When Long Island became a suburban paradise after World War II, ambitious entrepreneurs created dozens of Amusement Parks to help families unwind.
Today, Historic Parks like Deno\'s Wonder Whee.
Westbury\'s Spaceland fascinated youngsters with dreams of becoming astronauts, and Frontier City in Amityville was heaven on earth to fans of the Wild West.
The Nunley family built a park in Baldwin in 1939, and it was so successful that they opened Nunley\'s Happyland in Bethpage just a few years later.
When Long Island became a suburban paradise after World War II, ambitious entrepreneurs created dozens of Amusement Parks to help families unwind