Sleeping Beauty Castle - March 15, 1957
I realize that Sleeping Beauty is under an enchantment from the evil Maleficent, but I still wish she'd help with some of the chores. I'm sick of waxing the portcullis while she snoozes! Even her woodland friends are no help, they just smoke clove cigarettes by the wishing well.
It's time for yet another pair of photos of Sleeping Beauty Castle; but this first one is prettier than many. It's surprising what some grass, flowers, and trees will do for a scene. For some reason not many photos were taken looking at the Castle from the east facing west. Try not to worry about that chemtrail in the sky!
This one is also quite nice, with the Disneyland Band marching over the bridge in their blue uniforms, which I kind of thought had been phased out by 1957. I'm not sure why, since I think they look quite spiffy. A father and son are really cramping the Band's style, but they paid $2.50 to get in (that's $9,000 in today's money), and nobody's going to tell them what to do. A Horseless Carriage sits, wishing that it actually had a horse pal.
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Wow, both of these are really nice! Needless to say, I'll be saving them to my computer. I think this 'east facing west' angle offers the best view of the Castle. It actually looks like a real-life, full-sized castle. Wonderful lighting!
It's impossible to be a little boy in the 1950s and NOT be wearing a stripy t-shirt! (It's in the Constitution. Our founding fathers knew what they were doing!) Maybe they phased out the Band's blue uniforms because guests were confusing them with Donald Duck. This is a wonderfully framed shot!
Great pictures, Major. Thank you!
Major-
These ARE lovely images of Sleeping Beauty Castle. In both images we can see the side-mounted 'mushroom' pathway lights; and in the 2nd image the sandwich sign 'advertising' the 'Street Car', 'Motor Coaches', etc. (10₵) or 'A' coupon.
Thanks, Major.
A father and son are really cramping the Band's style, but they paid $2.50 to get in
Major, if they had just coughed up an extra .75 cents, they could have gotten annual passes and hung out with the band every single day of the year. ;-)
Thanks for the 1957 Castle pics, Major.
I think both of these are Postcard Worthy.
Two beautiful photos and two 'push'y trashcans. Thank you, Major
Zach
Beautiful views of the Castle. I agree this eastern vantage is very nice, shows the 3D nature of the design better than the customary head-on view.
If the horseless carriage had a horse to keep it company, then neither horse nor carriage would be lonely. Seems like a win-win. Imagine having a rig like that back before gasoline was available everywhere, traffic laws were not regularized, roads unpaved etc. it’s amazing vehicle ownership ever took off at all.
I agree with your 1957 date, Major. Those plain green trash cans tell the tale. Thank you for these fine pics, a good start to the week.
JG
Here is Grok’ analysis of Herodotus, Major.
“ Yes, Herodotus (the ancient Greek historian, often called the “Father of History”) does mention hippopotami in his Histories, specifically in Book 2 (the section on Egypt, known as Euterpe), chapter 71.
He refers to them as “river horses” (in Greek: οἱ ἵπποι οἱ ποτάμιοι, hoi hippoi hoi potamioi), which is the literal origin of the modern name “hippopotamus.” The compound word ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos) breaks down to ἵππος (hippos = horse) + ποταμός (potamós = river), so “river horse.” This etymology reflects how Greeks, encountering the animal in the Nile, named it based on its semi-aquatic habitat and perhaps its size, bulk, or neigh-like vocalizations (which Herodotus notes), even though the resemblance to a horse is quite loose. The term appears to have been in use by Herodotus’s time (mid-5th century BCE), and he is one of the earliest surviving writers to use a form of it.
This is famously one of Herodotus’s most inaccurate zoological descriptions—he clearly never saw a live hippopotamus up close (or perhaps relied on second-hand reports, possibly from earlier writers like Hecataeus of Miletus). “
JG
Grok on Behemoth…
“ The hippopotamus is a leading candidate for Behemoth among living animals and the most “fashionable” scholarly view today, but the description (especially the tail) doesn’t align perfectly, leading many to favor a mythical/symbolic reading or an extinct giant. The point of the passage isn’t zoology—it’s God’s sovereignty over creation, humbling Job by showing even the mightiest beasts are under divine control.”
No mention of wiggling ears either?
JG
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