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Neptune's Lunar Landing, At Pixie Woods

A Hand Painted Sign
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A hand painted sign leaned against a chain link fence next to a converted swimming pool. That sign read, "Neptune's Lunar Lander."

Neptune's Lunar Landing   •  At Pixie Woods external link A Children's Theme Park In Stockton   •  Occidental Avenue and Shimizu Drive   •  Louis Park, Stockton, California 95203   •  (Date Photographed: 13:26:44 Sunday 19 October 2014)   •  (Date Published: Monday 21 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_8493
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Pool Become Play Area
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A swimming pool had been converted into a children's play area. The bottom was covered in wood chips. A concrete seal named Flip was in the center with a broken flipper. An alien had been painted on a slide at the far end.

Neptune's Lunar Landing   •  At Pixie Woods external link A Children's Theme Park In Stockton   •  Occidental Avenue and Shimizu Drive   •  Louis Park, Stockton, California 95203   •  (Date Photographed: 13:26:52 Sunday 19 October 2014)   •  (Date Published: Monday 21 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_8494
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Ladder And Slide
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A ladder led down into the play area, as did a slide. Between the two was a pile of orange trash bags.

Neptune's Lunar Landing   •  At Pixie Woods external link A Children's Theme Park In Stockton   •  Occidental Avenue and Shimizu Drive   •  Louis Park, Stockton, California 95203   •  (Date Photographed: 13:26:57 Sunday 19 October 2014)   •  (Date Published: Monday 21 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_8495
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Another Sign
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Another sign read, "Pixie Woods Lunar Landing." That sign had cutouts so that children could become part of the scene.

Neptune's Lunar Landing   •  At Pixie Woods external link A Children's Theme Park In Stockton   •  Occidental Avenue and Shimizu Drive   •  Louis Park, Stockton, California 95203   •  (Date Photographed: 13:27:22 Sunday 19 October 2014)   •  (Date Published: Monday 21 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_8497
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A Bunker
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A bunker with the words, "Neptune Lunar Landing," had stairs leading up to it.

Neptune's Lunar Landing   •  At Pixie Woods external link A Children's Theme Park In Stockton   •  Occidental Avenue and Shimizu Drive   •  Louis Park, Stockton, California 95203   •  (Date Photographed: 13:27:30 Sunday 19 October 2014)   •  (Date Published: Monday 21 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_8498
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Flip The Seal Pool
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A sign indicated what had been:

Flip The Seal Pool
Built in 1955 - $350
Funded by Zimmerman family,
Stockton Lions Club
and Stockton Building Materials
Renovated early 1970's

Sadly, no sign indicated when it had been decommissioned.

Neptune's Lunar Landing   •  At Pixie Woods external link A Children's Theme Park In Stockton   •  Occidental Avenue and Shimizu Drive   •  Louis Park, Stockton, California 95203   •  (Date Photographed: 13:27:45 Sunday 19 October 2014)   •  (Date Published: Monday 21 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_8499
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