Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 18, 1978
Caption:
Where Theme Park Would Go: This aerial view of Whittaker Road, center of picture, and I-94, upper right, shows the farmland site for the proposed $40-million "Space World" amusement park in Ypsilanti Township. The first phase of the park, which could be completed in 1980, will be located on the west side of Whittaker Road, shown in the upper center of the picture where the barn and silo are now visible. Later phases, to be finished over a 10-year period could be built on the land shown in the lower portion of the picture. The photograph, taken by News Chief Photographer Cecil Lockard, is facing west across Whittaker Road.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 18, 1978
Caption:
Park Leaders - The three men in the foreground are proposing a $40-million "theme park" featuring the space age for Ypsilanti Township. Left to right are Richard Gordon of the Barton Marlow construction Company who was a key supervisor in the building of the Silverdome in Pontiac; Dr. Philip R. Austin, a pilot and former astronaut candidate; and now president of "Space World" and Brian P. Palmer, vice president of "Space World".