tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-259224632024-03-19T03:58:25.153-07:00GORILLAS DON'T BLOGThis blog has nothing to do with gorillas (though I love 'em)...fellow bloggers have inspired me to share vintage images of Disneyland from my personal collection. But don't be surprised if you see something from a World's Fair, Knott's Berry Farm, or someplace else that is cool!Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6456125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7516258175668268702024-03-19T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-19T03:57:52.433-07:00Photos From the Dream Team<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is somehow comforting to still be able to share photos from our friend Irene (along with her brother Bruce and his friend James). I admit that at this point I am kind of drawing them out so that they will last longer, but of course, nothing lasts forever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In any case, I have four photo scans for you today - none of them dated, which is always a bit frustrating, but I believe that these are all from the mid-to-late 1990s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First up is this shot of a blue Mark VII Autopia vehicle, a CM appears to be leading the little car over to the guide rail, where the driver can race without any worry about collisions. You'd think that the cars would already be on the guide rail - unless they were adding more cars to the rotation? The Mark VII cars were replaced in 1999, so we know this photo was no later than that year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPTrbQbTWQCMx2Bbw7pW941YnEJ4Yzg5deLMxLOaeiXX683QKIZbxfdtR5vDRrEiXJ7qt_6OiIlcSbKhR1CaXxfgJsESAdI1dm0pZzYqALusjpAi_7tB0h9B3B9xqZFDszHCB6J3p28cCScsYrcJY5yZXqsYlahbC_6cU_q3L0WlJs8san_AC/s1224/Autopia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1224" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPTrbQbTWQCMx2Bbw7pW941YnEJ4Yzg5deLMxLOaeiXX683QKIZbxfdtR5vDRrEiXJ7qt_6OiIlcSbKhR1CaXxfgJsESAdI1dm0pZzYqALusjpAi_7tB0h9B3B9xqZFDszHCB6J3p28cCScsYrcJY5yZXqsYlahbC_6cU_q3L0WlJs8san_AC/s320/Autopia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is a fun picture showing dastardly Prince John from “Robin Hood” (1973), pacing the entry courtyard. He is striking a Shakespearian pose! A few guests look like they want to approach him... but maybe not? Inside the east tunnel we can just see a poster...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFtZE9i8RhTP7hwg5C_B651qkiFVmpej2gEPXkV7sF4L5pDvfYvEFT7YPfCvLh5OJbs4F37OWSG0DZhxnCkmLkw-nvZUQGLAUcwfpqRC8oNuCNxWk2o2v_kNb-e4Vri1L2JRo74U74df6FtZBQsF79LjOih7qy874S9LZ4AZRYReaCxBH237I/s1224/Prince%20John.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFtZE9i8RhTP7hwg5C_B651qkiFVmpej2gEPXkV7sF4L5pDvfYvEFT7YPfCvLh5OJbs4F37OWSG0DZhxnCkmLkw-nvZUQGLAUcwfpqRC8oNuCNxWk2o2v_kNb-e4Vri1L2JRo74U74df6FtZBQsF79LjOih7qy874S9LZ4AZRYReaCxBH237I/s320/Prince%20John.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... this one! "Wonders of China" was originally from EPCOT, but played in the Circle-Vision Theater from 1984 through 1996. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjRVd72_erlA_2BdC5DIhP8aYvicFQqRr0cELFOrnRt3eFue0RKfxOI_YgZsxheL1lufLBiGWt5QB7SBh80g5aVn5R-hkzN2K8bIKLzcn_WcVuPNTYRxE1LZqLCnjT-Q_SyLf62FGBvb9arWnTkft7-5UDONuRKHyTmDLsaw8MFJacW7QKxPg/s1152/Prince%20Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="766" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjRVd72_erlA_2BdC5DIhP8aYvicFQqRr0cELFOrnRt3eFue0RKfxOI_YgZsxheL1lufLBiGWt5QB7SBh80g5aVn5R-hkzN2K8bIKLzcn_WcVuPNTYRxE1LZqLCnjT-Q_SyLf62FGBvb9arWnTkft7-5UDONuRKHyTmDLsaw8MFJacW7QKxPg/s320/Prince%20Poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last two photos were taken on an overcast day, and feature Cascade Peak. It was already in a state of decline, but still made for an impressive "natural wonder" on the Rivers of America. It's weird how the top cascade appears to be falling at a strange angle. But at least all of the falls were on - never a guarantee in those days. As you can see, this is the side of CP where the old Mine Train would have run right past these falls...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKH7KNGOsl0KJebEsAqgnusm9n5SyYt0_V3UykIreacfBUcOtDF9VCCF6P3zj782uZQ_jd7mgXt8wDS0QYW5LBawdEewK9CRMB1XdLufN3DqL6shH4NCh_o4ts7Wx7y79dgTDYd5Zc-oPgk7LpvW1ihsEgP6vXmJKZho7p0SKXYfeoffpYcax/s1224/CascadePeakB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="869" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKH7KNGOsl0KJebEsAqgnusm9n5SyYt0_V3UykIreacfBUcOtDF9VCCF6P3zj782uZQ_jd7mgXt8wDS0QYW5LBawdEewK9CRMB1XdLufN3DqL6shH4NCh_o4ts7Wx7y79dgTDYd5Zc-oPgk7LpvW1ihsEgP6vXmJKZho7p0SKXYfeoffpYcax/s320/CascadePeakB.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... while this side is where the Mine Train would have run behind the falls. Cascade Peak was demolished in the Fall of 1998, my guess is that these photos were taken shortly before that sad event.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeEg_b3cIL_7ch2BMfGdT6j6WOauLobdGc6KYgex4Ogq5GPpIcY_4QXkXDDe_zv3IUpXGewVyhXcy7o0SrOU3gu132Od1exknOt04HxRrpw9El56K56t4KG5N0GkJXDZAkLHRIL77SAIPFEn3Jv-44uy9n1aNJxDpBv9mavGnUCT98RTpjDmY/s1224/CascadePeakC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1224" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeEg_b3cIL_7ch2BMfGdT6j6WOauLobdGc6KYgex4Ogq5GPpIcY_4QXkXDDe_zv3IUpXGewVyhXcy7o0SrOU3gu132Od1exknOt04HxRrpw9El56K56t4KG5N0GkJXDZAkLHRIL77SAIPFEn3Jv-44uy9n1aNJxDpBv9mavGnUCT98RTpjDmY/s320/CascadePeakC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">MANY THANKS to the Dream Team!</p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-29318881143103819962024-03-18T00:01:00.001-07:002024-03-18T00:01:00.134-07:00Posterpalooza<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today is Mike Cozart's birthday! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of today's scans were provided by Sue B., including this first, a classic vintage birthday party pix (<u>not</u> a Lou and Sue image):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4ffwILt1FFM1NhpR-9QcqCdYl21qcLMR8ChgUt0UCZr8q8uA_5cnGB2nO08NB6qUwsl0KCcSykqN-pWQWs4j3MkqvZnyYQV2FGqeZZ5CBuR-opclZXEznIjAy-mYpSIDaIYfQES4POzHqm4wtVrXi6EbV4rPhjirKPxMnsi1quBvT_P_QHxx/s1224/GDB%20Cozart%20BDay%202024001sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1224" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4ffwILt1FFM1NhpR-9QcqCdYl21qcLMR8ChgUt0UCZr8q8uA_5cnGB2nO08NB6qUwsl0KCcSykqN-pWQWs4j3MkqvZnyYQV2FGqeZZ5CBuR-opclZXEznIjAy-mYpSIDaIYfQES4POzHqm4wtVrXi6EbV4rPhjirKPxMnsi1quBvT_P_QHxx/s320/GDB%20Cozart%20BDay%202024001sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another special Sue photo - a Matterhorn macaroon! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzon0EUWlk-1lF49Z0spjLexME8JAFwH7JouVqdf4LDV86qu7rKdBdERJRWjhER5nbsUAgPXE2aeufNo8uH9hhPHAeu05ih0PVVuqHDPWwPNwMKzO4C9TUDXhMMb-KFHBk-UvSWH4-W77yCY6TmGSmgu93aFayw0G8t5DURx7nQSgzdlUCk3Fr/s1152/Cozart%20Macaroon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzon0EUWlk-1lF49Z0spjLexME8JAFwH7JouVqdf4LDV86qu7rKdBdERJRWjhER5nbsUAgPXE2aeufNo8uH9hhPHAeu05ih0PVVuqHDPWwPNwMKzO4C9TUDXhMMb-KFHBk-UvSWH4-W77yCY6TmGSmgu93aFayw0G8t5DURx7nQSgzdlUCk3Fr/s320/Cozart%20Macaroon.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, a late addition - a photo of Mike at the controls of the Monorail!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f03a3-4W5KZ6pD8IdMYwmRc5M_ltQNCRFf1_ORdKW0lJmGqboJNTsqD3OhEBTye15nHhHvywHPY8IDvqgcecCekroLItUvSvhemBG6Z_7iHZitwaF9q93GLj0uwemD3oAYTEylPYsRw4TGddvFH07EEblcPebg-CL8DDTOINRItMYl6AG1zy/s1252/Cozart%20Monorail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f03a3-4W5KZ6pD8IdMYwmRc5M_ltQNCRFf1_ORdKW0lJmGqboJNTsqD3OhEBTye15nHhHvywHPY8IDvqgcecCekroLItUvSvhemBG6Z_7iHZitwaF9q93GLj0uwemD3oAYTEylPYsRw4TGddvFH07EEblcPebg-CL8DDTOINRItMYl6AG1zy/s320/Cozart%20Monorail.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, Sue B. has provided some wonderful photos (taken by her dad, Lou Perry) that feature some of Disneyland's beautiful silkscreened attraction posters.This first gorgeous shot is from September, 1961, looking at Main Street Station on a bright sunny morning. Just a few whips of cloud in the sky, but I'll bet it was warm and pleasant. All the posters pictured are great, but it is interesting to note that the Matterhorn example is one of the rare variety that has only one bobsled. And to the right of that is a Flying Saucers poster, designed by Rolly Crump.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ79C2_XNhoE_9zMD0EHf1LRjNlFnW4zwvm5OpmnfDJXNVVJnuu7Hl0GCKZN-gpTJBjK74sGiVXrJ4LyeIeGkq4LqLNu8m0_2dWgLJloP5HbjOJaVEAoiCyfC-AG9B3_nvzK4WzQPzk7x6VkqaiSjXJs0rVq8Waj2QZxLv5un7fSaTsgnRYh_/s1224/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1224" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ79C2_XNhoE_9zMD0EHf1LRjNlFnW4zwvm5OpmnfDJXNVVJnuu7Hl0GCKZN-gpTJBjK74sGiVXrJ4LyeIeGkq4LqLNu8m0_2dWgLJloP5HbjOJaVEAoiCyfC-AG9B3_nvzK4WzQPzk7x6VkqaiSjXJs0rVq8Waj2QZxLv5un7fSaTsgnRYh_/s320/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next one was taken in November, 1959 - when the Submarine Voyage attraction was still brand new. I still remember an auction house referring to this poster as "the Cadillac of attraction posters", and I have to agree. Notice that this is an early example that mentions General Dynamics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3uJUWtrL9XpGVOHpCeenkGzQBmT8Gd5bUayR9zTtAs6N7c47rvGNIs040wJxoaMwJ7WGBl5rHctleUdJqV69xCLZZZ_H8JF2qDznMtzoh2LIsoYfdsUAiAxs6jiK6WWgiN3TjDG80JNenuxcg45PCz2baFoz1ilVRUAGLMBtkLbINdFVYo1k/s1224/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="820" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3uJUWtrL9XpGVOHpCeenkGzQBmT8Gd5bUayR9zTtAs6N7c47rvGNIs040wJxoaMwJ7WGBl5rHctleUdJqV69xCLZZZ_H8JF2qDznMtzoh2LIsoYfdsUAiAxs6jiK6WWgiN3TjDG80JNenuxcg45PCz2baFoz1ilVRUAGLMBtkLbINdFVYo1k/s320/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18001.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next two are from September, 1961 (just like the first image). Tomorrowland had a number of these tripod contraptions that could display three attraction posters. Here's the poster for Fantasyland rides such as Peter Pan, Snow White, and Mr. Toad, with that nice image of a pirate ship flying through the starlit sky.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW1tpV9wrIYjb7ztR3KIKUnmuw6838heUQiKWtPc1zTa0_59C-Kfd9f_hY5vJ3LfngvDuuyzNfD2BnW9qVKslbytnar8BDtWRp5_SkUqXfaTea7aKsE5D3npN3LahnRwHxJzJDCMqAlU_4JnAFqigmXmjNhRD01TRxW9IV_96NEZaNQbzXrVN/s1224/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW1tpV9wrIYjb7ztR3KIKUnmuw6838heUQiKWtPc1zTa0_59C-Kfd9f_hY5vJ3LfngvDuuyzNfD2BnW9qVKslbytnar8BDtWRp5_SkUqXfaTea7aKsE5D3npN3LahnRwHxJzJDCMqAlU_4JnAFqigmXmjNhRD01TRxW9IV_96NEZaNQbzXrVN/s320/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18003.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Is this the same tripod display, only from a different angle? Only my hairdresser knows for sure! By 1961 the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail transported guests to the Disneyland Hotel and back. First in America!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz__6UNpfbUlUd8k5T0pXvPWJBgefNeL___-lWLlXwRnggGcZeaGlh_lEQhEgVSEWHZWG7rl3pUdy8a1Y-zqfNMWxUtlGmHPdbGbOQu06GLWoV1-9wanu1Ko7pTaBvMBGafZvuwRAK0ihDoV2G-5jJJLyXVjRAw1jt_IbmYV_nX9vAF85hauWe/s1224/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="865" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz__6UNpfbUlUd8k5T0pXvPWJBgefNeL___-lWLlXwRnggGcZeaGlh_lEQhEgVSEWHZWG7rl3pUdy8a1Y-zqfNMWxUtlGmHPdbGbOQu06GLWoV1-9wanu1Ko7pTaBvMBGafZvuwRAK0ihDoV2G-5jJJLyXVjRAw1jt_IbmYV_nX9vAF85hauWe/s320/GDB%20for%20Cozart%20BDay%203-18004.