1970s Souvenir Large Red Abalone Pendant Japanese Village and Deer Park Vintage

Large Red Abalone Pendant Souvenir Abalone Pendant from the Japanese Village and Deer Park in Buena Park     Circa: 1967-1975  Japanese Village and Deer Park   From Lost Landmarks  “It opened in 1967 on a 32-acre site on Knott Avenue, near the Santa Ana Freeway. The brainchild of Allen Parkinson, who also operated the Movieland Wax Museum on Beach Boulevard in Buena Park, the soon-to-be-famous Japanese Deer Park was inspired by an actual deer park in Nara, Japan.  The park featured koi ponds, a five-acre Japanese garden, a classic tea house, pearl divers and martial arts exhibitions, and 300 deer which were imported from Japan. (Other animals featured were white doves, large carp fish and in the Sea Theater, dolphins, sea lions and bears.)”  Sold in 1972 the end of the park and deer is tragic, but for a while it was a magical place   The items I sell are between 40-120 years old. They will have signs of wear. Please carefully examine photos.  ************ All items sold are vintage finds sourced from estate sales and thrift stores in the Hollywood area of Southern California.  I do my best to catalog any flaws I find in the description of the item.  I do not accept order cancellations for any reason other than I have not shipped the item in the time I promised  Your purchase helps me continue to fund my artistic work as a photographer in Hollywood California. It also helps me to feed my increasingly finicky cat who now only wants the most expensive cat food