ENTERTAINMENT: Trouble in Freedomland

Freedomland opened in New York's Bronx three months ago with a blare of publicity billing it as the world's largest outdoor entertainment center. But it has been no fun for its promoters. Last week they were scratching to round up fresh capital to pay the park's bills and keep it operating.

The woes of Freedomland began even before the first spade of earth for the 205-acre playground was turned. A plan to sell stock to finance the venture flopped; William Zeckendorfs Webb & Knapp, which owned the land and leased it to Freedomland's...

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