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many thanks to Sue B. for these amazing photos.</div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12864443678337410222024-03-17T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-17T00:01:00.134-07:00SNOOZLES™<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's time for another selection of vintage photos that get a "C" grade from the International Consortium of Slide-Grading Fellas and Ladies, or ICSGF&L. And they were in a good mood that day, too! Both of these images were taken in 1956.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First up, we see the Tahitian Lanai from the Jungle Cruise dock. So far so good, but... it ain't so clear. <u>It ain't!</u> The sun seems to already be in the western-ish part of the sky, and yet there is not a single diner. What the hey?? It's always kind of fun to be able to see some of the ornament from the Plaza Pavillion, which shared the same building - something I'm sure I first learned from "Disneyland: The First Quarter Century". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLceY_YyIWPStvwmdGfl5ugTKql3Y0V7OdX7YcRlMNl7SOAE9piM2JpYpY-uGcc4ECsG-acXz9vYhrz4VOtfJviUKtvp-jJZH5djEs567Iho618H4S5DkUdlPRfijhcV53_8sRxyUZrddsnxAGtHO5-RFNZF7zQgF_AICl6ypnHFXZ3unzLSfA/s1224/1956-_Tahitian%20Lanai%20Nice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLceY_YyIWPStvwmdGfl5ugTKql3Y0V7OdX7YcRlMNl7SOAE9piM2JpYpY-uGcc4ECsG-acXz9vYhrz4VOtfJviUKtvp-jJZH5djEs567Iho618H4S5DkUdlPRfijhcV53_8sRxyUZrddsnxAGtHO5-RFNZF7zQgF_AICl6ypnHFXZ3unzLSfA/s320/1956-_Tahitian%20Lanai%20Nice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, another somewhat fuzzy slide, taken from the hurricane deck of the Mark Twain. I like the lady's flannel shirt (or coat?), it would look good today. Beware the giant slug, just entering the picture from the right!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t2fAkA1Ko7NGiVqRnL6bv-FVGXqgCfPZs0fMwA4sUq_yDxv8OfLHKza97XCGvsirYMIa8DOg7UHh5dUjUvqMqYc0ip8ne6tp9ekq1DSL8k6BjZGDZZhMxH9VUbFldRMpTyAMoix67tcZsSI5P2lJPEZeuWOHPkFfY45IYZnJS5v1PV4J2mEy/s1224/1956-_Upper%20Twain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t2fAkA1Ko7NGiVqRnL6bv-FVGXqgCfPZs0fMwA4sUq_yDxv8OfLHKza97XCGvsirYMIa8DOg7UHh5dUjUvqMqYc0ip8ne6tp9ekq1DSL8k6BjZGDZZhMxH9VUbFldRMpTyAMoix67tcZsSI5P2lJPEZeuWOHPkFfY45IYZnJS5v1PV4J2mEy/s320/1956-_Upper%20Twain.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-51079117719338818332024-03-16T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-16T00:01:00.278-07:00I Love a Parade<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's just something about a home-town parade. They used to have an annual parade in the town where I spent my high school years, but it went the way of the dodo a long time ago. But I can still enjoy old photos of other parades!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This first image is from November, 1977, so perhaps it was a Veteran's Day parade? I was having some trouble figuring out where this picture was taken (I thought it might be Calgary, Ontario) , until I saw the Hotel Fontenelle in the distance (you can just read the sign beneath that kooky tower to the left). That means that this is Omaha, Nebraska!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue8Nf1XayukTp-QRojvmCYPocWaii0SXL73pBOtyvbh2k-SZUCUHn4ttgV3SSxtacVWMHJ7mkGpmQwC-h42DwCThyTVmbXqETTRdd2eIakOhQL73Nl-brnSnlI1N2TgjFGXfmnnsFOhM82N4UNFJy4kxk8TrheZio59KV5hJmR39nmO88_mN4/s1224/Parade%2011-77%20Omaha%20Nebraska.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1224" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue8Nf1XayukTp-QRojvmCYPocWaii0SXL73pBOtyvbh2k-SZUCUHn4ttgV3SSxtacVWMHJ7mkGpmQwC-h42DwCThyTVmbXqETTRdd2eIakOhQL73Nl-brnSnlI1N2TgjFGXfmnnsFOhM82N4UNFJy4kxk8TrheZio59KV5hJmR39nmO88_mN4/s320/Parade%2011-77%20Omaha%20Nebraska.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried to find a contemporary view using Google Maps - the previous parade went along South 18th Street. Boy oh boy, does it look different! In the distance you can still see the"Century Link" telecommunications center tower, though it is now dwarfed by many taller buildings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjrsROPkxgD_lzomfmfFUS2PuOR83g3tfxM09NrEMJnjKpL3gQwIZ4RcloGrNbjkT3ur3QDPG9iBYyGNZ1H0M73_OTUXqPudZ65dSLGQAKHS9xHYSpPNc1x4-jFV_sapjyS8VNVmGB1iUni5-RhsbFbhkGgHqGsDfqf6Kkm6HCe5xrFVZEKXU/s1224/Omaha%20South%2018th%20St.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1224" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjrsROPkxgD_lzomfmfFUS2PuOR83g3tfxM09NrEMJnjKpL3gQwIZ4RcloGrNbjkT3ur3QDPG9iBYyGNZ1H0M73_OTUXqPudZ65dSLGQAKHS9xHYSpPNc1x4-jFV_sapjyS8VNVmGB1iUni5-RhsbFbhkGgHqGsDfqf6Kkm6HCe5xrFVZEKXU/s320/Omaha%20South%2018th%20St.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, we are in Atlantic City, New Jersey. I've seen lots of photos of parades along the A.C. boardwalk, so I can only assume that they were a daily occurrence. Or perhaps they did them often during the tourist season. However, the overcoats on the folks in the background tell me that it was a chilly day. I love the "classic Americana" feeling of this photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESs2x74MTtZ8ePKtsnwRSfDCFdtsidpOGi3ob94it8dWm1t-pTGFchDOzBkwuVY3aJqUD6TbqZi8bxhAnFw_ICEnXPpHBQm-E5DFBxdr0Yvn584_NeqqHS1kPQoeDzswsxat552Cx2zGpuDQtJtsKoxP5D8dN7trJQbYA4bqAXOMFfrzrWEtT/s1224/Parade%201950s%20Atlantic%20City.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1224" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESs2x74MTtZ8ePKtsnwRSfDCFdtsidpOGi3ob94it8dWm1t-pTGFchDOzBkwuVY3aJqUD6TbqZi8bxhAnFw_ICEnXPpHBQm-E5DFBxdr0Yvn584_NeqqHS1kPQoeDzswsxat552Cx2zGpuDQtJtsKoxP5D8dN7trJQbYA4bqAXOMFfrzrWEtT/s320/Parade%201950s%20Atlantic%20City.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, here's a photo of a military parade, from a slide labeled "1955 Stockton" (that's in California). "I don't know but I've been told - Otter Pops are mighty cold!". I tried pinpointing this location using obvious clues such as Martinson and Dervin Army Surplus, or the ABC Hotel (in the distance), but had no success. But I didn't cry! Much.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmTl2awl2PS-pOhOi762aERAjdn1pxVpBXNwfM3eIq-AAq1tAtD5oH69HKaUVO6s2KkuBu8TRX87FWzL3waexIQKNY0TNp5NjcxRT8pd4GeD_mjvSe1MYnWX-1EoZ-CT4x5608vKWCN2qtlNFDKl34hbkdOcVrAoojkAOjbV_7P68NNxWjXYe/s1224/Parade%20may%201955%20Stockton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1224" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmTl2awl2PS-pOhOi762aERAjdn1pxVpBXNwfM3eIq-AAq1tAtD5oH69HKaUVO6s2KkuBu8TRX87FWzL3waexIQKNY0TNp5NjcxRT8pd4GeD_mjvSe1MYnWX-1EoZ-CT4x5608vKWCN2qtlNFDKl34hbkdOcVrAoojkAOjbV_7P68NNxWjXYe/s320/Parade%20may%201955%20Stockton.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21540217613536012542024-03-15T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-15T00:01:00.128-07:00Tomorrowland, April 1974<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sure loved the old "New Tomorrowland"! My memories of earlier Tomorrowlands are essentially nonexistent (though my older brother remembers a few things), so for me, this was the place that fired my imagination so much. Seven years after the New Tomorrowland debuted, it still looks wonderful (as seen from the Plaza), with the classic Peoplemover on the curving track overhead. The grass is so lush, they must have used Miracle-Gro. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3GEVsFy0ahL507RWEgKaXoRB6tLqUOd3_pqB9VETg3IZClxaeUJuyQaO0-SBmOq4TTAUvqlQ1UyRJvkYMYM00rJ9AQlScnbqONa9t_oH8FvVp3u2_gtkK7qk3pP5Q5jTNkzw_qqaodjLrjdqCD8AiK5CBaMhwL-XyHzmBt5jX5UIu04X5O0j/s1224/4-1974-_NiceTL%20Entrance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1224" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3GEVsFy0ahL507RWEgKaXoRB6tLqUOd3_pqB9VETg3IZClxaeUJuyQaO0-SBmOq4TTAUvqlQ1UyRJvkYMYM00rJ9AQlScnbqONa9t_oH8FvVp3u2_gtkK7qk3pP5Q5jTNkzw_qqaodjLrjdqCD8AiK5CBaMhwL-XyHzmBt5jX5UIu04X5O0j/s320/4-1974-_NiceTL%20Entrance.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now we're inside the land o' the future, with guest's clothing ranging from "I'm going to wear shorts no matter what" to "A nice sweater will be just the thing". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU75Eu-1bpdzFHf_6j2VREsD1bQJ9Zwwpm2Kkye9lxA-EGnZIMhZ9YVKOiriW7FRwhXUyc_-kRxpC7nr5y6e_Oip1R3grFohnTdzUViZnxmQyuSFT3gqD2sPGf_gg0w3iUmvDR3Rf2aRo4SCkxjAgtKebC9Beg80WRiRhist3_hjip61KOPVcZ/s1224/4-1974-_NeatTomorrow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1224" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU75Eu-1bpdzFHf_6j2VREsD1bQJ9Zwwpm2Kkye9lxA-EGnZIMhZ9YVKOiriW7FRwhXUyc_-kRxpC7nr5y6e_Oip1R3grFohnTdzUViZnxmQyuSFT3gqD2sPGf_gg0w3iUmvDR3Rf2aRo4SCkxjAgtKebC9Beg80WRiRhist3_hjip61KOPVcZ/s320/4-1974-_NeatTomorrow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7449410285434165922024-03-14T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-14T00:01:00.131-07:00Disneyland Railroad, July 1964<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a trio of photos involving the wonderful Disneyland Railroad, circa 1964. We'll start with this nice photo of the Fred Gurley (locomotive #3) as it is about to get underway after a stop at Frontierland Station. Booooooaaaaarrrrrd! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs47qp1wpFw5htrKgDrI-Uizc1w9glwVAV4aC6rypTK6yma7LwHCSWkQ36I8hBXErijSGjzaOxF9-B2FNak1W_9djH6aZ6215f6cBFIJY9jTtBmo1awqr0BPIqIlvXyRmSn2BNojIQnb3BE4iysA01m-YGv8oqYSgd4Pojb4gwEAYQa69mdizq/s1224/7-1964-_Fred%20Gurley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1224" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs47qp1wpFw5htrKgDrI-Uizc1w9glwVAV4aC6rypTK6yma7LwHCSWkQ36I8hBXErijSGjzaOxF9-B2FNak1W_9djH6aZ6215f6cBFIJY9jTtBmo1awqr0BPIqIlvXyRmSn2BNojIQnb3BE4iysA01m-YGv8oqYSgd4Pojb4gwEAYQa69mdizq/s320/7-1964-_Fred%20Gurley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did somebody mention Frontierland Station? Here's a view of it from the train, sort of an interesting scene, with the Rivers of America and the Mark Twain in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUloQAQN4HnfXMPApkyxYp6P2y2HcrnpaVw1jwlO7rajL8uF_KX061TVjiMTnLMcAQL9HsZYT6NptZFkYP8FH6VhKHBTa6an6cS4QeuPZQqkxrhms1gHoGw_C6yx0HUy-qdpxSknOjmAu95KMeyTXeyQEpVU6wkupksYsRwnIeT43c8TWA8Hal/s1224/7-1964-_FrontierlandStationView.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUloQAQN4HnfXMPApkyxYp6P2y2HcrnpaVw1jwlO7rajL8uF_KX061TVjiMTnLMcAQL9HsZYT6NptZFkYP8FH6VhKHBTa6an6cS4QeuPZQqkxrhms1gHoGw_C6yx0HUy-qdpxSknOjmAu95KMeyTXeyQEpVU6wkupksYsRwnIeT43c8TWA8Hal/s320/7-1964-_FrontierlandStationView.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, in a photo taken moments later, a shot taken from the "speeding' train, with the Burning Settler's Cabin visible over on Tom Sawyer Island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOX21KCkTpXDrgZsQSt0YfppUmt6q53y-tEnq2iYI0tDjKA_oyABzlDafLhkPlwZ3IFdtA7F0dzJdaFPFsoJ6MbUY1HHRfIRtz8GAdLCbUwURlXjBC4Rqtqpa1uP_FmAt73uaJtQZ4fBeHeqLffIlHebvAZMvq9peMF1iuESfYxVt0GIgx2IU/s1224/7-1964-_Cabin%20From%20Train.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1224" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOX21KCkTpXDrgZsQSt0YfppUmt6q53y-tEnq2iYI0tDjKA_oyABzlDafLhkPlwZ3IFdtA7F0dzJdaFPFsoJ6MbUY1HHRfIRtz8GAdLCbUwURlXjBC4Rqtqpa1uP_FmAt73uaJtQZ4fBeHeqLffIlHebvAZMvq9peMF1iuESfYxVt0GIgx2IU/s320/7-1964-_Cabin%20From%20Train.