jesus, to be one of my favorite spots each time we went to Knotts---usually for Sunday chicken dinner after church and to "watch people.". I recall that when the lights went down in the chapel and the music came up, that there was a recording of a deep-voiced narrator who tells us that a physical description of Christ ( there is nothing written in the Bible itself about Christ's physical appearance) was written on parchment by early century monk and thought to be genuine and accurate. The narrator reads the description as the lights dim and the glowing eyes of Christ are revealed. My Grandpa bought me one of the little glow in the dark cards and I was comforted and fascinated by it for some time. It's amusing to realize that both ends of the spiritual spectrum were represented at Knotts...Jesus Christ with his glowing eyes comforting us in the little chapel, while at the same time somewhere over by ghost Town, the Little Devil turns the crank to keep the volcano active and erupting.

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  41. Sure are great memories of Knotts. During the decade of the 60's was the time I became very acquainted with Knott's Berry Farm. My mother worked there when it was called Knott's Berry Place. Remember the giant lollipops flavored with licorice or the huge dill pickles. In the late 60's I was in a dance group (Banda Noqui Dancers)which preformed several styles of Native American dances.We were invited to perform at the Knott's Founders Day Parade and at the Covered Wagon Camp. During the same day we were able to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Knott. I still cherish the photo with them. They were both very kind people. Old MacDonald's Farm, Indian Trading Post (located in the middle of the lake just west of the inspiration house.)Henry's Auto Livery, Jungle Island, Japanese Tea Garden and of course The Haunted Shack, etc., etc. These are all just memories now, since they no longer exist. Disneyland is great but my heart and soul belongs to the Knott's Berry Farm I knew as a child.

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  42. I have the most fun memories of Knott's berry Farm. My Mom was the original can-can dancer in the saloon. Les played the piano, sometimes she danced on the bar. I was there every week-end. I remember "Chief" Red Feather and several others. I have a few postcards with my Mom on them, what a great place to go as a kid.

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  43. I have very fond memories of Knott's Berry Farm. My Mom Dolly Firth, was the original can-can dancer. I was there every week-end and watched the show a hundred times. Les was the piano player my Mom had to "shoot" sometimes from the bar when he would not stop playing !!! The chapel was close by and I was amazed at how it worked, at 6 I thought Jesus was really looking at me when He opened his eyes. As I got older I went there for lots of dates, and it was always a fun, safe place to go. Nothing like it today.

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  44. I am cleaning out an estate for a nieghbor and found a perfect glow in the Dark Jesus card. She would like me to out it on eBay. I will today. This thread has been so much fun to read!

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  45. Does anyone remember having a glow in the dark bunny figure from the 1950's and if so where one might be found?

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  46. Linda does hairApril 09, 2011 7:57 AM

    IN the 50's and 60's we would go from Wisconsin to visit my Aunt in Fullerton , always going to Knotts berry farm, I do remember the chapel and I still have a card that has Jesus on front and if I would bring the card into a dark room Jesus eyes would open, very meaning full to me in my young age, wish I could find some of those to buy now.

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  47. I am most grateful to those that have posted & especially to those that posted a photo of the card of Jesus from the Chapel. As a child, (I'm 50 now) my great aunts & my parents took me to Knott's quite often. While I loved riding the Calico mine train, & later on, the Log Ride, I was mesmerized by the Jesus with the glowing eyes. Whenever I hear "Moonlight Sonata", I am taken back to the Chapel by the Lake @ Knotts. What I wouldn't give for a recording of that soothing voice that told the story of Jesus!

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  48. Does anyone remember a postcard of the "Fire Falls" at Camp Curry,Yoesite National Park. The falls were luminesent. I have one and don't know if its valuable. Any comments or knowledge would be great

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  49. Does anyone have the little glow in the dark picture of Jesus that His eyes open after you put the little pamphlet into a light then open it in the dark? It was given out at the Little Chapel by the Lake. I had one for YEARS and have misplaced it. It was a treasure! Help!!

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