![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](http://2-www-accel-pss.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?container=accel&gadget=howtobearetronaut.com&debug=0&nocache=0&v=u8u7jnqbdijrtp344779jt5bjs&rooe=1&html_tag_context=img&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhowtobearetronaut.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F05%2FAtop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s")
‘Recently rode my motorbike from Toronto, Canada to Wichita, Kansas to document Joyland, an abandoned amusement park. The park operated from 1949 to 2024 and contains the largest (intact) wooden roller coaster in North America. Unfortunately the park has been heavily vandalised but I was able to take a bunch of photographs before being kicked out by the local police. The cop told me it would probably be demolished soon.’
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This capsule was curated by Andrew Horne
I used to go to Joyland all through childhood. One of my aunts still has an old video of a trip there. It truly was a treasured place for people in Wichita. Really miss that place!