Christmas in June! - But Really January 1962

It's always a good time to spread Christmas cheer here at "Gorillas Don't Blog", whether it is December, or the middle of June.

Here's a fun Main Street scene, snapped from inside one of the Surreys (there were at least two). See the fringe on top? The street and store fronts are decked out in wreaths, bells, stars, and all of the usual classic yuletide decor. The sidewalks are busy, but just look at what a beautiful sunny day it was. The poor folks in the midwest or on the east coast were probably knee deep in snow! Even though these are date-stamped "January 1962", it is possible that they were taken a few weeks before.


At the north end of Main Street is the castle, which has minimal Christmas adornments...


The Matterhorn is decked out with its 24 foot high star, which appears to have been lit all day long (?). No wonder it used so much lightbulb juice. The star itself looks like something right out of the 50's or 60's, like those classic star-shaped clocks (my family had one!).