Snoozles™ - March 15, 1957
Today's Snoozles™are not so bad - they just suffered from some minor flaws. Kind of like me! These are from a lot from 1957, which was a Friday. The park was open from 10 AM to 7 PM, the temperature got up to a pleasant 70º, and attendance was an even more pleasant 4,341 (thanks as always to Jason's Disneyland Almanac for that info!). I hope you all brought your dead cats to swing.
This one would almost be POSTCARD WORTHY if it wasn't so dark and dingy. It needs to be washed with Duz Detergent, if you ask me. The Horse Drawn Streetcar is such an iconic part of Main Street, I hope it never goes away. Notice that the horse is wearing a straw hat with holes for the ears. In the 80s, they gave the horses Devo "energy domes". Why would I lie about such a thing? I had to chuckle when I saw that fire hydrant...
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Major-
Hmmm... back when the Plaza Pavillion was still spelled with '2' L's. (Do we know what year Disneyland began its conservation of L's-??)
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The first Snoozles of 2026!
The dinginess wasn't the photographer's fault. For a few months in 1957 there was a huge sunspot on the sun (duh), that cast a shadow on Southern California. Disneyland received only 23% of the sun's normal brightness. So that explains that.
I think we're seeing oranges on that tree at the left of the photo.
In the last photo, I'm not sure a brighter image would help us to see the details. The Stagecoach and Pack Mules are pretty well camouflaged. And the Coach has some motion blur. It's like Roseanne Rosannadanna always said, "It's always something".
Thanks, Major.
Where is that lamppost (to the left of the fire hydrant), today? Is it in storage? Or did one of the Main Street vehicles knock it down, leading to it's sale to the city of Los Angeles, for it's reuse as a flag pole base in a park on Wilshire Blvd.?
Wow, these are contrasty and dark. But not too dark to see the copious supply of benches along the Plaza sidewalks.
Nanook, based on Daveland photos, it looks like the second “l” was dropped in the spring of 1964. I guess they decided it was an unneeded l-ement.
TM!, :-)
This is where I come when I need to know when they got the 'L' out.
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Zach
Nanook, I was going to do a little research about the Pavillion sign, but I cheated, read ahead, and see that Chuck already did it!
JB, we shall always remember the first Snoozles of 2026. I scanned 50 slides yesterday (it’s raining here), and boy oh boy, are there a lot of Snoozles in one of the batches. I guess that’s good? I don’t really understand the connection between sunspots and oranges, but I got an “F” in science. How many people remember Roseanne Rosannadanna?? I do, but I’ll bet a lot of younger folks are baffled!
TokyoMagic!, I wondered about the street light as well, and why it was removed. Your theory is probably right!
Chuck, when people ask about Disneyland, I tell them, “Don’t go: too many benches”. “Unneeded l-ement”, nice!
zach, tomorrow: the secret to eternal peace and happiness!
The second “l” in Pavillion was lost during an earthquake which shook the “l” out of it.
Photo 1 date gives us a boundary for the fancy trash cans since we see the plain original model in the background. The fire hydrant fits right in with the theming here too.
Photo 2, I guess Google Map thinks everyone is in Witness Protection. I’m surprised that the gas lamp was removed. Maybe it is in Mike Cozart’s back yard by the pool?
Photo 3 is admittedly difficult to see, but imagine a photo from the rider’s viewpoint, all branches and shrubs. And all grown up in just 2 years. That California climate and rich soil works wonders.
Thanks for these pics, Major! Have a good day!
JG
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