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25581135906314103942024-03-13T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-13T00:01:00.137-07:00Minnie and Mickey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I have two photos from two different batches; one featuring the lovely Minnie Mouse, and the other featuring Mickey da Mouse. We'll start with this colorful image from September, 1974. Five California girls are posing with Minnie, who stuns in her yellow satin dress (probably designed by Halston - Minnie sometimes rubbed elbows with Andy Warhol and his wealthy friends in the Hamptons). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1Pu5NN0e9QUUOBMlczhJ0UFR8qFvh24nDpR_tPysB2IGxu0Ea7VDBGXOQ2sYFJ1da_tqxRG3RUl0f1d8b8vZcmvJ3aLKpyj0Aha07_Q7cHj7-UBUvskDVa-JCjzcDicdZ1GWXErToGn6EyXJnZTqqaDI8Gugf37paqR-hyrWOcLAIlBa6Qvi/s1224/9-1974-_Minnie%20&%20Kids.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1224" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1Pu5NN0e9QUUOBMlczhJ0UFR8qFvh24nDpR_tPysB2IGxu0Ea7VDBGXOQ2sYFJ1da_tqxRG3RUl0f1d8b8vZcmvJ3aLKpyj0Aha07_Q7cHj7-UBUvskDVa-JCjzcDicdZ1GWXErToGn6EyXJnZTqqaDI8Gugf37paqR-hyrWOcLAIlBa6Qvi/s320/9-1974-_Minnie%20&%20Kids.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next we head back in time to August, 1967. Mickey Mouse is in Town Square, surrounded by fans. The boy with the blue shirt isn't even looking at MM though, I'm not sure what's going on. But he sure seems happy to be there! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA7xI6X7gGFH8ckk8PuiLbmwqv0i8NgMdi7QI_6oeXYbN36RJVKXZTiP48bgfm05PSpZTtagVCpvCVoY3Rt2GBYJcJJwjrFI8FidoqbUeebmBUs14LbumxMdAk9esecFvyB5jNrZcaUbp9TCkepEltO_uIcaNYQqCvHCBU-3zIOEkup_Vv0uo/s1165/8-1967-_Kids%20N%20Mickey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA7xI6X7gGFH8ckk8PuiLbmwqv0i8NgMdi7QI_6oeXYbN36RJVKXZTiP48bgfm05PSpZTtagVCpvCVoY3Rt2GBYJcJJwjrFI8FidoqbUeebmBUs14LbumxMdAk9esecFvyB5jNrZcaUbp9TCkepEltO_uIcaNYQqCvHCBU-3zIOEkup_Vv0uo/s320/8-1967-_Kids%20N%20Mickey.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58408850374449944182024-03-12T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-12T00:01:00.144-07:00Knott's Berry Farm, 1960s<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to mix things up and share a few Knott's Berry Farm photos. That's right, I'll do anything, no matter how crazy. These are undated, but the presence of the Timber Mountain Log Ride places it after July 11th, 1969. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm sure our photographer was waiting for a log to descend the drop, when one of the narrow-gauge locomotives happened to pass by. Hey, it looks great! I'll take a picture of it! The warm afternoon sunlight really adds to the beauty of the scene, not to mention the many trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjRFL3PCkwdgla_6Y-fRlv17WGILCAj7Cgg7sUrFElZbpwvg7qGY20yDDmpDLFcTd_yehYoQ0zoAzxbYftLQzjWvo9iUjCqoep6E8doZkgMh-aDWV6FkL6mbYG38E3nTG19Hy0_Y-fkEpgMUJxoVIcjfK00i4zq-X3S-BE150F91GWTICyUwY/s1224/KBF-1960s-_Log%20&%20Red%20Cliff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjRFL3PCkwdgla_6Y-fRlv17WGILCAj7Cgg7sUrFElZbpwvg7qGY20yDDmpDLFcTd_yehYoQ0zoAzxbYftLQzjWvo9iUjCqoep6E8doZkgMh-aDWV6FkL6mbYG38E3nTG19Hy0_Y-fkEpgMUJxoVIcjfK00i4zq-X3S-BE150F91GWTICyUwY/s320/KBF-1960s-_Log%20&%20Red%20Cliff.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #10bce3;">SPLASHDOWN!</span> I assume that some of the people in the log are friends or family. What an amazing ride, and it's still amazing over 50 years later. I like the detail of the rafts of freshly-cut trees lashed together with chains or ropes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL2cTp8rMsubNdjju1kgYtEds4qdyiJCgixHVV_cETiIXR_-_3aQvgOwPpUn7jyVFBW98eQZloVoMGWbkP5R39-ysiZi9hi-NmidOg_do6yWdwO-SghsFcTZ7PpEPbA5SmkIqFns7iY4QXzXt-UxHRms2iKdVD8EGO5T-GjmjdluRwc4ANB9L/s1224/KBF-1960s-_Log%20Splashdown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1224" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL2cTp8rMsubNdjju1kgYtEds4qdyiJCgixHVV_cETiIXR_-_3aQvgOwPpUn7jyVFBW98eQZloVoMGWbkP5R39-ysiZi9hi-NmidOg_do6yWdwO-SghsFcTZ7PpEPbA5SmkIqFns7iY4QXzXt-UxHRms2iKdVD8EGO5T-GjmjdluRwc4ANB9L/s320/KBF-1960s-_Log%20Splashdown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, we're somewhere on the side of Calico Mountain, maybe even sitting in one of the dependable little mine trains that will take us through gold mines, glowing caverns, past dangerous explosions and underground waterfalls - wow, what a ride!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyKSPBdlRTUNchApkLvbp4JnBfPGT6sPpcE2KGgdW941E0WcstHdXCJWYJR163RkxdMspbs6XiFGy3bCHEeIf5W7B542FV3vpPwtSa57Yd5_YB8eyioomraQbvjAo4-PNZiPm4QuMbO7Jqxs4fIHAt88WLYZl3tO4BrTZhvOCTYNbvHt9ujr4/s1224/KBF-1960s-_Calico%20Square%20Nice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1224" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyKSPBdlRTUNchApkLvbp4JnBfPGT6sPpcE2KGgdW941E0WcstHdXCJWYJR163RkxdMspbs6XiFGy3bCHEeIf5W7B542FV3vpPwtSa57Yd5_YB8eyioomraQbvjAo4-PNZiPm4QuMbO7Jqxs4fIHAt88WLYZl3tO4BrTZhvOCTYNbvHt9ujr4/s320/KBF-1960s-_Calico%20Square%20Nice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-64888797176507463732024-03-11T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-11T00:01:00.129-07:00Goofy and Mickey, November 1967<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wonder who came up with the idea of having popular characters from Disney films meeting and greeting the guests? It's possible that it goes back to the very earliest plans for Disneyland (although they famously had to borrow costumes from the Ice Capes for the 1955 grand opening - costumes that were odd to put it mildly). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I have two cute photos of a little boy posing with two such characters, circa 1967. In this first one, he's with Goofy, posing right near the Mad Tea Party. Mom (or is it Grandma?) stands to the left, she's having a great time. We can also just see Monstro's nose, and the lighthouse ticket booth, as well as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and the Carrousel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZaafMHThF9ZRY6Q16Gc2tpzb_mpDyFFNFTj-ANb_tzACZQ8jhWdXDi6eksNfkWR2zylvhPiGy6pYgz9-zF50H4Q9GeAbHkP2WV-esgtHoUhu_LYr8Kt5_RDBi00cetgVvrjyATAsZtq0yV3RO7AczoaFPFeO6v7fWeqjYBZuUl9fAdStTyX8/s1224/11-1967-_Plaid%20Kid%20Da%20Goof.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZaafMHThF9ZRY6Q16Gc2tpzb_mpDyFFNFTj-ANb_tzACZQ8jhWdXDi6eksNfkWR2zylvhPiGy6pYgz9-zF50H4Q9GeAbHkP2WV-esgtHoUhu_LYr8Kt5_RDBi00cetgVvrjyATAsZtq0yV3RO7AczoaFPFeO6v7fWeqjYBZuUl9fAdStTyX8/s320/11-1967-_Plaid%20Kid%20Da%20Goof.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out in front of the Bank of America in Town Square, Mickey Mouse (wearing his finest claw-hammer coat) greets his many fans. Note to self: buy plaid overalls. Mom (Grandma?) enjoys a cigarette while holding a complimentary INA guidebook.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv6LZctav0oefHt9qbk8ac6o18C9mHtwa3W-OTANN6aaslaYQs5tP8vekiBfykbdbO6qxOiPHe6HausS1Bi4_pDRoB5WcirgXRon6pKwSWelwVyShF0IKfaOv2rLxgkDGJSCFHTTDhQ-xqT9GFpYY1fmG6OOYvpijQoeWn07-PkjGZuuD9O3u/s1224/11-1967-_Plaid%20Kid%20Mickey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1224" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv6LZctav0oefHt9qbk8ac6o18C9mHtwa3W-OTANN6aaslaYQs5tP8vekiBfykbdbO6qxOiPHe6HausS1Bi4_pDRoB5WcirgXRon6pKwSWelwVyShF0IKfaOv2rLxgkDGJSCFHTTDhQ-xqT9GFpYY1fmG6OOYvpijQoeWn07-PkjGZuuD9O3u/s320/11-1967-_Plaid%20Kid%20Mickey.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15650142707745396322024-03-10T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-10T00:01:00.174-08:00Cascade Peak, June 1962<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's SNOOZLE TIME! Prepare to be underwhelmed. Both of today's photos feature Cascade Peak, one of my favorite vintage Disneyland icons, but the pictures leave much to be desired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, OK, this first one isn't so bad, it mostly just suffers from being boring. But it also makes me miss the rocky peak with its multiple waterfalls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mfkFrGiHxURqFbZPcpx296DeaBYnz_TjWrotTm37nZFOq9Eg-kY_t-2NyiWKBq45TbM23Iot5khVTMUQOJt24FTSFVPr3Ep4mcxqLnMBcgd8l3wiVvisZrVGYDiAJjX01cfQ3RMJmTGoixjs6bGjM_hTFXhJpVCcs4tcGTmiC_sOVuJVoWhl/s1224/6-1962-_Meh%20Cascade%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1224" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mfkFrGiHxURqFbZPcpx296DeaBYnz_TjWrotTm37nZFOq9Eg-kY_t-2NyiWKBq45TbM23Iot5khVTMUQOJt24FTSFVPr3Ep4mcxqLnMBcgd8l3wiVvisZrVGYDiAJjX01cfQ3RMJmTGoixjs6bGjM_hTFXhJpVCcs4tcGTmiC_sOVuJVoWhl/s320/6-1962-_Meh%20Cascade%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This next one is pretty bad, canted to the right in what might be an attempt at being "arty". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir1l0qbdZ4rKEYMuv-v3TbZBDnV-PlViWjcyFbezdmM14i-ofrW3nILm6GBdDehoZNECRrXEAl2E3ztUgDPH3Ty9aXiePalXHIvNivQJ75o5l853zuuB7P42utxmKb-aQrDBoycCN4_pqRxHTTxw4yE3HYFDYctAIPgj0SOA8gSpsEA5HyUba/s1224/6-1962-_Meh%20Cascade%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1224" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir1l0qbdZ4rKEYMuv-v3TbZBDnV-PlViWjcyFbezdmM14i-ofrW3nILm6GBdDehoZNECRrXEAl2E3ztUgDPH3Ty9aXiePalXHIvNivQJ75o5l853zuuB7P42utxmKb-aQrDBoycCN4_pqRxHTTxw4yE3HYFDYctAIPgj0SOA8gSpsEA5HyUba/s320/6-1962-_Meh%20Cascade%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-71181199956763025552024-03-09T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-09T00:01:00.140-08:00Classic Cars<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Who loves old cars? We know Nanook does, but hopefully a few other Junior Gorillas appreciate some beauties from Detroit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll start with this undated (but 1950s) photo from "someplace in California". I realize that the main subject is the two ladies and their friendly collie, but that truck isn't there by accident! Whatever it is, I love it, it is just waiting for some teenager to turn it into a hotrod. Candy-apple red metal flake paint? Fuzzy dice? Wiggling hula girl on the dashboard? It's like heaven on Earth. The landscape fascinates me, it could be anywhere in CA, my grandma and grandpa once owned some land that they never developed, way out in the Pasadena area, I swear the one or two photos I've seen looked very much like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxf14CY5YlhJsKMuBOQvSMaHvHjlfs9GFGchgPdJh2DfnZSfECwIwuxSkDbPGRnlc98j8HXyOZjGovkZvrg9x4d46hSONEfN73e3XwBGYNlgEnUn9fTLCYQubCbh5Y84MZWxsJAbcqKdbIQd98cxNKha96d4QFgGAnJkUYgNiKHtU_IViC49l/s1224/50's%20Car%20B%20California.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxf14CY5YlhJsKMuBOQvSMaHvHjlfs9GFGchgPdJh2DfnZSfECwIwuxSkDbPGRnlc98j8HXyOZjGovkZvrg9x4d46hSONEfN73e3XwBGYNlgEnUn9fTLCYQubCbh5Y84MZWxsJAbcqKdbIQd98cxNKha96d4QFgGAnJkUYgNiKHtU_IViC49l/s320/50's%20Car%20B%20California.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is this great photo of a man proudly standing next to his 1951 Buick Special (I think). What a beauty, and it must be brand-new, that thing gleams very gleamily. My one complaint? Not enough chrome!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngEIY9_vKNDY9ENsjbFg8k8ogqQqkJdAy7AirX6xz3Ghn_xKtfTQPLxVMtE8nrQaOznEyRqcg8_zX1TuSpjODsCS0DYFBAXHYeCQQoP-oy10cJFGVahrFovx0iL7PoDr4zDGgTGYeVLt4IFT29GZtpF8MO4nj7SZ7APs1GJJwRotKAAGRZpZx/s1224/Buick%20Eight%20-%20Washington%201951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngEIY9_vKNDY9ENsjbFg8k8ogqQqkJdAy7AirX6xz3Ghn_xKtfTQPLxVMtE8nrQaOznEyRqcg8_zX1TuSpjODsCS0DYFBAXHYeCQQoP-oy10cJFGVahrFovx0iL7PoDr4zDGgTGYeVLt4IFT29GZtpF8MO4nj7SZ7APs1GJJwRotKAAGRZpZx/s320/Buick%20Eight%20-%20Washington%201951.