If we look a bit more to the east, we see the Hills Bros. Coffee Garden, a diligent custodian cleaning up after the horses, and a sliver of the Opera House when it showed the sets from "Babes in Toyland".
And, one year later, when everything was blurry due to a passing comet, we see plenty of folks enjoying a meal at the Hills Bros. restaurant. I once bought a 1960 souvenir map (rolled!) from a woman who said she worked at this restaurant, and she recalled that Walt Disney often stopped by in the morning for a pastry. Well, I thought it was interesting, even if you don't!
I'd like a pastry and Walt's autograph please...
ReplyDeleteBur seriously folks...Thanks to the Major (maybe a promotion is in order?) we have another nice post.
Good work---I believe I ate there with my folks when I was but a lad...(early 70's).
Walterworld wins some kind of prize for posting a comment mere minutes after I published this entry!!
ReplyDeleteThese are some crowded images, reminds me of Disneyland of today.
ReplyDeletethe coffee house (~garden), my favorite place to have a cup on main street. thanks for these.
ReplyDeleteDo you guys think Walt paid for his own sweets in the morning? That's actually a serious question. I can see him doing it, if only to be sure the receipts and money handling were done correctly.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh! I can smell the aroma of those freshly ground coffee beans right now. Nothing like a fresh cup of coffee and the big band a playin'. Beauty pix Major.
ReplyDeleteI worked at Hill's in 1969-1970 and recall that Roy Disney dined with us one evening.
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