Description: Please Read Everything on This Page BEFORE Bidding or Using Buy-it-Now:This Auction is for...1VINTAGEPHOTOGRAPH1940-1950'S ERACORRIGANVILLE, CALIFORNIANEAR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Corriganville Movie RanchA History, 1937-1965Movie RanchIn 1937, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, one of the stars of Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers Western series, purchased a 1500 acre ranch in Simi Valley, Ventura County, California, for $11,354. The ranch included parts of the steep and rugged Santa Susana Mountains and Simi Hills at the southeastern edge of the Simi Valley. The hills were covered by thick chaparral brush, oaks and evergreen trees which grew along the Arroyo Simi in the flatter portions of the property. Picturesque sandstone rocks studded the landscape.The variable landscape provided fine settings for filmmaking. Shortly after Corrigan purchased the ranch, filming began on the property. Over time, roads and movie sets were constructed. These facilities were used for many movies, including John Ford's Fort Apache (1948), and television series such as The Long Ranger. A replica western town called Silvertown (pictured above) was built on a flat area of 5.2 acres. The town was backed by steep hills and sandstone rock outcroppings.Theme ParkIn 1949, sufficient facilities had been constructed to open the ranch as an amusement park. Besides Silvertown, Corriganville included a rodeo arena, a so-called Sicilian Village, a small lake with boats, Sherwood Forest Picnic Area, and stagecoach rides. Western entertainment was provided throughout the day. Live stunts, such as gunfights and fist fights, were staged on the Western street.Corrigan was obviously proud of his ranch and happy to please the visiting public. He greeted people at the entrance to the park and on the main street of Silvertown. He also took part in some of the stunts staged for the visitors.Around 1955 two events occurred which affected the future of Corriganville. The first event was Corrigan's divorce, which was followed by a long period of negotiation over the community property, including Corriganville. The second event was the opening of Disneyland, a new phenomenon of great, and long-lasting, attraction for visitors. Unlike Knott's Berry Farm, another theme park in the greater Los Angeles area with some Western-themed attractions, the old-fashioned Corriganville was unable to share visitors with Disneyland. The promised large-scale development and improvement of the ranch announced in 1955 never occurred. Corrigan continued to operate the ranch, however.In October, 1963 The Los Angeles Times reported that after eight years in the courts Corrigan and his ex-wife had agreed to sell Corriganville for $1.8 million. Corrigan was out of the amusement park and movie business. One can imagine his feeling of loss.Regional ParkThe end of the ranch as a park and filming location came quickly. The Simi Valley 118 Freeway (now the Ronald Reagen Freeway) was built through the ranch during the mid-1960s. Bob Hope purchased the site in 1965 and ran it as Hopeville for a year before it closed. Most of the buildings on the ranch burned in fires in 1970 and 1979. By 1976, an annual two-day motorcycle race was the only event staged at Corriganville. In 1986, a developer bought the ranch and made plans to build condominiums or an industrial park on the site of Silvertown. In 1988, however, the city of Simi Valley purchased about 200 acres including the Silvertown area for a park. The Corriganville Regional Park opened in 1998.The Regional Park has minimal development. A park loop trail makes the main areas easily accessible by foot. The trail runs through the oak shaded forest along Arroyo Simi once known as Sherwood Forest. It crosses the bridges over the creek built for filmmaking and passes the concrete pond where underwater scenes were filmed. It goes through the site of Silvertown and near the sites of movie mines, caves, forts, and villages. The view from this trail also includes the freeway cutting through the mountains, houses where the parking lot and arena once stood, and some severely disturbed landscapes. " VINTAGE CORRIGANVILLE WESTERN MOVIE TV RANCH NEAR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA OLD PHOTO " THE PHOTO IS HAZY-FUZZY THROUGHOUTTHE SIGN IS HAZY-FUZZYI CAN JUST MAKE OUT TRADING POST THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS