Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Crane Bathroom of Tomorrow

This slide was a mystery to me...at first I thought it didn't belong with the Disneyland slides that were in the same lot. Then I thought that maybe it was an interior from the House of the Future. Finally I noticed that the towels had stylized cranes on them. By gum, it's the Crane Bathroom of Tomorrow!


This bathroom has it all! A pair of dumbbells on the wall (work out while you're in the tub), eye shades, even a harvest gold telephone and a ceramic poodle. What more could you need? (A toilet, maybe....)


Since we're talking about it, here are some scans of a somewhat hard-to-find brochure extolling the wonders of this sponsored exhibit. First, the front cover...


...the back cover...


...and the inside spread.

13 comments:

  1. I am totally dumbfounded and can barely comment- these shots are amazing!

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  2. WOW! Rare rare rare - I can't believe these shots...

    Now where are the 1957 Sleeping Beauty Castle interiors??? Someone HAS to have them....!

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  3. Good work, Sherlock!
    An interior shot matched with backup data.

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  4. Sorry Chris, I wish I could help you....maybe we'll get lucky someday.

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  5. Wow! Never seen pictures of the Crane bathroom (or brochure) before. Great work as always---

    THANKS!

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  6. Anonymous7:21 PM

    I remember playing with the water pressure fountains pictured on the front of the brochure.

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  7. Simply Amazing! Where exactly was that located in the park?

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  8. From what I can tell, as you walked into that Tomorrowland you would pass the 20,000 Leagues walk-thru on your right, then the Milk Bar, and then the Crane exhibit. Right after that was the Rocket to the Moon.

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  9. Someone outdid themselves today! I've never seen shots of this before. Too cool!

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  10. The rarest of the rare awards...great find, Major!

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  11. In the top photo you can see a ghostly reflection in the glass. Had to be someone standing close to the photographer. Just above the phone and sink by the shower door handle. Love the images!

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  12. Judging from those shades near the tub, it looks like Plastic Man's bathroom.

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