Chuck Wagon's CP memorabilia collection

The question about the trash can reminded me of something I noticed on my last visit that will be of interest to those of us who are into Cedar Point history.

I stopped into the Chuck Wagon Inn in Frontiertown for a slice of pizza, (just ok) and decided to grab a table inside, as it was empty, quiet, and cool. While I ate I noticed the walls were entirely decorated, Max&Ermas or TGI Friday's style, with antiques, signage and doo-dads. Upon closer look I realized that every bit of it was amusement park related, and most of it was old artwork, signage, and salvaged architecture from Cedar Point past. I spent the next 1/2 hour or so looking through the collection, which serves, I guess, as a tribute to CP's fantastic art department through the years. I had a ball remembering vanished park features, and I was so grateful that this fabulous amusement park memorabilia is there to enjoy - it could have very easily wound up scrapped in a boneyard somewhere.

Perhaps everone here (who cares) already knows about this hidden gem- and I'm a little embarrased to say that in my hundreds of visits to the park I was unaware of it until now. I asked an employee about it and they said it's been like that for a number of years, but I've never seen mention of it anywhere. The Town Hall Museum is always a favorite stop of mine, and this will be another.

I would suggest going there in the morning if you can, or close to when they open. The walls are completely covered, so if you spot something that needs a closer look, at least you wont be leaning over someone's table!

It amounts to free decor, I guess, but I'd like to thank whoever's responsible at Cedar Point for providing this accessible collection of authentic retired artwork. It's an eye toward preservation as far as I'm concerned, and way cool.

Pics from your next visit please! LOL

I could spend hours walking the halls of the Breakers looking at all of the old photos!

I have a CP memorabilia collection? ;)

I'm not sure exactly what year the collection was added, but I know it has been there for at least 10 years. I don't think they have really added/changed much of it since putting it there. From what I know, all of it is simply leftover old stuff from the sign/art department over the years. You'll notice that some of the signs are duplicates (the railroad 'Arrivals' and 'Departures' signs) which were replaced by newer signs when they had become weathered. Someone else might know more about the year it was put in. I agree that it is a great use for old signs. I believe all of the signs are from the Frontier Town area, but I'm not positive without looking at it again.

Too bad I don't go to Chuck Wagon very much anymore. Stupid Chick-Fil-A. I want my 1/2 a rotisserie chicken!

Yea, Chuck Wagon almost seems like a waste of space for pizza and salad. But then again so did Frontier Inn. I think pizza is better handled out of a walk-up location, like the place by Burger Patio. I miss the backyard bbq food of the Chuck Wagon, too, but it's still a nice place to go sit. Kinda quiet, and not the standard saloon atmosphere.

10 years, eh? I've been in there plenty of times, and if I ever noticed the decor it, apparantly, had no great impact on me till now. It seems to me that the stuff wasn't strictly from Frontier Town, but like you, I'll have to check it out again. It all has an antique quality, that's for sure.

As for pics, I'm not a great photographer and seldom travel with a camera. With my cell I snapped a close up of a piece that looked like a decorative carousel carving, thinking it might make a good tattoo (more about that later), but that was it. It's kind of dark in there anyway.

Thanks, Chuck Wagon/Pagoda. I knew someone here would know.

To me the name Chuck Wagon does not make me think pizza. Stew or steak yes, pizza no. I realize "Luigi's Pizza" or something similar would not fit the frontier theme.