The last time I thought I could stump the forum was when
I asked about the downtown building with an ocean liner on its roof. Of course, you people are unstumpable, and
the building was identified in the very first response!
Well, here's another one to try to stump the forum with! All these posts about amusement parks reminded me of it.
This place was a
miniature golf course within a quarter mile of my parents' house. It was located on the south side of Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake. It was between Cartwright Avenue to the east, and Riverton Avenue to the west. The approximate location can be seen
here on Google Maps.
The following is all from memory, and may not be fully accurate: The golf course was there in the 1970s, and might be much older than that (I'd guess since the ’60s, maybe even the ’50s). I got my driver's permit in 1982, and I remember driving past the course at least once, so it was still standing around ’82-’84. It was out of business by that time, and the buildings that replaced it probably showed up in the mid/late ’80s. My older brother remembers the course, too, but he doesn't remember its name or any other details. He actually went there with a date, but I never got to go there.
I've tried to locate the place over the years by using Google, but any search for “miniature golf riverside drive” (or similar) simply redirects you to the nearby Lakeside Golf Club on the shores of Toluca Lake, roughly ten blocks away. Frustrating!
I've actually dreamed about this place over the years: in my dream it will be night time, I'll pull the car over, and wander through the course. Abandoned amusement parks and places like that appeal to me for some odd reason, which is probably why I have these dreams.
Does anybody else here remember this miniature golf course?