June 1969

Here's a selection from the summer of '69!

First up is a nice shot of the castle on an apparently breezy day (look at how those banners are billowing!). Are those torches on top of the banners? I don't recall ever seeing a photo with flaming torches in front of the castle, but I'll bet it would look great!


Here's a different kind of castle - - Castle Rock, that is. Looks like fun, huh? Who knew that it would eventually go to theme park heaven. In a little more than a year after this slide was shot, Castle Rock would be crawling with yippies!


Yep, it's Town Square, and the Horse-drawn Streetcar is hauling a full load. Just visible through the streetcar is the Disneyland Band, sitting around the flagpole. The Wurlitzer building (that yellow one right in front of us) - - in fact the whole corner of Main Street - - looks kind of dead, as if a bunch of business had closed. What gives?