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On June 19, 1960 a short-lived, history-themed amusement park opened on what now sits co-op city in the Bronx. Freedomland U.S.A. was considered, by some, to be the East Coast\\u2019s version of Disneyland.\\xa0 However, Journalist and author Michael R. Virgintino\\xa0disagrees.\\xa0\\u201cUnlike Disneyland, the story of Freedomland does not have a happily ever after" he wrote.

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon sat down with Virgintino to discuss his book\\xa0Freedomland USA. The Definitive History.\\xa0\\xa0The book follows the park\\u2019s developmental stages, and the circumstances that befell The World\'s Largest Entertainment Center.

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