Show od e u 4 I t y k 9 The Gingerbread Castle left located at Hamburg N. N J. J is is a fairyland t tI tale come I true Designed by Joseph Urban and erected f by F. F H. H Bennett New York businessman at ata I a cost of it brings to life scores tp i f 1 of beloved characters from Grimms Grimm's s 's treasured volumes Inside stalk stall dwarfs gnomes brownies brown brown- ies the big black cat the witch herself and r numerous other folks from fairyland 9 Bennett built the fabulous Gingerbread Castle back in in 1928 after he had seen a stage production of im- im immortal immortal im im- ad 3 S L mortal opera Hansel r and Gretel f l In the r p rl v years since it was built thousands of chil chit children dren drew have marvelled at the wand wonders era it holds v It Itis is estimated that the castle has played host to more than one million children and w ad adults In the picture at right Shirly Ne Ne- bauer comes popping out of the fabulous x shoe on the palace grounds rounds to tell the story to small visitors at the castle Guides a who show the castle are always dressed as Ha Hansel and Gretel 4 3 f J I i a v t r aY 3 ya air u yb oY iAd f c 5 W 74 9 A pause in in their tour of the fabulous castle for the youngs youngsters young young- s f k to catch up on the reading y Guide Shirle Shirley above w r y is holding g her audience of two x spellbound by the treasured D t f d s 3 A a sto story ry of Sno Snow w W White h its and the y x pJ s Seven Dwarfs A group rou of small small- i rc r r. r fry wide-eyed wide visitors left near S t the h e top of the Hansel and Gretel r staircase as they view view the witch flying away on a brooms broomstick tick 9 s' s i 3 x k rin M r r d l r i Jam A t The eerie eerie glow of a blazing fire draws young visitors right irresistibly to where the castle guide stirs a mysterious witch's b bin brew rew Bennetts Bennett's one object in building build build- J in ing the castle was to provide a wonderland for children He succeeded beyond his greatest hopes 1 H r o F i Creaking stairs and spider webs h hold a I d no terror for the he youngsters left who follow a guide u up the Hansel an and Gretel 1 4 stairway at t the h e castle Some children are so fascinated with n 4 s the castle their parents bring 9 I them time after time to visit it it The castle is is within 45 minutes s of New York c city and many Y of f the visiting children are ara from there |