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Old Berry Stand at Knott's

by Steve
Saturday, January 12, 2008

Dale Turkle has a question for OCThen readers about what he thinks may be the remnants of the old roadside berry stand that Walter Knott used to run...
I'm enjoying your site and passing it on to interested friends, and have something to ask you and your readers.

I wonder if you can answer something for me. If you go into the Fiesta Village area at Knotts, walk all the way to the back,, and there is a food court near the furthest Northeast corner of the park.

Stand on a planter there and look over the inside wall toward Beach Blvd and you will see hidden in brambles an old shack and some berry plants. Could this be the remains of the old roadside stand, walled off from the general public and still facing the corner there?

Dale Turkle
Torrance CA
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  • My mom used to take me to Knotts for years, back before the first gates went up, and when you could buy a year pass to get in. I've been 'exiled' out here in kansas for 20 years, but the last time i was at knotts, i remember seeing the old berry stand. as i remember, it seemed to be well preserved, and they were still selling juice from it.

    By Anonymous PikachuMom, at January 22, 2008 8:50 PM  

  • Dale: That shed is very unlikely to be any of the old roadside berry stands. However, it might be something else interesting. At the very least, I'm pleased to hear that berries are still growing *somewhere* at KBF.

    Can you give more details about where you saw this shed? The northeast corner of the park would be in Camp Snoopy, not Fiesta Village.

    When you say "food court," are you thinking of Lucy's Lunchbox in Camp Snoopy, or possibly Fiesta Foods next to the Happy Sombrero (teacup ride) in Fiesta Village?

    I'd like to take a look for myself, so any additional hints you can provide would be helpful.

    Thanks!

    By Blogger Chris Jepsen, at January 29, 2008 2:09 PM  

  • it's near the Fiesta Foods. I could be turned around a bit on my directions, I have not been there for a while. But if you walk through that fiesta village area and walk back to the dining area for that concession, on the right is a kind of planter/wall and if you climb up on it and look over there is an old structure. It's a little bigger than a simple shack. And I think there may have been a vintage truck sitting out there too when I saw it last.

    Sure looks like a non-public recreation of the old stand to me. If not an actual one. Maybe it's used for something like photos or to entertain VIPs.

    By OpenID meestercranky, at February 03, 2008 12:28 PM  

  • I have it on good authority from someone who works at Knott's that the Berry Stand no longer exists.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at February 12, 2008 1:08 AM  

  • I remember going to Knotts maybe over twenty years ago. I absolutely loved it. I would always get to see Steve Martin juggling balls in front of the Bird Cage theatre. I miss all the history, now it is bombarded with rollercoaster which takes so much away. I miss the Haunted Shack! Even Camp Snoopy has changed with rollercoaster buzzing overhead. BUMMER!

    By Blogger Vivienne, at March 11, 2008 3:00 PM  

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