HAZY-FUZZY THROUGHOUT UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, BUT PHOTO VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK. CAPTION ON ALBUM" NONE " CAPTION ON BACK OF PHOTO:" 1959 - CORRIGANVILLE, CAL. "MARIE RATHER OLD PHOTO THIS IS A PHOTONOT A POSTCARD SHADES & COLORSCAN VARY JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD,SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. LISTING 500 PHOTOS STARTING ON 9/3/24THE FAMILY SEEMS TO BE FROM TEXAS, MAYBE THE TYLER & DALLAS AREAS, MOST OF THE PHOTOS ARE VACATION'S FROM 1948-1959 ERA TO ARIZONA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AREAS. MOST PHOTOS HAD CAPTIONS ON THE BACK - NOT ALL THE ALBUM CAME FROM REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA HERE'S SOME OF THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES I SEEN ON THE PHOTOS, 7033 TOLAND DALLAS, TEXAS, THE PEOPLE THAT OWNED THE ALBUM MIGHT HAVE HAD THE LAST NAME OF " RATHER ", ANOTHER ADDRESS I SEEN WAS 5920 VICTOR DALLAS, TEXAS, THERE WAS A MENTION OF TYLER, TEXAS TOO, THEY DROVE A CAR WITH TEXAS LICENSE PLATES.MAY RATHEROLAN RATHERBUD RATHERMARIE RATHERMARIANNE RATHERJOANNE RATHERMARIE RATHER - MAIDEN NAME MIGHT BE HARVIN?MARIE WIFE OF BUD RATHERGRANDMA HARVIN? MIGHT BE MARIE'S MOTHER? SELLER INFO ONLY ON THIS LINE ( 1100-TRIGGER-239 ) 113THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY AUCTION! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTO FOR DAMAGE:DAMAGE RATINGS:RANKING TO EDGES ( 2 )( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO EDGES HARDLY ANY DAMAGE( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO EDGES, SOME MINOR DINGS, CHIPPING & WEAR.( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO EDGES, LOTS OF CREASES AND OR RIPS & TEARS.RANKING TO CORNER TIPS ( 2 )( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, HARDLY ANY DAMAGE( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, SOME MINOR DINGS & WEAR.( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, BAD CREASES, BAD WEAR, MISSING TIPS.CLARITY RANKING TO PHOTO ( 3 )( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS( 4 )-HAZY-FUZZY 1-2 FEET AWAY AND UNDER MAGNIFY GLASSCLARITY FROM 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WILL BE RATED YES OR NOCLARITY GOOD HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY ( YES ) BIT DARKHAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( NO ) HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( YES ) HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES ( YES ) WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS TO PHOTO FROM SHRINKAGE ( YES-LITE )WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS FROM BEING PULLED/SCRAPED OFF ALBUM PAGE ( NO )DEPRESSED CORNER MARKS IN CORNERS FROM CORNER HANGERS ( YES-MILD )DEPRESSED GLUE DIMPLE MARKS IN PHOTO FROM GLUE ON BACKSIDE ( NO )RUBS FROM BEING IN AN ALBUM FOR YEARS ( YES-LITE )OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO, WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE AND CLARITY IN RATING, WILL BE RATED ON A ( 1-10 ) SCALE.( 1 ) BEING VERY BAD & ( 10 ) BEING VERY GOODOVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO ( 3-4 )MADE OF PHOTO TYPE PAPERBACK FEW MARKS, SOME DISCOLORFRONT FEW MARKSOTHER DAMAGE NOTED HERE: ALSO HAS USUAL SCRATCHES, MARS, DINGS, ETC.DAMAGE A FEW SCRATCHES, DINGS & CREASES, A FEW SMALL CREASES, MOST ALONG EDGES & TIPS, ALL TIPS & EDGES SHOW WEAR, DINGS OR CREASES, FEW SCRATCHES & SMALL HAIL DENTS, THE PHOTO IS HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS.PHOTO SIZE SMALL 3-1/2 BY 3-1/2 INCHES. 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Price: 6 USD
Location: Siletz, Oregon
End Time: 2024-12-26T00:34:49.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed: No
Size: PHOTO SIZE SMALL 3-1/2 BY 3-1/2 INCHES
Image Color: Black & White
Material: Paper
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: US - CALIFORNIA
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: CORRIGANVILLE WESTERN MOVIE TV RANCH LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
Vintage: Yes
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Type: Photograph
Format: SNAP-SHOT
Number of Photographs: 1
Theme: Advertising, Americana, Amusement Parks, Architecture, Art, Celebrities, Cities & Towns, Cultures & Ethnicities, Famous Places, Fashion, History, Movies, Music, People, Theater, Western
Time Period Manufactured: 1940-1950'S ERA
