Look at the photo above of the former Garden State Park race track in Cherry Hill, NJ just outside of Philadelphia. This beautiful thoroughbred racing gem is no longer there. The area is now home to a huge shopping center and a bunch of big box stores, indistinguishable from the same type of center in countless other locations. With a Home Depot, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Gap and Trader Joe's, it could be anywhere.
But, see that cute little gatehouse in the front left of the photos above? That charming gatehouse is still there. Incredibly, it's the only thing left still standing from the legendary race track. The gatehouse is 82 years old and we don't want to lose it. The property on which the gatehouse stands is up for sale and there's no assurance that a new owner will keep the gatehouse intact. So, we've started a petition to save the gatehouse and we've already accumulated more than 900 names. We're aiming for at least 1,000 signatures. You can sign right here, online. There's no obligation. We're not asking for any donations or anything like that. We just want you to add your name to this super worthy effort.
Look at what some of our petition signers are saying:
THIS SHOULD BE SAVED ! NOTHING IN CHERRY HILL HAS ANY HISTORY BEING LEFT ITS ALL BEEN DESTROYED AND THE BUILDING IN CH IS OUT OF CONTROL !!
Too much progress is NOT progress!
We need to stop erasing our historical landmarks.
Because too much history is lost for building cheap housing and strip mall centers.
This is a piece of history. Garden State Park was one of the classiest things about the state of New Jersey. The gatehouse should be preserved as a memory of something that was awesome, and is no longer there.
I worked & trained horses there. Happiest time of my life.
I once lived across the street from the Park ; my family was involved with the Park. I used to hand out programs there and new the Park quite well ! NO PIECE OF HISTORY should be tossed aside like trash, that's part of what's wrong with this Country !!!
This needs to be saved. Everyone from Camden county has roots in the Golden age of cherry Hill. My great Grandmother worked those wonderful restaurants for 40 years. She loved to talk about what it all used to be.
I worked at the race track as a young man, when Spend A Buck won the Jersey Derby. It was a lot of fun and met some great people. Good Times!!! Please preserve this historic gate house.
I think it is important to save as much history of the area as possible. My son was almost born in front of those gates 58 yrs. ago.
Without this last standing piece of the race track, the newer generations will never get to know about this awesome piece of history. Because of corporate greed no less. I never got a chance to see the race track because I was born right before it shut down but I learned about it after inquiring about the gate for the first time and now I smile at it every time I drive past it.
Too many people now wan to disregard history and its cyclical importance. History needs to be kept alive so future generations can appreciate its stories and lessons.
These are just a few samples of the many, many comments that have accompanied petition signings. Join us. SIGN THE PETITION NOW!
The way it looks now -- in peril! Don't let it perish!
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