Nice Randos
I love Randos! Today's first example is date-stamped "June 1971"' we're in New Orleans Square, there's the Creole Cafe right in front of us. Disneyland can't serve spicy food, so they just add a lot of salt. Works for me! I like the mother and daughter in matching polka-dot dresses - they aren't twins, but they still make me think of Melissa. I'd love to sit on that balcony above the restaurant, except that the chair is tiny, and the balcony is probably not even 2' deep.
Next is this very nice view from Main Street, dated July, 1963, which probably explains the patriotic bunting. An Omnibus is heading up to the Plaza, the Castle is mostly obscured here. I don't have a lot to say about this photo, but I find it to be very pleasing.
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4 comments:
Major-
I think we can safely say Mother and Daughter are wearing matching sun dresses - perfect for a summer's day at Disneyland.
Thanks, Major.
Yep. You know it's the seventies when you see the blue-shirted guy on the left: Long balding hair, and those questionable plaid pants. I like the blooming tree in the foreground.
I agree, this is a pleasant pic. But I was immediately struck by the emptiness of the skyline. Like you said, the Castle is mostly behind the trees. And I think there's a smackerel of the Matterhorn peeking above the buildings on the right. But then there's all that empty space in between. It looks like a Midwest prairie town. Weird, but pleasant.
Thanks for the Randos, Major.
In that first pic, the Club 33 fireplace used to be on the other side of that smaller balcony and those fake doors. They ripped out the fireplace and replaced it with a window a few years back. This is what the exterior of the building looks like looks today:
Club 33 Window
And here is what the fireplace on the other side looked like, before they ripped it out:
Club 33 Fireplace
Funny....I have a pic that my dad took in 1967, just a few yards away from the spot that first pic was taken. There are a mother and daughter in my dad's photo, who are also dressed in matching dresses, very similar in style to the mother and daughter in today's photo!
Thanks, Major!
I located my dad's photo....so just for fun, here it is. It was taken 4 years earlier and just several yards to the left/east of Major's pic, and it also includes a mother and daughter in matching dresses of a similar style. I wonder why the daughter wasn't wearing a matching babushka?
September 1967 - New Orleans Square's Creole Cafe
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