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, a slightly blurred photo of a little girl (?) sitting on the hood of a Dodge Sedan with a 1947 New Jersey license plate. It's not quite as elegant as the Buick in the previous photo, but it's still awesome!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwygefDmGTwwmmrEYy-3dyv6BV9JmIC0cKydj5TwdkMIfy0gL03JZcNZI9Yz8wHX_aiFEaEEifETBgTd1lGWEGtt13ttQbXIb8zdCuabbPR4NwczVtfcTDazV2qZJJKRhadZlbKvkt025AM7Wb5rUKZQYqtS73lXCZZtGqBYWPkD9htqHCT1_e/s1224/Old%20Car%201947%20Dodge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1224" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwygefDmGTwwmmrEYy-3dyv6BV9JmIC0cKydj5TwdkMIfy0gL03JZcNZI9Yz8wHX_aiFEaEEifETBgTd1lGWEGtt13ttQbXIb8zdCuabbPR4NwczVtfcTDazV2qZJJKRhadZlbKvkt025AM7Wb5rUKZQYqtS73lXCZZtGqBYWPkD9htqHCT1_e/s320/Old%20Car%201947%20Dodge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56877445655835459012024-03-08T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-08T04:18:12.099-08:00Anaheim Motels, September 1961<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I am presenting the third installment featuring Lou Perry's 1961 photos of various Anaheim motels (scanned and shared with us by his daughter, Sue B.). This final installment has my favorite images!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First up is this shot of the venerable Jolly Roger Inn (on Katella at Harbor), which I believe was razed in 2013. I always love a giant globe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4uLeAYf0B6jY3jFrrv-BJeLMoI54WCoJ4t3vj7OzofhtBzN14b9oCkw38xnUYUaMIXZMr29qY-vs9dATmIZ8dV5peiwBHA2Gx2BvVnRGiOwPxkYo0XJJb840Ha92J6A0uaeshufCgrb4k4MpCI1v9jjwiwp_yz7oKsD1P8n-kwIXPSQP1Z9M/s1224/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1224" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4uLeAYf0B6jY3jFrrv-BJeLMoI54WCoJ4t3vj7OzofhtBzN14b9oCkw38xnUYUaMIXZMr29qY-vs9dATmIZ8dV5peiwBHA2Gx2BvVnRGiOwPxkYo0XJJb840Ha92J6A0uaeshufCgrb4k4MpCI1v9jjwiwp_yz7oKsD1P8n-kwIXPSQP1Z9M/s320/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a vintage postcard. It sure seems like back in the day I knew a lot of people who stayed at the Jolly Roger during their visits to Disneyland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE6uuOJV3roD5lFUyPKoGAnVYbc3JV4ET6w0L18ZBArr3eoF6GpPL99dsIxLDFkUpDz6Qp5NoudS6fqlcqvk6Ps-ERVV_IOM5msq1BI0A4MCdOOHMkeZC_hBQ-rfLGt6oRVr_oRZAOJzXzoAH-NLsrenG2dAYCwpcoTrhwCrqY0__3IuN1LzJ/s1224/Jolly%20Roger%20Motel.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1224" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE6uuOJV3roD5lFUyPKoGAnVYbc3JV4ET6w0L18ZBArr3eoF6GpPL99dsIxLDFkUpDz6Qp5NoudS6fqlcqvk6Ps-ERVV_IOM5msq1BI0A4MCdOOHMkeZC_hBQ-rfLGt6oRVr_oRZAOJzXzoAH-NLsrenG2dAYCwpcoTrhwCrqY0__3IuN1LzJ/s320/Jolly%20Roger%20Motel.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is this photo of a dirt lot. Oh yeah, and the Charter House too! The Charter House is at 1700 So. Harbor Blvd. I believe it is still there, but is now called "The Anaheim". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAta5BhgCS-RCDiLZ57N9KU4Rcju-mqn1ymj8JN9icXgc8XbLlA-crkAW2NofV-K6vGcNJA8BGFDHc90dTQ9jHiHvoIRosU9H3292GVHj6hzC-k_0uPoHsteRsjmI7qEu_GiXniZcueS5VioNh1wMnl4BIG7W5tMy4mSuIUB6jzkteNO3fRt3/s1224/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1224" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAta5BhgCS-RCDiLZ57N9KU4Rcju-mqn1ymj8JN9icXgc8XbLlA-crkAW2NofV-K6vGcNJA8BGFDHc90dTQ9jHiHvoIRosU9H3292GVHj6hzC-k_0uPoHsteRsjmI7qEu_GiXniZcueS5VioNh1wMnl4BIG7W5tMy4mSuIUB6jzkteNO3fRt3/s320/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20011.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Vintage brochure view!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUKLNa-DR7FPCSgewcquhiki6REcm0ii5ob3BawOMTDAqkh0WbrXToLeJKrf8nsXJq0fc9JElTvnorZ9pn0HrqdxUfGFdfiM8uQORYPGHxO91phfUq2Bc9E5Mn2jYHoacaVdahwhXRGSSE50B3BBZovg34fpWKEf6QbEVQW3EIKpYSqhoKSNb/s1152/Charter%20House%201962%20edit1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUKLNa-DR7FPCSgewcquhiki6REcm0ii5ob3BawOMTDAqkh0WbrXToLeJKrf8nsXJq0fc9JElTvnorZ9pn0HrqdxUfGFdfiM8uQORYPGHxO91phfUq2Bc9E5Mn2jYHoacaVdahwhXRGSSE50B3BBZovg34fpWKEf6QbEVQW3EIKpYSqhoKSNb/s320/Charter%20House%201962%20edit1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">Vintage postcard view!</span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GUGLhejTBuU5Jl0ufZs9ryCPhStGcWLsA1zwyNinRyVJ2rJ9o1XH69qwV5KjYlfyyDYyvd6mqYfut651jwNcncD0rCtudp0f2eSceZD5QjKPtnw4DL9weVRclqPDIrjFkDR-amPyDqSwJKAt1NtoJPMVWdVVo_zb6TTzmhJkLxvXrPU4XcXG/s1269/Charter%20House%20Pool%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GUGLhejTBuU5Jl0ufZs9ryCPhStGcWLsA1zwyNinRyVJ2rJ9o1XH69qwV5KjYlfyyDYyvd6mqYfut651jwNcncD0rCtudp0f2eSceZD5QjKPtnw4DL9weVRclqPDIrjFkDR-amPyDqSwJKAt1NtoJPMVWdVVo_zb6TTzmhJkLxvXrPU4XcXG/s320/Charter%20House%20Pool%202.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is the Fantasy Motel, located at 1734 Harbor Blvd. (now the location of Castle Inn & Suites). It has another great sign! Free shuttle service to and from Disneyland; heated swimming and wading pools; free TV; Hi-Fi. <span style="color: #e06666;">ICE CUBES!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8-wTCWyLxIwQdTOJcErDugDpw6zILyNtPTrMH3tK3H54efj7o_4avVW6ZhYSbZxXmRP8oyPpy-hPc5MV0XyohmGVoGp6aoxCyG_aA7Cq0fH__DoJfwQ91o9I8_HwYwwKkExOUFQmBEx9c8q9gP20vtY6T1LLNCUutRIleUOXB1JsMCNbhAS9/s1224/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1224" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8-wTCWyLxIwQdTOJcErDugDpw6zILyNtPTrMH3tK3H54efj7o_4avVW6ZhYSbZxXmRP8oyPpy-hPc5MV0XyohmGVoGp6aoxCyG_aA7Cq0fH__DoJfwQ91o9I8_HwYwwKkExOUFQmBEx9c8q9gP20vtY6T1LLNCUutRIleUOXB1JsMCNbhAS9/s320/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">You can thank me for this vintage postcard view later.</div><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BL4MAqbeerPUqF-0JFB398GNpjx4UncKaf0p_MsU3wBiEwnX544i5eIv-iGyYTKNHmYcoVDb6_FQ2r4mqyi9Slb6lmD29XnZnppUtuNUnlERGzGMNys9A-3iXAZUxfhGH_jlj9sipISyEoexJFuC0DKN2bZGRnXsZc16lAWi8kdkyNR4vSb2/s1224/Fantasy%20Motel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1224" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BL4MAqbeerPUqF-0JFB398GNpjx4UncKaf0p_MsU3wBiEwnX544i5eIv-iGyYTKNHmYcoVDb6_FQ2r4mqyi9Slb6lmD29XnZnppUtuNUnlERGzGMNys9A-3iXAZUxfhGH_jlj9sipISyEoexJFuC0DKN2bZGRnXsZc16lAWi8kdkyNR4vSb2/s320/Fantasy%20Motel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #f1c232;">Wowee, this is some great night view.</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #e06666;">T</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #93c47d;">H</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #ffd966;">E</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">C</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">O</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #e06666;">L</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #ffa400;">O</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #93c47d;">R</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #ffd966;">S</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">!</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYh3NBRjdhpCy99puf4JRgF-jJ3SC34scZhfJ6bb8d-Y2yaUhawGDowJ1A9NWl1Ra6Kj6PA4HxwT3gmb_bWAdnu3FxK7SSZdOIWHBe6NisDa32nuku6DJ3ZluaOUI3AEWPBvzpvnn0419di7FMLEsrUJ4PNfXOa3HmqfD5VZ_XFKhXoshhKFa/s1280/Fantasy%20Motel%20Night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1280" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYh3NBRjdhpCy99puf4JRgF-jJ3SC34scZhfJ6bb8d-Y2yaUhawGDowJ1A9NWl1Ra6Kj6PA4HxwT3gmb_bWAdnu3FxK7SSZdOIWHBe6NisDa32nuku6DJ3ZluaOUI3AEWPBvzpvnn0419di7FMLEsrUJ4PNfXOa3HmqfD5VZ_XFKhXoshhKFa/s320/Fantasy%20Motel%20Night.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">And finally, my favorite photo of the batch, this amazing look along Harbor Boulevard, with a bunch of classic motels, and at least one restaurant. Closest to us is the Domino Restaurant and Coffee Shop, and the Magic Star Motel is just beyond that, and then a place called the "Showboat" (no info on that one!). If you look carefully you can see the crossed candy canes of the Candy Cane Inn, and then the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_r2QpGp3CpvFlMtnStExQsK3aMNBz44AdFOnk9yTBCJeGM1wBsinWs8WKA7pVVBv8DdJUDsu5L-U9NlXtWyAgXeHRmwYffrFvGmdOw1py7GJMg1xF53Jl-5SZ1llHwuDgBFu_9GKQYKhBPvEqJsTjNbDN2zR9z_P4-8FOGop_cuhi1s9ElO3/s1224/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20006.jpg">Meri Go Round</a> liquor store</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY2bCLuGIxiTDkJbCfzNcY1L0J3CR9jXyhhRpDArghYsItFIGCDB7QOw9J-fs_qYAlbkI9woYZzzT2tLlg8yvm4QXQrbqYMVcD4IDcY-kXl19qN3BnOqVrRrNTeD9oHsQsMGqrzSWyJ9p8NQCESDtpwC81524zH6XqThd9GvMmp1SeC9uFTdj/s1224/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1224" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY2bCLuGIxiTDkJbCfzNcY1L0J3CR9jXyhhRpDArghYsItFIGCDB7QOw9J-fs_qYAlbkI9woYZzzT2tLlg8yvm4QXQrbqYMVcD4IDcY-kXl19qN3BnOqVrRrNTeD9oHsQsMGqrzSWyJ9p8NQCESDtpwC81524zH6XqThd9GvMmp1SeC9uFTdj/s320/GDB%20169%20CA%20Motels%209-61%20012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a nice postcard showing the Magic Star Motel and Domino Restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_g0U0UGPjSHw9JMx8mAR2OeFCndtxQuD6Tz1ZAOlddf9kR4pxZ7UBtEyZQTeBVRcqvqmNLqLI9PahlqZ3zF7DzV7QPGY4Ivon2tychGVplKYfIl2kxS1shKElTk13mYiB-rijX8HFHiUvn1cAdUdAX5UDGaJKXEKR8MdWI_VziU1-SR9w5vo/s1224/Magic%20Star%20Motel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1224" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_g0U0UGPjSHw9JMx8mAR2OeFCndtxQuD6Tz1ZAOlddf9kR4pxZ7UBtEyZQTeBVRcqvqmNLqLI9PahlqZ3zF7DzV7QPGY4Ivon2tychGVplKYfIl2kxS1shKElTk13mYiB-rijX8HFHiUvn1cAdUdAX5UDGaJKXEKR8MdWI_VziU1-SR9w5vo/s320/Magic%20Star%20Motel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the Candy Cane Inn.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrtv9fGBozU_bE84QOvAQncipSldS8KU260rqZzzB7ezk2nYrATBZq65Gr1rcVc-aCVSHGhRLzkoHgCJ1xz2KRDrPqLhFB7ZY5o8i0ZbiE13eU2FAm_xeddMboL3YRG7r0l0ILoykjwMqh6poqsMdAP2U4uNhPT2gyWlnRaaU-YZCN-i8rIv8/s1224/Candy%20Cane%20Motel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1224" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrtv9fGBozU_bE84QOvAQncipSldS8KU260rqZzzB7ezk2nYrATBZq65Gr1rcVc-aCVSHGhRLzkoHgCJ1xz2KRDrPqLhFB7ZY5o8i0ZbiE13eU2FAm_xeddMboL3YRG7r0l0ILoykjwMqh6poqsMdAP2U4uNhPT2gyWlnRaaU-YZCN-i8rIv8/s320/Candy%20Cane%20Motel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's what the sign in front of the Candy Cane Inn looked like!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_BS454c9XIlzjggkCMm5CWHuyynt5Bld-zeFwN5B9YNoHTnpQ4xk8nIenL5qwhwBnxyPeLiPrmcSabhkyEAjGDInWu5VQ9kFZFsmQZR4_4S-iJkr9dIZwQ-jd1XTYu74fVp2HkHKC7r-85WYlB2Oxcoro54DkkP3jcT1D6TJFwyTU5P5ZGjd/s864/Candy%20Cane%20Motel%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="864" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_BS454c9XIlzjggkCMm5CWHuyynt5Bld-zeFwN5B9YNoHTnpQ4xk8nIenL5qwhwBnxyPeLiPrmcSabhkyEAjGDInWu5VQ9kFZFsmQZR4_4S-iJkr9dIZwQ-jd1XTYu74fVp2HkHKC7r-85WYlB2Oxcoro54DkkP3jcT1D6TJFwyTU5P5ZGjd/s320/Candy%20Cane%20Motel%20Sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a super-fun batch of photos, I wish I'd had more personal knowledge of all of the motels on Harbor or Katella. MANY THANKS to Lou Perry and Sue B.!</div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-53023320930010211682024-03-07T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-07T00:01:00.137-08:00Randos<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love randos! They're not quite Leftuggies, but only the most brilliant physicists can determine the difference anyway. So don't worry about it. Both of these are undated, but likely from sometime in the mid-1960s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This first one is shows a view inside Fantasyland, looking at the west end of the Castle, with the Dumbo attraction to our left. I'm intrigued by that doorway near the top of the castle wall - perhaps it allowed maintenance access to the roof. What would have been out of frame to our right? My guess: restrooms. People just have that, "I'm heading to the bathroom" body language! