The curious and devotees of kitsch trespass on the hilltop property to photograph what’s left of John Baptist Greco’s public expression of faith.Christ on the cross at Calvary with a missing arm.

Below, Archbishop Leonard Blair gives his homily Aug. 11; also below, from left to right: Rebecca Greco Calabrese, the niece of John Greco who founded Holy Land USA, John Walshe, great-grandnephew ...

Holy Land USA is a theme park, ... Holy Land U.S.A. was erected by devout Catholic attorney John Greco in 1955 and featured replicas of biblical sites that people would come visit by the busload.

In the early 1950s, John Baptist Greco, a staunch Roman Catholic, had a vision of a roadside theme park devoted to God. By the end of the decade, he had created exactly that and named it Holy Land ...

Holy Land USA, in Waterbury, was shut for renovations by founder John Baptist Greco in 1984. When Greco died two years later, it was left in the hands of a group of nuns and has fallen into disrepair.

Archbishop Leonard Blair will celebrate Mass on top of Holy Land USA on Aug. 11 in an event being planned in collaboration with the Knights of Columbus and the organization that owns the park ...

Holy Land USA once brought 40,000 people a year to Waterbury, Conn. Locals hope to return it to its former glory. Skip to main content. ... John Greco, and opened to the public in 1958.

Holy Land USA, commonly referred to as Holy Land, was a biblical theme park that opened in 1956. John Greco, a Waterbury attorney, developed the park, ...

In the early 1970s, Bob Johnson created Holy Land USA in memory of his son. But soon after Bob Johnson passed away, Holy Land closed down. But if you visit the property today, not much has changed.

Holy Land USA in Connecticut was a religious attraction that shut to the public nearly 30 years ago and has been abandoned since. It was listed for sale in 2011 but has just had $150,000 slashed ...