Three From August 1960
Here are three leftovers from a lot dating from August 1960...
If you just saw this photo out of context, you probably wouldn't even guess that it was taken at Disneyland. But that girl is sitting on one of the "floating" sidewalks next to the Monsanto Home of the Future. One of the splashing waterfalls is visible directly behind her. I can imagine that the water looked particularly inviting on a hot summer day; until this picture, it never occurred to me that folks would take a break and cool their feet in the shallow pools surrounding the house. 
The hub was nearby, and it was a busy place. Which way should we go? Let's face it, there is no wrong direction here. 
It's later in the day, the sunlight has taken on a warmer afternoon hue, and the shadows are stretching across the street. We're riding aboard a Horse-Drawn Streetcar, while another one heads towards us. A Surrey is hugging the curb to our right.
6 comments:
nice pics as always! the first one is kinda funny to me seeing as how now everything is blocked by gates and ropes
I only remember that area being "Alpine Gardens." The House of the Future had been removed, but the mid-century modern waterfall and zigzag floating concrete walkway stayed intact up until the early nineties. That's when they ripped it all out and installed King Tritan. I guess now he has been overthrown by Tink and her unruly gang of pixies.
Where my mom once drooled over a high tech kitchen, and my brother and I fought over who'd get the bedroom with the color TV and the videophone, gangs o' pixies abound.
Welcome to Tomorrow.
Now there's cooties in the water!!!! How funny! That girl has a rather pensive look on her face, I wonder what she is thinking about besides how nice the cool water feels?
*sigh* You can't have that future anymore - it's no longer permitted by the building code.
Major, you make me yearn for a surrey ride on a summer afternoon!! :D
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