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxdiagfTsOnQmiijCSsGHQ4uKvZqzIE9c7_FW78UiK7ZD4zV1TZFVa8VnMhgzuM9q6oCO_QSs1W1EsJ8xPGf9VKFDhi67nJxmzDxc73use3vg1Em7qumC6U8EkAvI21jUraIuXXHT7VFjaGFp7IUxsNMWWN7Yr3Fp6RmLK925Sk5vxZFDJEe6/s1224/60s-_FantasylandGuests.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1224" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxdiagfTsOnQmiijCSsGHQ4uKvZqzIE9c7_FW78UiK7ZD4zV1TZFVa8VnMhgzuM9q6oCO_QSs1W1EsJ8xPGf9VKFDhi67nJxmzDxc73use3vg1Em7qumC6U8EkAvI21jUraIuXXHT7VFjaGFp7IUxsNMWWN7Yr3Fp6RmLK925Sk5vxZFDJEe6/s320/60s-_FantasylandGuests.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is this nice view of a Casey Jr. Circus Train, as seen from a Skyway gondola, right outside the Chalet station. A friendly fellow throws us a wave, which is mighty neighborly of him. If you look closely you can see Cinderella's pumpkin coach on the roadway up to her castle. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNN4iNkI73wFU8V5m7kvyq7BO22x9Md-crbEWQnG7iK1_gg9i8i4IaOBbVUxRhd2bnIWfWFWT2F2-uCZmJ5vjhdoltUYrb9kaX43eo0vAThGHgLQohu_12BDPwFeeZtCA7T0yEWm7IqQ9IP9EIEtCIFFLE1_brQl3ZlifVGGzSDVxcvHPC297/s1224/60s-_Casey%20Jones%20Jr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNN4iNkI73wFU8V5m7kvyq7BO22x9Md-crbEWQnG7iK1_gg9i8i4IaOBbVUxRhd2bnIWfWFWT2F2-uCZmJ5vjhdoltUYrb9kaX43eo0vAThGHgLQohu_12BDPwFeeZtCA7T0yEWm7IqQ9IP9EIEtCIFFLE1_brQl3ZlifVGGzSDVxcvHPC297/s320/60s-_Casey%20Jones%20Jr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-28737855964837398402024-03-06T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-06T00:01:00.140-08:00The Golden Horseshoe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sure wish I'd seen the classic Revue at the Golden Horseshoe, back in the days when Wally Boag was doing the show. But... no such luck. Today I have two fairly early photos from the Golden Horseshoe Revue - undated, but almost certainly from the 1950s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look at how young Wally Boag appears! Though he was a seasoned veteran of the stage by the time he worked at Disneyland. With him is Donald Novis, who co-created the script for the original show, and performed from 1955 until his retirement (due to illness) in 1964. I think that's Novis' hat hanging from the steer's horn in the background - but maybe not. As many of you know, after Novis retired, Fulton Burley replaced him, and was with the Revue for 25 years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo4IeKc8BeHqEoUbFTDI-X48xL3iwHftszkBUsr3Udl2sOVY4WhqU4Ztm9YAuN3X_VX9v_YPCh-WfnjuXofIWmSJnHoaKZB23acciE3OEM8BdouLMilfnGmVSu1tqI2IhU1B6acvZUdC0Il_Hp-e-YIGAOymhyLstUYPJOSvrcPRlXu5pTqs-/s1224/1950s-_GHR%20Novis%20Boag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="833" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo4IeKc8BeHqEoUbFTDI-X48xL3iwHftszkBUsr3Udl2sOVY4WhqU4Ztm9YAuN3X_VX9v_YPCh-WfnjuXofIWmSJnHoaKZB23acciE3OEM8BdouLMilfnGmVSu1tqI2IhU1B6acvZUdC0Il_Hp-e-YIGAOymhyLstUYPJOSvrcPRlXu5pTqs-/s320/1950s-_GHR%20Novis%20Boag.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm sure somebody out there knows the name of the pianist! I thought that the painting in the background might be a copy of a Frederic Remington piece, but if so, I could not find a match on Google Image Search.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxnIJIqyw8jnZpvjqj5gnE4PXz7qqnGG968Pe9J-K0OPMRrFaa_SA9UnaUQApGnbvzGcVFHn0zD20iQBB9PBpOear0BfHklyxesJLIVD3H35EydrUCll6A3CaDepFaEo4jXnpYISNDL5YaER4hfXeMhcVVjUKUf2CoRvcQNBK1cvAbNEY3v9t/s1224/1950s-_GHR%20Piano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1224" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxnIJIqyw8jnZpvjqj5gnE4PXz7qqnGG968Pe9J-K0OPMRrFaa_SA9UnaUQApGnbvzGcVFHn0zD20iQBB9PBpOear0BfHklyxesJLIVD3H35EydrUCll6A3CaDepFaEo4jXnpYISNDL5YaER4hfXeMhcVVjUKUf2CoRvcQNBK1cvAbNEY3v9t/s320/1950s-_GHR%20Piano.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-6912766149195609142024-03-05T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-05T00:01:00.133-08:00Sternwheeler<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's time for another bunch of publicity photos featuring the MARK TWAIN, courtesy of the Mysterious Benefactor! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is fascinating, the Twain is absolutely PACKED. With cast members? And the Disneyland Band is there, along with some Disney characters. I wonder what the occasion was? There is no solid date on this particular slide, so it's impossible to even hazard an educated guess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRjhmOTi14feFZgk_8Et-d9OH22fg9dEQR5ZokYp-e9gigjMTbfbpsBdbAx8QnRNFUfcW74-N9Vxaof058KWXZce4BVU7S9AYEmHpxrlYbVkgQStKLGJUu23FNzAdqJ2ZgrFA1sEmMdkHdj14o6s9eJ0lXES2VMgapFQ-euYWfMH6_JkNRmpk/s1224/FR0736%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20at%20Frontier%20Landing%20(1992).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1224" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRjhmOTi14feFZgk_8Et-d9OH22fg9dEQR5ZokYp-e9gigjMTbfbpsBdbAx8QnRNFUfcW74-N9Vxaof058KWXZce4BVU7S9AYEmHpxrlYbVkgQStKLGJUu23FNzAdqJ2ZgrFA1sEmMdkHdj14o6s9eJ0lXES2VMgapFQ-euYWfMH6_JkNRmpk/s320/FR0736%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20at%20Frontier%20Landing%20(1992).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh boy, the Mark Twain at night, one of the prettiest sights you'll see at Disneyland. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGkBN0PW_Pr7f0-e3dMcesUcJu9RUOpVS5x5DgR-S2FG2Bdi_kZLzZmPVoYjj_vmX-1hIvdlxfWYVlcyHY3HLh0Gc3zWjnilJR-CF812DpotE-Y7q760Y57-KugmiqMR-ACo2v53-46EAPOzq05fHVAgMJ2mtPD9hr6WFTe2tO5hwIrWcoSVt/s1224/FR0737%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20at%20Night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGkBN0PW_Pr7f0-e3dMcesUcJu9RUOpVS5x5DgR-S2FG2Bdi_kZLzZmPVoYjj_vmX-1hIvdlxfWYVlcyHY3HLh0Gc3zWjnilJR-CF812DpotE-Y7q760Y57-KugmiqMR-ACo2v53-46EAPOzq05fHVAgMJ2mtPD9hr6WFTe2tO5hwIrWcoSVt/s320/FR0737%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20at%20Night.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Same view, only during the bright sunshine. The hoodoos of Big Thunder appear so rarely on GDB that it's a little weird to see them, even after all these years.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EkoRODYFbG1g16iZTYleSt9KgJUDI9xi77udVN8ic0Bjj1ps0MQiHM5p7VzvlgOQbx3e10U6VFjjzL3y2NYyURNqCxyg4U0VKjrk8zml7mJ6dMc9MggFHwxEKKC0gXRrZ_kIpaz4iF3grQ0b7WX_dhPjJ3NooKvLV2Vhkat1ihYtQ8YdurPF/s1224/FR0738%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20Approaching%20Frontier%20Landing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1224" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EkoRODYFbG1g16iZTYleSt9KgJUDI9xi77udVN8ic0Bjj1ps0MQiHM5p7VzvlgOQbx3e10U6VFjjzL3y2NYyURNqCxyg4U0VKjrk8zml7mJ6dMc9MggFHwxEKKC0gXRrZ_kIpaz4iF3grQ0b7WX_dhPjJ3NooKvLV2Vhkat1ihYtQ8YdurPF/s320/FR0738%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20Approaching%20Frontier%20Landing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What can I say about a view that we've all seen a thousand times?! It's still pretty, but... my brain is empty. Or emptier than usual?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2_9UlSoQbtOV9TTFaB3W36ECnVcvNRNzWk1IPqV1qe3CkQChWTNb4r0lmIS3xJwvt_jshW-41vZ0mir6dtNlzCgTRysm03lyjzF3m5vCiKAIo8LAjwASwFUQuBIWGm-BKO0_d5rL5ol7or35ihalubJkhpz9W0fDGr7adURE4kCGQ8ToY95O/s1224/FR0740%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20(Early%201980s).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1224" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2_9UlSoQbtOV9TTFaB3W36ECnVcvNRNzWk1IPqV1qe3CkQChWTNb4r0lmIS3xJwvt_jshW-41vZ0mir6dtNlzCgTRysm03lyjzF3m5vCiKAIo8LAjwASwFUQuBIWGm-BKO0_d5rL5ol7or35ihalubJkhpz9W0fDGr7adURE4kCGQ8ToY95O/s320/FR0740%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat%20(Early%201980s).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This close-up is kind of fun. Match the people to the previous picture! Hello, Mr. Pale Yellow Shirt. Hello, Mr. Blue Hat. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BYm6ap9ZZyCYWu5xgYKNsTTx0FS3dOSDE0DUK_62ok3zfmMYqufQkG0bcTmMem3refVXvwPvJHtwrVbdPiyI8uUaRoBxWcXArxha5Q8eP_SZIF0pcOgUQrGnTpCOAl71dWYF5yBvoGSsHiRRIqvNMkfDQypqEcFIVX3tYfmmQKJTBIfE8u2i/s1224/FR0742%20Guests%20on%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1224" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BYm6ap9ZZyCYWu5xgYKNsTTx0FS3dOSDE0DUK_62ok3zfmMYqufQkG0bcTmMem3refVXvwPvJHtwrVbdPiyI8uUaRoBxWcXArxha5Q8eP_SZIF0pcOgUQrGnTpCOAl71dWYF5yBvoGSsHiRRIqvNMkfDQypqEcFIVX3tYfmmQKJTBIfE8u2i/s320/FR0742%20Guests%20on%20Mark%20Twain%20Riverboat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> There are still SO MANY Mark Twain scans! Many thanks to the Mysterious Benefactor!</div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27836716642482592922024-03-04T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-04T00:01:00.133-08:00Adventureland, July 1960<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a pair of very nice Adventureland pix for you today, both from July 1960. I think it's kind of interesting that the two lands on the west side of the park got big signs overhead as you entered - maybe because they are somewhat close together? I suppose Sleeping Beauty Castle made the entrance to Fantasyland pretty obvious. As for Tomorrowland... again, maybe it was super obvious where guests were headed. ANYWAY, I do love this arched sign, made of woven palm leaves and bamboo, in the best "Gilligan's Island" style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPb4xj5tZ17Op3iuu0ZINNLH8jmGyzHiEQqmB5pzemoVeDdcXQ3-m2VQpyP5Q2_SI8QUjCn-VGpiQ2qRdL6C7lVqg5qng6U8ZN7Qvi-NMKIlay-CoHxEG2bQcM1dDhby2d2AYKfFUbjd7VXDpbP9WwaKKbFbIMtyKzuJsnE4dBbm0SzYIUA9Y/s1224/7-1960-_Adventure%20Marquee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1224" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPb4xj5tZ17Op3iuu0ZINNLH8jmGyzHiEQqmB5pzemoVeDdcXQ3-m2VQpyP5Q2_SI8QUjCn-VGpiQ2qRdL6C7lVqg5qng6U8ZN7Qvi-NMKIlay-CoHxEG2bQcM1dDhby2d2AYKfFUbjd7VXDpbP9WwaKKbFbIMtyKzuJsnE4dBbm0SzYIUA9Y/s320/7-1960-_Adventure%20Marquee.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is a good photo of the elaborate sign above the entrance to the Jungle Cruise. I don't know if the four 'lanterns" actually lit up at night, but if so, I'll bet it looked great. There's some skulls, and lots of what look like skeins of dyed hair, or maybe they are supposed to be the feathers of tropical birds. I've always liked the sign painted on stretched animal hide. The ticket booth sign says that adults needed to pay 50 cents, children 35 cents, or you needed to part with a precious "E" ticket.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvUKJ8nGcZKgWq3RMIKp0NVbz-saREMJe2qrGZgBRmeFB2_hAPeZ6dqfAUXHt5UuieeX1NXTDhNKvh2r4nsQnGlf-ksIKqrOQwTdJfvuwhWYE0-Rj64mRyXY0Ct16Yj44wjGTMhjL-Wav4bFrBIlTPKRj6gIu3Zh6NCTlO9nP_6UHRK8cZFz1/s1224/7-1960-_Jungle%20Cruise%20Marquee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1224" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvUKJ8nGcZKgWq3RMIKp0NVbz-saREMJe2qrGZgBRmeFB2_hAPeZ6dqfAUXHt5UuieeX1NXTDhNKvh2r4nsQnGlf-ksIKqrOQwTdJfvuwhWYE0-Rj64mRyXY0Ct16Yj44wjGTMhjL-Wav4bFrBIlTPKRj6gIu3Zh6NCTlO9nP_6UHRK8cZFz1/s320/7-1960-_Jungle%20Cruise%20Marquee.