Neverland draws the curious, but gates to remain closed until after Michael Jackson memorialLOS OLIVOS, Calif. — Like an old Western boomtown, the makeshift village that sprang up around the gates of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch was vanishing Friday, with visitors and vendors packing up tents, tarps, posters and CDs. Neverland Ranch, abandoned by Jackson in ‘05, now seen as having ‘Graceland’ potentialLOS OLIVOS, Calif. — With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood. Moving van pulls up at Jackson’s Neverland; driver says he’s dropping off undisclosed itemsLOS OLIVOS, Calif. — A moving van has arrived at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch to drop off what the driver says are a few small items. |