Point Defiance Park

May 22, 1982

Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park is one of the largest urban parks in the US.  On the grounds are a zoo and aquarium; several formal gardens, including a Japanese garden; beaches, trails, and a boardwalk; Fort Nisqually, a Hudson's Bay Company outpost built in 1833; and much, much more.

Back in the day, also on the grounds of Point Defiance Park was Never Never Land.  The theme park was home to storybook figures from Mother Goose to the Brothers Grimm.

So why would a couple of so-called adults check out a theme park designed for children?  To relive happy memories of the stories that were read to them when they were children of course.

(The attraction, which opened in 1964, closed in 1985.  Metro Parks Tacoma took over and tried to operate it for a while, but eventually all of the figures, except Humpty Dumpty was put in storage in 2001.  Humpty joined his friends in 2004.)

Baa Baa Black Sheep

The Three Bears

Great memories of a place that still is; great memories of a place that is no more.