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1728863531989094602024-03-03T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-03T10:40:52.132-08:00Mickey Flower Portrait, April 1974<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the second Sunday in a row, Main Street Station is featured in the SNOOZLES™. It's nothing personal! They just aren't very good photos. As you can see, in spite of the bright sunshine, this first picture is way too dark. The slides are dated "April, 1974", but they might have been taken earlier, since everyone is bundled up quite a bit. There's always one or two people who are determined to wear a light t-shirt no matter how chilly it is! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh52dmnD97TxzK6dUqGkJfHRbj-VN-HeoCGF_fHI4AxszZvGiPeAMjt7vWYgBQt889roFRuuFBF7JZBNTU1vHho7eOOcOVHUA_Xvl9seN2udSYF0IE9Vvc4gaoyA9E1HfLn3-yMFOs06WSpXHdrbdPU-caYQFehY7_5BO-l2k4bEMBsIPUFs0s/s1224/4-1974-_Mickey%20Portrait.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1224" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh52dmnD97TxzK6dUqGkJfHRbj-VN-HeoCGF_fHI4AxszZvGiPeAMjt7vWYgBQt889roFRuuFBF7JZBNTU1vHho7eOOcOVHUA_Xvl9seN2udSYF0IE9Vvc4gaoyA9E1HfLn3-yMFOs06WSpXHdrbdPU-caYQFehY7_5BO-l2k4bEMBsIPUFs0s/s320/4-1974-_Mickey%20Portrait.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's not even noon yet! Plenty of time to hit all of our favorite rides. This photo gets bonus points for the cut young lady in the classic Mickey t-shirt.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aNX5HYsuRad83fSGpUBTOhS_YBSUgNQB3j6eIcWdkNr9oedLpUnlJwoVnjgllFHQ6-o7FD1ccRmSU-w7auomsCVaXKm01tTh8X3k3IV5oPgB5BraYhYyQpDdLK4y4ZIYj6h89c9QFAxX14ziqzv0FDak-eb5HPYHIpVIAZQ0T0Kp0Uv_elpW/s1224/4-1974-_MSS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="827" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aNX5HYsuRad83fSGpUBTOhS_YBSUgNQB3j6eIcWdkNr9oedLpUnlJwoVnjgllFHQ6-o7FD1ccRmSU-w7auomsCVaXKm01tTh8X3k3IV5oPgB5BraYhYyQpDdLK4y4ZIYj6h89c9QFAxX14ziqzv0FDak-eb5HPYHIpVIAZQ0T0Kp0Uv_elpW/s320/4-1974-_MSS.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">EXTRA! EXTRA!</span></b> GDB pal Chuck Hansen shared this 1972-ish photo of his lovely family; notice the t-shirt that Chuck was wearing! Thank you, Chuck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqSX1mZd9AJ_-YfOKcUPQ0ACFJZyG037d3FMbtZxTnu_qxzvoWl9H4-D6VT9FQFvlGWLBUbs2Urx2rFnOIMk40Fk4d8vxBEe6jPhpKdpyObk5IzcpR60If1W5a5n_uHPD7L0pr8BYMOhO3jKPAFMSZxl6Y1LHT6yJhaJfBC3Uy47ZLbYZsdZz/s1152/50th_19%20copy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1152" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqSX1mZd9AJ_-YfOKcUPQ0ACFJZyG037d3FMbtZxTnu_qxzvoWl9H4-D6VT9FQFvlGWLBUbs2Urx2rFnOIMk40Fk4d8vxBEe6jPhpKdpyObk5IzcpR60If1W5a5n_uHPD7L0pr8BYMOhO3jKPAFMSZxl6Y1LHT6yJhaJfBC3Uy47ZLbYZsdZz/s320/50th_19%20copy%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13743357198032912932024-03-02T00:01:00.000-08:002024-03-02T00:01:00.255-08:00Palm Springs and Wild Bill Hickok, 1950s<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a few fun slide scans (undated) from Palm Springs today. This first one features actors Guy Madison and Andy Devine, who starred in "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" from April of 1951 through September of 1958 (eight seasons). Wikipedia's synopsis says <span style="color: #e69138;"><i>The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok</i> starred Guy Madison as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) United States Marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, and Andy Devine as his comedy sidekick, Jingles P. Jones. The series was set in the 1870s, with Hickok and Jones based at Fort Larabee.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Madison and Devine are participating in a parade, apparently in conjunction with some sort of annual rodeo, though I could find no old news articles about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpgiQDhDYPJ__ral69y4ah5iK6XF51DnpXSxSQ1KVtNS3-Z7ceR4FmPBQGez4oltr1pEdtEz6vTK0U07fiF9hzV16tJ8Z68Qd4Ndy2PXsAXF7oCb4XVVKqZIuMlqf0ODQDDvq-CHmmK4tYziBVYpvcNSrG-oVJGVf3_Q3HDXCnA6P7sekGlsl/s1224/Palm%20Spring%2050s%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1224" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpgiQDhDYPJ__ral69y4ah5iK6XF51DnpXSxSQ1KVtNS3-Z7ceR4FmPBQGez4oltr1pEdtEz6vTK0U07fiF9hzV16tJ8Z68Qd4Ndy2PXsAXF7oCb4XVVKqZIuMlqf0ODQDDvq-CHmmK4tYziBVYpvcNSrG-oVJGVf3_Q3HDXCnA6P7sekGlsl/s320/Palm%20Spring%2050s%20A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are the boys again, this time presumably in the stands at the rodeo. Andy Devine is known today to many folks from his appearance on "The Twilight Zone", as well as the 1966 "Batman" series, or as the voice of Friar Tuck in the 1973 animated feature, "Robin Hood". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Madison starred in many lesser movies of the 1940s and 1950s, though Wikipedia says that... <span style="color: #e69138;">his career began to suffer, in part because of his limited acting ability.</span> Ouch! Still, he had success as Wild Bill, and eventually did many movies in Europe (spaghetti westerns, sword and sandal epics, and such). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pdHwJUCdI5D-yDtGO5g2Zr36AlIfX5-xI9K-YxlvWIr8Vo6sOj55t46ta6XLURbc3iz4MRrGmLZkjjnF6wRnQ66CZ8xTvNbJQdMr9K_5EyAKslVjCmPPdaGwMe6DbWPACNvxsDMLmD_aAuHPo8TqRX3SGKes7IhYPDOChDrKBRAAFLQNHLfm/s1224/Palm%20Spring%2050s%20B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pdHwJUCdI5D-yDtGO5g2Zr36AlIfX5-xI9K-YxlvWIr8Vo6sOj55t46ta6XLURbc3iz4MRrGmLZkjjnF6wRnQ66CZ8xTvNbJQdMr9K_5EyAKslVjCmPPdaGwMe6DbWPACNvxsDMLmD_aAuHPo8TqRX3SGKes7IhYPDOChDrKBRAAFLQNHLfm/s320/Palm%20Spring%2050s%20B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a publicity photo, if I had to guess I'd say that the picture was taken near <a href="https://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/corriganville-movie-ranch-august-1960.html">Corriganville</a>. In fact, I just did a little research and found a man's account of his <a href="http://www.phantomranch.net/bwestern/daysatcorriganville.htm">visit to Corriganville</a>, in which he said Guy Madison and Andy Devine were there (along with the cast of Rin Tin Tin, filming in another section of Corriganville). What do I win, Johnny?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIoX2HZ_C9JjWEL_Cipd71RBcOLcp590lvNC5PipoSyNUgLjnMvzyZXt8zD7su7LEdEKYVPQjOiui7xlo3ht6qqaGhNSRJmUdraooVO7u3XlMCG7bs2SwPfMRRFnb2l2C9W3HgVROne23rBa-jLchG0WrrwOpDxTTsq3J9rkJ1WqfOrs_5LF0/s640/cast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIoX2HZ_C9JjWEL_Cipd71RBcOLcp590lvNC5PipoSyNUgLjnMvzyZXt8zD7su7LEdEKYVPQjOiui7xlo3ht6qqaGhNSRJmUdraooVO7u3XlMCG7bs2SwPfMRRFnb2l2C9W3HgVROne23rBa-jLchG0WrrwOpDxTTsq3J9rkJ1WqfOrs_5LF0/s320/cast.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow, that's quite a crowd! The lesson is: <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FOLKS LOVE A RODEO</b></span>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTWJBx9jWuvzKtLzMs85bTZyXJp6EQdsqPXSBQAztavIKwFpIbV5Qqkitk2lLOeIalnF-L3sFjLm3kkyS4BAAaJHujbYnnCACZ1fIGMLkQQ_htLeJb8WHj14pbVy9rg7qhFBzXjW1zdnZ5GvZSrGvY8YppwBkhIUhyPy4GJSx09kxeo74Kbix/s1224/Palm%20Spring%2050s%20C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1224" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTWJBx9jWuvzKtLzMs85bTZyXJp6EQdsqPXSBQAztavIKwFpIbV5Qqkitk2lLOeIalnF-L3sFjLm3kkyS4BAAaJHujbYnnCACZ1fIGMLkQQ_htLeJb8WHj14pbVy9rg7qhFBzXjW1zdnZ5GvZSrGvY8YppwBkhIUhyPy4GJSx09kxeo74Kbix/s320/Palm%20Spring%2050s%20C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-36275295340959108412024-03-01T00:01:00.009-08:002024-03-01T00:01:00.138-08:00A Pair o' LEFTUGGIES™<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e57e10;">Let's all wish a BIG "Happy Birthday" to Junior Gorilla David W.!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e57e10;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again, Sue B. has provided a special scan for a special event; David W. loves the old pie-eyed Mickey, and this cake (for "Richie Boy"!) has a folk-art version of the Mouse. His giant ears have cowboys (?) on horseback. Don't ask, just go with it! There are other little toys on the cake too, lots of fun for Richie, and for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMWbsY-s22-RKhqyOGHt5SWdfGZQ6BIITe7JSPTICj7Q2yZrBJKTHRuoycRRUKYKPk4bKtrDmQm7UCnItAWOdehooUE25xWuZwAUCfo9_rqikRWqVLY8xQ2NAno_luxVCvdHiptmDR5B27p5tKrA6eMPd32lvOTCaywPqXLPikua3X4wmtX7H/s1224/GDB%20DW%20BDay%203-1-24001sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1224" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMWbsY-s22-RKhqyOGHt5SWdfGZQ6BIITe7JSPTICj7Q2yZrBJKTHRuoycRRUKYKPk4bKtrDmQm7UCnItAWOdehooUE25xWuZwAUCfo9_rqikRWqVLY8xQ2NAno_luxVCvdHiptmDR5B27p5tKrA6eMPd32lvOTCaywPqXLPikua3X4wmtX7H/s320/GDB%20DW%20BDay%203-1-24001sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, it's time for some Leftuggies! I hope you brought a good appetite. First up is this great photo of The Friendship Train (circa September, 1973). All aboard! I only have eyes for the two groovy babes in their <span style="color: #ef5d95;">watermelon-pink</span> outfits. In the background is the Carousel Theater; the Carousel of Progress would close on September 9th of 1973, so perhaps lucky guests might be able to catch one last show, though of course it might have already shut down at this point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeZln3nN9rUgFNaY8NaJUVEWMkybw_Mc70MV8ud-uqJOse5DMeeB4yJiysdOTpYHfGwu8MacxSdFsyN6mlSKKOw-bWtfr9gIpfj6AEG1Ux9-Kzbb3yQF6GtgB_G-KMLRxsEcyXMxJOz0-PzQhtE9K-2j9hdsCcoRHrqpX9_FeGZtKA78VLChc/s1224/9-1973-_Friendship%20TrainA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1224" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeZln3nN9rUgFNaY8NaJUVEWMkybw_Mc70MV8ud-uqJOse5DMeeB4yJiysdOTpYHfGwu8MacxSdFsyN6mlSKKOw-bWtfr9gIpfj6AEG1Ux9-Kzbb3yQF6GtgB_G-KMLRxsEcyXMxJOz0-PzQhtE9K-2j9hdsCcoRHrqpX9_FeGZtKA78VLChc/s320/9-1973-_Friendship%20TrainA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry, guy in the middle, those gals are the main attractions!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GoDQTAuedmj2LHFIbYnWCg0QQL1aOqhoJztKH8aw0ngSBhHBm76F7lM0RYUA-XFK_qm6thzYbH2Jxt3baPYPU4AZ6YGHGSZh4qTBFWThHIkC2_te5Udhfs_ddlQqB8RyUDKnW6rCt9qApAbDVokZemIRAjP844PIOyVojuPwt0Fu6xTkK7Fj/s1224/9-1973-_Friendship%20TrainB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1224" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GoDQTAuedmj2LHFIbYnWCg0QQL1aOqhoJztKH8aw0ngSBhHBm76F7lM0RYUA-XFK_qm6thzYbH2Jxt3baPYPU4AZ6YGHGSZh4qTBFWThHIkC2_te5Udhfs_ddlQqB8RyUDKnW6rCt9qApAbDVokZemIRAjP844PIOyVojuPwt0Fu6xTkK7Fj/s320/9-1973-_Friendship%20TrainB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is this beautiful shot (September, 1971) of the entry turnstiles as night falls. Maybe folks were showing up for Labor Day festivities, and/or to hear a Big Band at the Plaza Gardens. It must have been fun to be a local who could just pop into the park on a pleasant September evening. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkSKk7Ur1hLB6NJVY3n6bYleNjfHh-U-Em-1csxqyFEqape1vjf6HFBJDpPjCdpWslHNPiSa2T1_AL5wWK9PBESVPH6az_zjU9_5om9pYSebnx9fkgT_kU6hVn1jtEhWZtDbEzTyiGnY3Jo7sDUGvhLPolp4VptqIkRnlEcluCdH3AW2i7EVa/s1224/9-1971-_Entrance%20Dusk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkSKk7Ur1hLB6NJVY3n6bYleNjfHh-U-Em-1csxqyFEqape1vjf6HFBJDpPjCdpWslHNPiSa2T1_AL5wWK9PBESVPH6az_zjU9_5om9pYSebnx9fkgT_kU6hVn1jtEhWZtDbEzTyiGnY3Jo7sDUGvhLPolp4VptqIkRnlEcluCdH3AW2i7EVa/s320/9-1971-_Entrance%20Dusk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27625619349916476742024-02-29T00:01:00.000-08:002024-02-29T00:01:00.138-08:00Disneyland Hotel Check-In Magazine, 1967 (Part Two)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Happy Leap Day!