Tomorrowland, June 1960
Say, what gives? Only one photo? Yes, it's true. But at least it is a good one! A slightly gray and cloudy sky provides contrast to the gleaming white Moonliner. I think it's just about to blast off! Giant "bird of paradise" plants and colorful flowers help to liven things up. This is one of those pictures that I don't have a lot to say about it, but it makes me smile.
16 comments:
Great shot!
I was fortunate enough to spend a couple hours watching silent b-roll from the week prior to Disneyland's opening with Tony Baxter and Marty Sklar last weekend, and we watched this very location being painted and primed, and the asphalt being poured into place - and this was only around a week before the park opened. One thing Tony found to be amusing was the methods used to apply mica to the Tomorrowland walls - specifically the one with all the orbs attached. Painters were just blowing that shimmery mica dust all over the walls with no respirators, masks, or any precaution whatsoever. It was almost discomfiting to watch.
It's so smart of them to put Tomorrowland's big, futuristic icon toward the back of the area to draw people in...instead of, y'know, having some huge gaudy ride spinning around right at the edge of Main Street's -- D'OH!
Very, very nice.
When it's a photo like this, you only need one. Postcard material!
Bill in Denver
Beautiful. This is one of those photos I'd like to step right in to.
One of the best Disney "weenies" that ever existed. I'm not sure what they were thinking with Tomorrowland 98.
It just doesn't get any better than this. Great !!!
Thank you Major!
This is a good one.
Best.
JG
The girl in the blue dress looks like a young Madonna. (Ciccone, that is.)
Peter, it IS a good one, if I do say so myself!
Jeff Baham, it's funny, these days we look back on the construction of Disneyland as a miracle, and at the time they were just trying to get the damn thing done. I'm sure they never imagined that in 50 years, other people would want to watch movies of the construction! And yes, '55 was a long time before anybody was worried about things like asbestos or other nasty particulates.
Rich T., I get the feeling you're trying to tell me something. BUT WHAT? ;-)
Thufer, Bill in Denver, and Tom, thank you!
K. Martinez, you will get no argument from me. Of course by '98, the rocket was long gone anyway, but why did they have to move the Rocket Jets?
Viewliner & JG, you both have impeccable taste!!
Melissa, I can't ever picture Madonna wearing such a conservative outfit. Maybe if she had one of those cone bras like she used to have….
Okay, so either the boy in red is going to pee on the flowers or he's easily amused by them. Then there is the the mom (?) to the rigt in white who seems to be demanding something from young Arthur Fonzerelli.
Other than that, nice picture. Thanks!
Beautiful photo, Major. As always, thanks for sharing.
Tomorrowland '98 sucks. I just have to say that every so often because it relieves stress. We've had to live with that monstrosity now for almost 15 years! :-(
David, I thought the same thing, LOL!
Major, such a beautiful photo. I stared at it for quite some time...
This was the Tomorrowland that I knew. It was incredibly exciting to work every day in the middle of it. The sights, sounds and smells of then has always been with me, and it feels like yesterday when I see a photo such as this.
Thank you for posting this, CoxPilot
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