tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post7279287270838809024..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Haunted Mansion Exteriors, 1970-ishMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-16744985900283783002013-05-07T10:19:39.374-07:002013-05-07T10:19:39.374-07:00Anon, yes, she looks very tour-guidey. Only she do...Anon, yes, she looks very tour-guidey. Only she doesn't appear to be guiding, she is following.<br /><br />Alonzo, I think I have some slides that show those plaques in an even shinier state, though I would have to dig them out and compare them to be sure.<br /><br />And Katella, I am afraid I am one of those "untucked shirt" people! I blame society.<br /><br />Melissa, I only wish that I had LOTS more HM photos to share. No such luck.<br /><br />Tom, from what I've read, it was not intended to sit there that long… they put out a brochure in 1962 announcing the Mansion's 1963 opening. But the World's Fair and other factors resulted in a delay.<br /><br />K. Martinez, I'm sure today the plaques would be fiberglass, plated or just painted with metallic paints. In a way, as long as it looks real, it doesn't make any difference, but it is COOL that those are really cast metal.<br /><br />HBG2, I wonder why they chose brass when bronze is generally used for casting decorations used outdoors? I'm sure there was a perfectly good reason. I'll be interested in seeing your post about the plaques!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60709130867788683572013-05-07T10:17:53.804-07:002013-05-07T10:17:53.804-07:00I'm almost embarrassed to report that at this ...I'm almost embarrassed to report that at this very moment I'm wearing an untucked shirt. So much for setting a good example-!Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56644678059991980582013-05-07T09:38:00.133-07:002013-05-07T09:38:00.133-07:00New old Mansion shots are always welcome! And I t...New old Mansion shots are always welcome! And I think your dating is correct. As it happens, I'll be dealing with the gate plaques in an upcoming blog post, and they did indeed go through a short "brown" phase, starting in 1970 and lasting only a few years before the green began to appear. They're made of brass, and gold-brown-green is a normal oxidation progression.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40736352700569066032013-05-07T08:46:40.779-07:002013-05-07T08:46:40.779-07:00You mean those plaques aren't fiberglass?!? S...You mean those plaques aren't fiberglass?!? So un-Disneyland like.<br /><br />I guess I'm one of those who are guilty of sliding into rebellion and slobhood at an early age since I rarely tucked in my shirt unless it was for a special occasion.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-43209907710907736142013-05-07T08:40:01.939-07:002013-05-07T08:40:01.939-07:00I always wondered why the mansion stood there for ...I always wondered why the mansion stood there for so many years before it opened. Makes sense, letting it age like that, giving it that "un-lived-in look". Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726949166373732451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1887684202399005792013-05-07T06:06:34.658-07:002013-05-07T06:06:34.658-07:00Wow, you don't see a lot of pictures of the pr...Wow, you don't see a lot of pictures of the pre-patina copper plaques!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-41322295488228028132013-05-07T05:36:39.799-07:002013-05-07T05:36:39.799-07:00Mr. A.P. Hawk has anticipated my own comments rega...Mr. A.P. Hawk has anticipated my own comments regarding America's Slide into Slobhood...it all started when we accepted the look of the un-tucked-in shirt.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-856250589016918562013-05-07T05:12:19.414-07:002013-05-07T05:12:19.414-07:00Great minds think alike. The first thing I saw (be...Great minds think alike. The first thing I saw (before I read all your commentary) was the bronze/copper plaques. Had to have been before those cali rains got to them. Early 70 would be my guess. <br /><br />Tell tale sign is the 3 clean cut OC boys out front. Already starting their slide into rebellion with shirts untucked!! <br />Gearing up for the great hippie rebellion of aug 70'Alonzo P Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529651580262634489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25689388837916068202013-05-07T00:27:31.063-07:002013-05-07T00:27:31.063-07:00That's a tour guide in photo #2.That's a tour guide in photo #2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com