</span> Today's post features the last seven pages of a Disneyland Hotel Check-In Magazine (presumably you saw part one!), scanned and shared by Sue B. The magazine is part of her Dad's collection. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes the ads in these Disney magazines can be almost as fun as the articles. The ad for Delco Energizer batteries isn't that inspiring, but it's cool to see the ad for L.A. Airways, with transportation via helicopter from LAX to Disneyland and back. How much would one of those flights cost today?? My guess - <u>over forty dollars</u> (Australian).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UyCEf36V3qDh4dDqJEAmIzwQon8GV4A1qbZsvkPVHI2jFepOJSmZ_vpSpORS_ZR_dAW5U3VX2Z4y6NPp8U-7E1sM1oegU9LeH_uoAt7V4XXIduqz0ngMLdSAuhXoz_DuS5805JV7kboQw0vIitAm7BJ2ZZZ8dSmpp-dLYXCdkIO2VmCo09wv/s1152/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UyCEf36V3qDh4dDqJEAmIzwQon8GV4A1qbZsvkPVHI2jFepOJSmZ_vpSpORS_ZR_dAW5U3VX2Z4y6NPp8U-7E1sM1oegU9LeH_uoAt7V4XXIduqz0ngMLdSAuhXoz_DuS5805JV7kboQw0vIitAm7BJ2ZZZ8dSmpp-dLYXCdkIO2VmCo09wv/s320/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel007.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Avis tries harder, each customer received a beautiful golden retriever puppy with each car rental. Meanwhile, The Gray Line offered sight-seeing tours aboard their buses going all the way back to the earliest Disneyland days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXM91SMALBTIhMG8BMUNI-rqTPRqyqftXLTPODTVx6YWo4vffG7sGtDKDgoFxbh8b1y-fpOof5samuMv_FiTVFkoa68DizAXE6OK7hygtvsK1YbsH9pm9602fzfMBrJe3sFyezeaoBX_kqJHhl2qoqox5mi34YaZ7YXZnl39cwcfiJqf-H-2O/s1224/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="838" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXM91SMALBTIhMG8BMUNI-rqTPRqyqftXLTPODTVx6YWo4vffG7sGtDKDgoFxbh8b1y-fpOof5samuMv_FiTVFkoa68DizAXE6OK7hygtvsK1YbsH9pm9602fzfMBrJe3sFyezeaoBX_kqJHhl2qoqox5mi34YaZ7YXZnl39cwcfiJqf-H-2O/s320/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel008.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This issue had a lot of coverage related to the big All Star baseball game that was being played in Anaheim (the players all stayed at the Disneyland Hotel - did Jack Wrather let them stay there for free just for the publicity? As most of you know, the only sport I really follow is rhythmic gymnastics, so I am not familiar with many of the names listed. But I know who Gene Autry is! He sang "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIq-NnzERwhb8Sa8_DInlTnDP5XVJsQq4ko0KMhYWaVri7muf-djGMouRs3TGuUiIVQ4ThaMZvQVJN10sgx4tA0PPewmWUDZ0nDVDyoZ42rdn-RkRubfIHsEaDM1sztK4cas7Gvmzq3oMJB6XKC4J5rkCftLw3_0_pDNZ_hJfA6aZoiYLyB-y/s1224/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="899" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIq-NnzERwhb8Sa8_DInlTnDP5XVJsQq4ko0KMhYWaVri7muf-djGMouRs3TGuUiIVQ4ThaMZvQVJN10sgx4tA0PPewmWUDZ0nDVDyoZ42rdn-RkRubfIHsEaDM1sztK4cas7Gvmzq3oMJB6XKC4J5rkCftLw3_0_pDNZ_hJfA6aZoiYLyB-y/s320/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel009.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I enjoy the ad for the Disneyland Hotel, presented as an elegant getaway for couples in a romantic mood. And I also enjoy the blurb about the royal family of Monaco, who were pictured on the cover. My favorite part: <span style="color: #e69138;">Only disappointment: that Princess Grace was indisposed and unable to accompany them</span>. Can you picture Princess Grace in Disneyland? I can't!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGHZtpyGy3kNul16XIepaxBPR3ckIkjsymwQLbM5piLdcdmehPBsGS_Jer2Lfz43CTy3Ayni17dcwY0o4T-wSNczIuQnsWse0N0zZGJikeNvLpsZukaZWLqWirjSenjGzhgvN7NfgG78qABqQfNrPmwraPOF-PDyYRES6XFzHZaMwjkJZrXbw/s1152/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="796" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGHZtpyGy3kNul16XIepaxBPR3ckIkjsymwQLbM5piLdcdmehPBsGS_Jer2Lfz43CTy3Ayni17dcwY0o4T-wSNczIuQnsWse0N0zZGJikeNvLpsZukaZWLqWirjSenjGzhgvN7NfgG78qABqQfNrPmwraPOF-PDyYRES6XFzHZaMwjkJZrXbw/s320/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel010.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Basketball fans need not despair - the American Basketball Association also met at the Hotel, along with the announcement of the Anaheim Amigos. The... <i><span style="color: #e69138;">Anaheim Amigos??</span></i> Well I'll be darned. I love the photo at the bottom with "team trainer Artie Funair", flanked by two wholesome cuties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioeAtuLfC2wH3BOstuhONelTHajYGqxtw4dvx5bzyfbEdAUiGbO-UkxQEg1ey1rLAPInc0qROd9vuj9MBIjK_MWGwlOb1o9VB8luRYhtDbqjcBajUf0lOMETlMIlHm0nxWPKpOR6EJRokFi3vjN8c4aKpFdY74d79jY1n_Xk0TGpMCWhFj-XT/s1152/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="843" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioeAtuLfC2wH3BOstuhONelTHajYGqxtw4dvx5bzyfbEdAUiGbO-UkxQEg1ey1rLAPInc0qROd9vuj9MBIjK_MWGwlOb1o9VB8luRYhtDbqjcBajUf0lOMETlMIlHm0nxWPKpOR6EJRokFi3vjN8c4aKpFdY74d79jY1n_Xk0TGpMCWhFj-XT/s320/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel011.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's nothing but sports, sports, and more sports in this issue of Check-In Magazine, including golf, best played on a course while the sprinklers are going. And let's not forget the Continental Football League's Orange County Ramblers. Did they drive to their games in Rambler station wagons?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRetjETt-GNXGrBUG14JRSP21J_1I980xB3w1EZvUbBEWzGG8JS6cbBtxGIWTEFw97XUYGAdDFOWEBVQXoPzDKK74wlZ7Hlamq_XLHVuB4yBqoSfJGEVF79vzHDqSKvF_r0FPaP9cCMyUoCYE5D6qYORbyDW0dpNzzAHkYw4BcfBYNobcu_V7p/s1152/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="808" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRetjETt-GNXGrBUG14JRSP21J_1I980xB3w1EZvUbBEWzGG8JS6cbBtxGIWTEFw97XUYGAdDFOWEBVQXoPzDKK74wlZ7Hlamq_XLHVuB4yBqoSfJGEVF79vzHDqSKvF_r0FPaP9cCMyUoCYE5D6qYORbyDW0dpNzzAHkYw4BcfBYNobcu_V7p/s320/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel012.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, it's nice to see Marcia Miner, "Miss Disneyland" for 1967, and the hostess of the famous episode of "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_NTvnZ6s9A">The Wonderful World of Disney</a>" featuring "Pirates of the Caribbean", the New Tomorrowland, and more. And I love the ads for Movieland Wax Museum - the wax figures look more lifelike than the real thing. Because of Botox. ZING! Got 'em! I showed those Hollywood phonies! I miss peaceful and beautiful Japanese Deer Park too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ49a3X-_y1hmGGl239B0xVnvxM-SK1gJmfalfzA4a5L92Pkwvbfjfd8Uxk1jl-z5mF92m9aVum0KrKyBVqNyUYql6N1FBtUUgYjYzq6eD5kpbyly5YKulyUbVZwui7YYn03maRLsiqeTGCnxMM6hgtIHVlpMhzAV3DTfWoWCIpMEQ2bR56Qck/s1152/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="829" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ49a3X-_y1hmGGl239B0xVnvxM-SK1gJmfalfzA4a5L92Pkwvbfjfd8Uxk1jl-z5mF92m9aVum0KrKyBVqNyUYql6N1FBtUUgYjYzq6eD5kpbyly5YKulyUbVZwui7YYn03maRLsiqeTGCnxMM6hgtIHVlpMhzAV3DTfWoWCIpMEQ2bR56Qck/s320/GDB%20166%201967%20DL%20Hotel013.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that's it for this issue of Disneyland Hotel Check-In magazine! Many thanks to Sue B. for taking the time to scan this whole magazine for us, I hope you had fun reading it.</div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69776317429859080522024-02-28T00:01:00.000-08:002024-02-28T00:01:00.145-08:00Scenes From January, 1977<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's all wish our friend Dean Finder a very Happy Birthday! As is often the case, Sue B. sent along a vintage birthday scan (not a Lou and Sue photo) for our viewing pleasure. I like the old-fashioned decor; a water heater in the kitchen seems unusual. And those drapes! I need a suit made out of that fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBfpI6iPomJkf4Sb6dCOlxogu2afO1YvTyuvVn7R7KCDJ9WdLvSlQdq-N4wHobzWf6x5Ea33QwDtQu0vkAOPYWUR9_6u_uNztQIfDrEA6bL4WQuIPJCWCx1olNgmc2mSiEXKDQMWmPbmWLZ4_xnEZp9dn2W9SXC2A0FxDlydgrRtyl19A7-YD/s1224/GDB%20for%20Dean%20Finder%20BDay001%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1224" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBfpI6iPomJkf4Sb6dCOlxogu2afO1YvTyuvVn7R7KCDJ9WdLvSlQdq-N4wHobzWf6x5Ea33QwDtQu0vkAOPYWUR9_6u_uNztQIfDrEA6bL4WQuIPJCWCx1olNgmc2mSiEXKDQMWmPbmWLZ4_xnEZp9dn2W9SXC2A0FxDlydgrRtyl19A7-YD/s320/GDB%20for%20Dean%20Finder%20BDay001%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1bdea0; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's not just Dean's birthday either; Sue's father, Lou Perry turns 95 today! Incredible. And she sent along this great picture of Lou, she says that this photo was taken during his honeymoon in Florida - a mere 25 years old at the time. Happy Birthday to Lou!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1bdea0; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyUKokIilKkCqa8PEeN5nPFpRQj0wNUoPWPlethJOMtm0XvL1SErgMEgEbChx8NYN0KiV4zTk_h8Jae2P99sBXnGk_zsMGxTRK444ExRrAdzer3HxlYU_s8t66724p9g3a7itttt0FowID_Mta5eO5eZpDZZ9JB1YpIUrad67Ip36lcKO4Nnx/s1224/GDB%20Lou%20Perry%2095th%20BDay001%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="817" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyUKokIilKkCqa8PEeN5nPFpRQj0wNUoPWPlethJOMtm0XvL1SErgMEgEbChx8NYN0KiV4zTk_h8Jae2P99sBXnGk_zsMGxTRK444ExRrAdzer3HxlYU_s8t66724p9g3a7itttt0FowID_Mta5eO5eZpDZZ9JB1YpIUrad67Ip36lcKO4Nnx/s320/GDB%20Lou%20Perry%2095th%20BDay001%20copy.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1bdea0; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two late additions: Sue B. and some relatives from out of town celebrated Lou's birthday a few days early; here he is enjoying his cupcake. Thanks for these fun photos of a great guy, Sue!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeELw6Bh-7hdSEhqTxSe2DeEOtb6KjccVDhWqYDSMRU0_XqlRbx8D4LcuLAE7tpRRXL4uOY3UE7IV6JbwIT42nvNK9rehwftv8nv6d4TW03eXX2dnqCsHXloZg2V5Ei0gE_RV6bhVUpC4kiC0vfgXRHWPt5UMbvE6YdI6A16S9oKiif1GYAsV_/s1152/Lou%20Birthday%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeELw6Bh-7hdSEhqTxSe2DeEOtb6KjccVDhWqYDSMRU0_XqlRbx8D4LcuLAE7tpRRXL4uOY3UE7IV6JbwIT42nvNK9rehwftv8nv6d4TW03eXX2dnqCsHXloZg2V5Ei0gE_RV6bhVUpC4kiC0vfgXRHWPt5UMbvE6YdI6A16S9oKiif1GYAsV_/s320/Lou%20Birthday%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2fCtZzEeHu7u0oSZaVdjTICyUICtmQdR8uh9A7TBF6OcJ974Rqluyt8cvaJkz7xjr9vBaiu0crjkRq90OEULW21M_efmN66QkTdSK5PfHCS8LbybzU5S1hp-Ipxp-SKP9NpqxDfXT7Y2255diPrcrWgX7JROx6v5JzXKss48WD0b-dYO-2LY/s1536/Lou%20Birthday%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2fCtZzEeHu7u0oSZaVdjTICyUICtmQdR8uh9A7TBF6OcJ974Rqluyt8cvaJkz7xjr9vBaiu0crjkRq90OEULW21M_efmN66QkTdSK5PfHCS8LbybzU5S1hp-Ipxp-SKP9NpqxDfXT7Y2255diPrcrWgX7JROx6v5JzXKss48WD0b-dYO-2LY/s320/Lou%20Birthday%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a small batch of slides dated "January, 1977" - for some reason, views from the late 1970s are not common. I'm thinking that slide film was falling out of favor, based on zero research or evidence. But my Magic 8 Ball™ confirmed my theory! ("You may rely on it"). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First up is this nice shot of the ticket booths and Main Street Station on what appears to have been a chilly and breezy day. Every scrap of Christmas decor is gone, pretty impressive. Of course in those days the decorations consisted of a few wreaths, some garlands, and that's about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD20nFuTqhRH2__OGdPJlFvZ6vTbf8t9-7xuJ8jjSn4D7kFdWaX9v-_qHC4UoqaE-EgXrUXm6eFwt_CAhD-euJdOVYWcomCW6L6pHMOm4bhKOnbRbwuMRKfRNC3Iiad3WaPROg2zFAul-N2eh5u_onV83zzbvbaVvji26v0Mwd2O6K95VJNjy/s1158/1-1977-_MS%20Station%20Ticket%20Booths.