Canton, Ohio: Willie The Whale
Walking into his gaping mouth if you dare. Willie is the last surviving attraction from a 1950s Mother Goose park.
City Field Park
- Address:
- Schroyer Ave. SW, Canton, OH
- Directions:
- City Field Park. On the west side of Schroyer Ave. SW, between 5th and 6th Sts SW. Park in the little gravel lot. Willie is a short walk to the north and slightly to the left.
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The whale now has some graffiti and the park is probably not as safe as it used to be. This was an out of car, get picture, then get back in car real quick kind of thing.
[Anne Marie Collier, 07/18/2021]
Willie is the last standing attraction from Mother Goose Land, which was open from the 1950s to the 1980s. A Mother-Goose-inspired mural was added in 2014.
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According to Debra Jane Seltzer over at roadarch.com, Willie's mouth had once been bricked up to keep homeless people from sleeping inside him.