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.
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!
ReplyDeleteIt'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-
ReplyDeleteThese 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
ReplyDeleteMajor, 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.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful photos and two 'push'y trashcans. Thank you, Major
ReplyDeleteZach
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.
ReplyDeleteIf 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.
ReplyDelete“ 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…
ReplyDelete“ 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
Major, I don’t think that’s a chemtrail, that’s probably Tink zipping-by.
ReplyDeleteEnlarging that first image, from this angle I can just barely see The Dent — plus a couple Dent-ettes to the right of it.
Nice pictures, thanks, Major.
JB, I do like these, though as I’ve said before, I also tend to take photos of the Castle for granted! I know that I’m am very biased, but Disneyland’s castle is still my favorite, for all the glamour of some of the others. It’s true, striped shirts were practically the official uniform of boys, I know I had plenty of them. By the mid-60s, the stripes would sometimes be vertical, and only on one half of the shirt! Hard to describe. Like the racing stripe on a race car. The band does look exactly like a bunch of Donalds!
ReplyDeleteNanook, those mushroom lights always make me think of miniature golf course, though those usually have translucent colored shades.
TokyoMagic!, for .75 cents, they should have been allowed to take a nap in Walt’s apartment!
Steve DeGaetano, I’m glad you like these!
zach, ha ha, why do those trashcans have to be so pushy?
JG, I kind of wonder why there are so many more photos of the Castle looking at it toward the east? I’m suspecting mob involvement. I think that horseless carriage is pretty sweet, and many people would be surprised to know that there were electric vehicles going back to the early 20th century… I saw an amazing display of them at the Peterson Automotive Museum. How far could one go on a charge?? Thanks for the trashcan dating confirmation (I forget Chuck’s official name for that)!
JG, thank you for the info about Herodotus. As the text explains, Greeks had definitely seen hippos before, but old Herodotus clearly had not. I love old texts with descriptions of animals that clearly never existed! And I just have to say, I’m more of a Pliny the Elder guy myself.
JG, I’m afraid I don’t remember a Bible story involving a Behemoth, though I’ve always liked that word!
Lou and Sue, Tink needs to lay off the Mexican food. Hey, yes, you can JUST see the Dent!