tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8412739480932743878..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Santa's Village, November 1959Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-3261985693271183892013-12-25T12:02:46.903-08:002013-12-25T12:02:46.903-08:00Thanks for the Santa's village pix.. I worked ...Thanks for the Santa's village pix.. I worked there while attending high school at Rim O the World HIgh in 1957-1958.. The reindeer ride is where I worked. it is EXACTL as I remember it.FLFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779325216003617838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-51330909143363814372013-12-25T11:59:38.835-08:002013-12-25T11:59:38.835-08:00I lived in Crestlne from 1956 thru mid 1958 and gr...I lived in Crestlne from 1956 thru mid 1958 and graduated from Rim O The World High in June of '58. I worked a lot at Santa's Village then. One of my jobs was to run the reindeer ride.. That photo on your site brings back a LOT of memories.. Thanks.. FLFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779325216003617838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17792463924376819992013-12-23T10:53:38.645-08:002013-12-23T10:53:38.645-08:00I have such fond memories of Santa's Village, ...I have such fond memories of Santa's Village, even with only the one visit, so long ago.<br /><br />Thank you for these pictures.<br /><br />The red roof on the black car is definitely a distinctive look. Thanks for the info on the make / models. MINI Cooper (now by BMW) will make a car with that combination today, but I think they may be the only ones.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15094455582487005882013-12-22T21:37:13.715-08:002013-12-22T21:37:13.715-08:00Nanook, I agree with you… SV possessed a kind of i...Nanook, I agree with you… SV possessed a kind of innocence that might not work with today's audiences, unless the children were very young. Sad to say. Thanks for the IDs on the cars… somehow I think I knew the Nash, based on vintage ads! Nobody else had that color combo, as far as I knew. <br /><br />K. Martinez, I think it's fun that you have some SV-like mushrooms in your garden! Are they painted those crazy psychedelic colors? Ganesh is cool too. Now all you need is a miniature train set to run through it all.<br /><br />Melissa, I thought of "Modern Times" too, but thought that "Metropolis" was a funnier answer! ;-) Those human drones moving like the guys in DEVO, it must have been quite a strange look back in the 1920's. Did you have your weird dream after eating the Chinese takeout??<br /><br />TokyoMagic!, that is very cool to see that more of SV still lives, even if it is in a different location. I'm sure I saw your post back when it was first published!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47621155613744701872013-12-22T19:07:53.726-08:002013-12-22T19:07:53.726-08:00Major, that house in the last pic is a miniature &...Major, that house in the last pic is a miniature "playhouse" version of Santa's House that was located at Santa's Village. And just like the train that you recently posted a pic of, the miniature house also still exists. It is now located at The Flower Fields of Carlsbad near San Diego, CA: <a href="http://meettheworldinprogressland.blogspot.com/2011/12/santas-village-part-7-crooked-tree.html" rel="nofollow">Miniature Santa's House</a>TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48445514243498850112013-12-22T16:17:13.824-08:002013-12-22T16:17:13.824-08:00I was thinking of Chaplin's more lighthearted ...I was thinking of Chaplin's more lighthearted "Modern Times," but I can definitely see "Metropolis!"<br /><br />I live the little girl's plaid pantsuit and Mom's Space-Age handbag.<br /><br />I dreamed the other night I was working as a Santa's Helper in a Santa's Village, and part of my costume was a hat made of an upside-down Chinese takeout container.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17557021875827398702013-12-22T09:09:17.882-08:002013-12-22T09:09:17.882-08:00These are great! There are mushrooms everywhere, ...These are great! There are mushrooms everywhere, aren't there? I actually have a few cement mushrooms in my garden. Must've been some subliminal influence on me from my childhood visits to Santa's Village. Of course I have a statue of Ganesh and an elephant fountain in my garden too. Wonder where that idea came from?<br /><br />We had a similar attraction with a "cogs & gears" façade called the Mill Wheel Fun House in Santa's Village, Scotts Valley. It also had a puppet show theater inside.<br /><br />I love the mom and daughter photo with the ducks. Very sweet. I really enjoyed these. Thanks ,Major.<br /><br />Nanook - I knew we could count on your vintage car expertise. Those 50s-60s cars were the coolest.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17971287348923172152013-12-22T01:19:18.580-08:002013-12-22T01:19:18.580-08:00Major-
There's definitely something wonderful...Major-<br /><br />There's definitely something wonderfully unique and charming about the Santa's Villages - from their giant candy canes to their permanently, snow-covered roofs. I wish I were there right now-!<br /><br />And as for that faded roof, two-toned black & red beauty - that would be a 1952 or 1953 Nash. (Don't think a 1954). And to its left - a 1955 Chevrolet (two-toned) station wagon. And poking in from the far left, a dark green 1953 Chevrolet. Directly behind that Chevy is a white 1957 Ford station wagon. Behind it is a light blue 1955 Oldsmobile. And finally, to its right - a black, 1956 Buick Special - I think.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com