tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4172848232447349932..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Photos From Gray's Drug Stores! - March 1960Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-29206159395280135232019-09-03T18:58:53.803-07:002019-09-03T18:58:53.803-07:00Ducks, pigeons, hell, it's all good eatin'...Ducks, pigeons, hell, it's all good eatin's.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21176981267179963422019-09-03T18:55:42.083-07:002019-09-03T18:55:42.083-07:00It's the mother lode of mid-century vacation h...It's the mother lode of mid-century vacation hats! I spy some of my favorite paper bonnets around the dance circle.<br /><br />Those two old fellers in the last picture have seen a thing or two, let me tell you. They started taking heroin when they were off stickin' it to Ksiser Bill, and they ain't about to stop now just because some pantywaist in the gummint suddenly says it's "bad for you." When they were your age, they'd've had those ducks plucked and dressed for the oven by now.<br /><br />I keep telling my mother I'm going to help her scan the boxes of family photos she inherited from her sister, who inherited them from her mother, and I keep finding excuses not to do it. Already there are bunches of faces we don't have names for anymore. Grandma had a bunch of these little scalloped-edge "albums" with the drugstore covers. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81162836600688236822019-09-03T18:52:55.035-07:002019-09-03T18:52:55.035-07:00Jonathan, so YOU were the person who bought that d...Jonathan, so YOU were the person who bought that dossier that wound up on eBay. I always wondered!<br /><br />JG (I saw your next comment!), I have another photo booklet that is from 1956, you’ll see that on GDB one of these days. The quality of the photos leaves a bit to be desired, but some are still interesting. I agree, the last photo probably isn’t Knott’s. Maybe it’s the old Alligator Farm. I don’t think we’ll ever know for sure.<br /><br />Unknown, YIKES! So much for my response to JG! I know it sounds like BS, but one of my guesses was “A California mission”, but it looked so much like an amusement park with that big “EXIT” sign. Thanks for clearing it up!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-3958771514126248482019-09-03T14:13:14.500-07:002019-09-03T14:13:14.500-07:00Major - Your last photo was taken at, drumroll ple...Major - Your last photo was taken at, drumroll please, San Juan Capistrano!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484617544794417179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-67326138043154097662019-09-03T13:29:59.867-07:002019-09-03T13:29:59.867-07:00Whoops, I forgot to sign my Anonymous post just ab...Whoops, I forgot to sign my Anonymous post just above.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4871062986822430362019-09-03T09:00:38.170-07:002019-09-03T09:00:38.170-07:00This is fun stuff for sure. A lucky find, Major. ...This is fun stuff for sure. A lucky find, Major. Thanks for sharing these with us. They make up the lack of our family photos from this era. I will just pretend these people are my relatives.<br /><br />I have the same questions about where old photos go. I am sure we had more photos of Disneyland and lots of other places, and I cannot locate them. These will have to do.<br /><br />I'm with you, Major, I can't recognize a Disneyland location in the last picture. Feeding pigeons, and the gravel walk are not things I remember from the Park. Might be Knotts, but that doesn't ring right either. Maybe a local zoo or other amusement park?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74828083009834248242019-09-03T08:53:59.139-07:002019-09-03T08:53:59.139-07:00Lou and Sue, Don't let Major P. fool ya. I hav...Lou and Sue, Don't let Major P. fool ya. I have it on good authority that he is a dancer of some renown. He regularly dazzles at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs with his cool moves. I too, like to see a nice family enjoying Disneyland together. Now where is my Huck Finn hat?JC Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266914255406912159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-31919469380980072962019-09-03T08:26:43.152-07:002019-09-03T08:26:43.152-07:00Hi guys... I'm back and sassier than ever!
Na...Hi guys... I'm back and sassier than ever!<br /><br />Nanook, “Starflash” is a pretty cool name, but they missed the boat - they should have called it the “Atom blast”. It DOES look like that lady is wearing her girdle on the outside, doesn’t it?<br /><br />Lou and Sue, I can’t dance, so I go and hug my hamster, Peanut.<br /><br />Penna. Andrew, Even though many people were using color film by 1960, I know from my own family’s boxes of photos that my mom continued to use black and white well into the 60’s. Presumably color film and processing was pricy enough to be for special occasions.<br /><br />DrGoat, It’s strange when family photos vanish. In our case I always wonder if my mom threw a bunch out in a rare case of “getting rid of old stuff”, only to forget she did it 10 years later? I’ve been trying to find some photos from my grandparent’s stash, and they just seem to be gone.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24305162361595309822019-09-03T07:42:20.978-07:002019-09-03T07:42:20.978-07:00I agree with Andrew's sentiments. I'm real...I agree with Andrew's sentiments. I'm really drawn to these because we has a box full of the same type of pics. They disappeared some time around the late 80s. My sister doesn't remember where they went either. I wonder how many photos of the Autopia are taken from that very angle. We've had several, including the one I gave to the Major to post a while ago. Thanks Major. I love these.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397193271672318488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77535622066808847272019-09-03T03:18:43.667-07:002019-09-03T03:18:43.667-07:00Wow, I can just imagine that these pictures were t...Wow, I can just imagine that these pictures were treasured memories for someone for years... and now they're available online for everyone to enjoy. Isn't that cool? I guess the same can be said for all the pictures here! It's nice that black-and-white pictures seem to be the exception when it come to Disneyland; I wish that was true for old pictures of amusement parks around here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518573464827073114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-16148175319659979442019-09-03T00:23:37.573-07:002019-09-03T00:23:37.573-07:00A very photogenic family, to say the least! I can...A very photogenic family, to say the least! I can't wait to hear some other reader's thoughts (especially Melissa's)!<br /><br />Major, when you find these treasures, do you do a victory dance of sorts?<br /><br />Sue"Lou and Sue"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58455803268462998332019-09-03T00:20:33.273-07:002019-09-03T00:20:33.273-07:00Major-
Junior appears to be sporting a Kodak Star...Major-<br /><br />Junior appears to be sporting a <i>Kodak Starflash</i> camera. In the second image, I'm curious just what sort of outfit the woman with her back to us, carrying that large white purse, is wearing. Brother and sister seem to be sharing the same smile.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com