Children’s Fairyland, Oakland, California

Children’s Fairyland is a 10 acre park at Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland, California.

Children’s Fairyland was created in 1950. It was designed by William Russell Everett. It was financed by the Lake Merritt Breakfast Club as well as some other community organizations. Day-to-day operations were turned over to the City of Oakland in 1994.  The following old postcards of Children’s Fairyland , from circa 1950 provide a great visual look back at Children’s Fairyland history.