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD20nFuTqhRH2__OGdPJlFvZ6vTbf8t9-7xuJ8jjSn4D7kFdWaX9v-_qHC4UoqaE-EgXrUXm6eFwt_CAhD-euJdOVYWcomCW6L6pHMOm4bhKOnbRbwuMRKfRNC3Iiad3WaPROg2zFAul-N2eh5u_onV83zzbvbaVvji26v0Mwd2O6K95VJNjy/s320/1-1977-_MS%20Station%20Ticket%20Booths.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wonder if the clock is accurate? It sure looks like later in the afternoon than 1:20, but then again, it was January, and the days are short.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4LNrOfBFmpsRCaD0XCS__a6NrnkcoZt-PTz6rV03LW800rroFPJZTh0PWgxmlIR9yFPUA58tli9JfaylcucylEuN0dqZC9DFZUZmAWtim93JayaHG-IbTj4vYjOBMP36nHpd78r5I5jACatQSRdKg76qH3FnS77BsCwcFGt9mxSyBNr1hOOM/s1155/1-1977-_MS%20Station.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4LNrOfBFmpsRCaD0XCS__a6NrnkcoZt-PTz6rV03LW800rroFPJZTh0PWgxmlIR9yFPUA58tli9JfaylcucylEuN0dqZC9DFZUZmAWtim93JayaHG-IbTj4vYjOBMP36nHpd78r5I5jACatQSRdKg76qH3FnS77BsCwcFGt9mxSyBNr1hOOM/s320/1-1977-_MS%20Station.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A local high school band marches through Town Square and on their way up Main Street. Everyone gets to bundle up except for the baton twirler, who must suffer for her art.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0TWwhzay6uI12q6nXnhdlOlm4wAXpi75bYOAmPiYJ88qd7Gx4q62n6nrszGx_aBsOWyr8a0RieZFfO_NSavsxXhjw_OrcRZiw7j-nyeYEpXrZI2EZJOeW7mPrsw78dn-maUODCPEi6eIJgGbbnx2qHeDfl5LkbHNCOUExuqdL3lM_lI6bjZA/s1224/1-1977-_Marching%20Band.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1224" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0TWwhzay6uI12q6nXnhdlOlm4wAXpi75bYOAmPiYJ88qd7Gx4q62n6nrszGx_aBsOWyr8a0RieZFfO_NSavsxXhjw_OrcRZiw7j-nyeYEpXrZI2EZJOeW7mPrsw78dn-maUODCPEi6eIJgGbbnx2qHeDfl5LkbHNCOUExuqdL3lM_lI6bjZA/s320/1-1977-_Marching%20Band.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Stay tuned for more from January, 1977!</div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79955622084837461052024-02-27T00:01:00.018-08:002024-02-27T00:01:00.136-08:00More Scans From Keith Schad<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Due to technical issues, it's been a little while since we've looked at some of Keith Schad's family photo of Disneyland. But I had The Fonz give my computer a thump, and everything works great now, so I'm back in business. All of these are from the 1958 batch taken by Keith's wife's Great Grandpa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh boy, this one is great, just look at all those wonderful Autopia vehicles (as seen from a train at Tomorrowland Station). I'm assuming they are Mark IVs since the photo is from 1958 - from what I've read, the first four iterations of Autopia vehicles are visually identical. The Mark V vehicles came along in 1959, easily identifiable by the "eyebrows" and headlights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ab-u_xegf_4409sNf5TMSiDY6a4nobr_g1rkhyphenhyphenZZuMwufd6xsOTrut_8Qr973_0tT5t9bi4QpHFrFqKjl6F4MLp6mZa4vBbQACdwJRePAtgyJ_44a_pqpvT0J5Ks6li3KR3hSzhqCzoe80ak93Z1620LDkR1976tt3AkMVcJzD_tSID-MjeL/s1224/Slide1306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1224" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ab-u_xegf_4409sNf5TMSiDY6a4nobr_g1rkhyphenhyphenZZuMwufd6xsOTrut_8Qr973_0tT5t9bi4QpHFrFqKjl6F4MLp6mZa4vBbQACdwJRePAtgyJ_44a_pqpvT0J5Ks6li3KR3hSzhqCzoe80ak93Z1620LDkR1976tt3AkMVcJzD_tSID-MjeL/s320/Slide1306.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another photo from Tomorrowland Station shows a stretch of mostly-empty track, but with the nice view of Holiday Hill in the distance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwRV579e9vHFj7zg-Zxgbu7iYVJpC1SDqxI976yM2wF_j_QYp3wu59yzhw4KiJ-1yBOP2piFMREzzd2KLagdWNdh-nUDne38JARE9C4IgR8LN8uPsy6wO-PNjqRuj02bOVO5zM10E3Dbbxtf0dlkpAOMthgNhuZm5moVUhyiQFy5xQYHG-hsx/s1224/Slide1307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1224" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwRV579e9vHFj7zg-Zxgbu7iYVJpC1SDqxI976yM2wF_j_QYp3wu59yzhw4KiJ-1yBOP2piFMREzzd2KLagdWNdh-nUDne38JARE9C4IgR8LN8uPsy6wO-PNjqRuj02bOVO5zM10E3Dbbxtf0dlkpAOMthgNhuZm5moVUhyiQFy5xQYHG-hsx/s320/Slide1307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is a photo with the Yacht Bar, looking deserted, and the Skyway, with no people in any of the gondolas. Where is everybody? I'm assuming the Skyway was down for maintenance, because as far as I can tell it's the afternoon, and you'd think that the ride would be up and running.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj6C0gmUXTTimeSszroHmiQtJ_UDO9o34KCWBoyHUpDcNJO4aXgz5lWVbJFdv3MY5m5FtTvuz1AbrzN2_ms7eBNLZOEx2vKVF450qkm3-atk-ePR27apqKrNHUS-Szw5JUaMfAAd556fIWYCMAGCImlyKzm4ReuvUQ1WNGsbBB_f3dDUhK4yT/s1224/Slide1308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1224" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj6C0gmUXTTimeSszroHmiQtJ_UDO9o34KCWBoyHUpDcNJO4aXgz5lWVbJFdv3MY5m5FtTvuz1AbrzN2_ms7eBNLZOEx2vKVF450qkm3-atk-ePR27apqKrNHUS-Szw5JUaMfAAd556fIWYCMAGCImlyKzm4ReuvUQ1WNGsbBB_f3dDUhK4yT/s320/Slide1308.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SO... that was the last of the 1958 Disneyland slides, but there was one Knott's Berry Farm image that snuck in there. I'm including it just for fun; look at all of the colorful clothing. And the upper balcony of the Calico Saloon shows plenty of folks who wanted a nice view of Calico Square. Love the eucalyptus trees!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc3AkJQYf_wgdSflOX_OFsBl1mMKzB7S6nSsHWMNSHA-Ecst9eNyrtjse3Oug7zINcA5pp4DLj2rhnd3elyVtR2EhlM3PkgHCRXRvaf19RI4acTlqE70mT94Oeco2WKN-ahFAl1kW0_p4tsad0Mvcs1788tW_GGDI0oDJhjrEHcgPWJFrCkn8/s1224/Slide1276%20Knotts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1224" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc3AkJQYf_wgdSflOX_OFsBl1mMKzB7S6nSsHWMNSHA-Ecst9eNyrtjse3Oug7zINcA5pp4DLj2rhnd3elyVtR2EhlM3PkgHCRXRvaf19RI4acTlqE70mT94Oeco2WKN-ahFAl1kW0_p4tsad0Mvcs1788tW_GGDI0oDJhjrEHcgPWJFrCkn8/s320/Slide1276%20Knotts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> There are more scans from Keith from his 1971(ish) batch, so stay tuned for those. THANK YOU, Keith Schad!</div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5846709925125937882024-02-26T00:01:00.033-08:002024-02-26T00:01:00.143-08:00Kids In Disneyland, March 1963<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh man, I'm getting a little weary of having so many "too dark" slides - but I just have to get them out of the way! Today's aren't even from the dreaded 1974 batch; these are from 1963. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of you will recognize the two be-sweatered kids (if you can discern them in the dark shadows) as they frolic with their pal Pluto (Pluto is <u>everyone's</u> pal!). He's just had his shots, so he's a little grouchy, but, being a pro, he doesn't let it show when kids are around. You can see two of the Little Pigs in the background as well. Way in the distance is the Disneyland Hotel. I like the way they surrounded trees with a ring of benches, plenty of seating for everyone, though only a few get shade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQMn_6DMWOjvQQkKfb0Oh1qE-MnuduaeVCCQ17v5-gA_8HRIuJz-zTWKU4cDZn1Fu1Y_Y5fYiKs5aHYVWWwqFhQ1unpuKrdADB7jKv3Ji9cSFQqGeMyPqLH2hPt33ZJ353eygE-f5mUBpK9EwpxxdYYO-GsaKDETO9i0Bc1-DMNf-l_EpCaxI/s1224/3-1963-_PlutoOutFront.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1224" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQMn_6DMWOjvQQkKfb0Oh1qE-MnuduaeVCCQ17v5-gA_8HRIuJz-zTWKU4cDZn1Fu1Y_Y5fYiKs5aHYVWWwqFhQ1unpuKrdADB7jKv3Ji9cSFQqGeMyPqLH2hPt33ZJ353eygE-f5mUBpK9EwpxxdYYO-GsaKDETO9i0Bc1-DMNf-l_EpCaxI/s320/3-1963-_PlutoOutFront.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You'd be surprised to learn that the kid at the wheel has been driving a real truck for several years. But things were different in 1963! The Carnation truck looks great here; the boy to our right is impatiently cooling his heels. "Come on, give somebody else a turn!". But they are very comfortable right where they are.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Xt8vMAtXougD3Db2EZ4oI7ENPFdVIFtRas4r8CHxUmHpZGvdYhmuKzZdP6NmKEuC0VKOKhSyHNEmwGn0H_HEMivjzVhWpfb2xTvXPJ3f-IKxHLtEfcPF7O6wv_-VaJfIwFh2wi78WV9zoso_4jZqz7_zA7HzMQ4qq8Z0agdvOn8NJquNkKOt/s1224/3-1963-_CarnationKids.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Xt8vMAtXougD3Db2EZ4oI7ENPFdVIFtRas4r8CHxUmHpZGvdYhmuKzZdP6NmKEuC0VKOKhSyHNEmwGn0H_HEMivjzVhWpfb2xTvXPJ3f-IKxHLtEfcPF7O6wv_-VaJfIwFh2wi78WV9zoso_4jZqz7_zA7HzMQ4qq8Z0agdvOn8NJquNkKOt/s320/3-1963-_CarnationKids.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-51258349755041804862024-02-25T00:01:00.021-08:002024-02-25T00:01:00.172-08:00SNOOZLES™<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's Snoozles are well-lit, and reasonably crisp and clear; they're just a little lacking in excitement. Looking at them, you might think that they are from 1955 or '56, but they are from 1960. Maybe it was Winter, and that's why the Mickey floral portrait is devoid of blossoms. But if so, why is Main Street Station festooned with red, white, and blue bunting? Festooned, I say! Pop quiz: how many objects from Kalamazoo can you see in this photo? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjB2nRSW8NDdlq-3jjozCW9O6ghwx3eNFWSdxN5Vh2XfY0tvg_JPPWrjosWxp6I4H_SrK4wqNvNCf_3hJFaYkSTZjGf0Q_nEZ_o6U4GIHuYRTyfciZuCAK4gBQlQMuIfQ1daEPkuKBPZolMVZR2BKJbmgtrWdFA37LFJlJd2_8PG7gOwOr36v/s1224/7-1960-_Mickey%20Portrait%20No%20Flowers%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1224" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjB2nRSW8NDdlq-3jjozCW9O6ghwx3eNFWSdxN5Vh2XfY0tvg_JPPWrjosWxp6I4H_SrK4wqNvNCf_3hJFaYkSTZjGf0Q_nEZ_o6U4GIHuYRTyfciZuCAK4gBQlQMuIfQ1daEPkuKBPZolMVZR2BKJbmgtrWdFA37LFJlJd2_8PG7gOwOr36v/s320/7-1960-_Mickey%20Portrait%20No%20Flowers%20A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's not quite 10 o'clock in the morning, perhaps the park hasn't even opened yet (though there are a few people up on the platform). Population 21 million? The lines are going to be looooonnnng! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Df7-zxrgmGUS2Ql_-DTbmP2t9Efch8WjMD-DBdgCLi5P9AUoBPnBsjbwyDvHG-9WC3hVguoQVcVI-L1HF5C_p4NNpaRCmAWl-gzabbTpBqNO94EAtlcAQDMBdytvjiN5if4Guwv9b7zOBTSkL4oqZezYzi8fiXjXPo_HVGLehxMY9OiZMJf9/s1224/7-1960-_Mickey%20Portrait%20No%20Flowers%20B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1224" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Df7-zxrgmGUS2Ql_-DTbmP2t9Efch8WjMD-DBdgCLi5P9AUoBPnBsjbwyDvHG-9WC3hVguoQVcVI-L1HF5C_p4NNpaRCmAWl-gzabbTpBqNO94EAtlcAQDMBdytvjiN5if4Guwv9b7zOBTSkL4oqZezYzi8fiXjXPo_HVGLehxMY9OiZMJf9/s320/7-1960-_Mickey%20Portrait%20No%20Flowers%20B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82035030576339981212024-02-24T00:01:00.075-08:002024-02-24T02:31:43.100-08:00Universal Studios, August 1966<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love me some vintage Universal Studios! Today is "part two" of a small batch of scans from 1966. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Upper Lot had this scene that was very popular with shutterbugs, featuring a miniature ocean and several vessels, including that Destroyer and the sailing ship. Were they ever used in TV or movies? Notice the artificial rain pouring off of the roof to the right. Just beyond the green hill you can almost see Hollywood through the smog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnsD2fvt29nJJOCmybZpiT5TM8okRD34qobSX5a9ZYdujYQtcid56_S_3LL8JhC5v8Ii0n92TT6EpblIgbvbG40PoA_5H4cGWsglXmUkvp85eJ6WMbnoan-QqH0YbkHReQXSz74GOfdWC8_4NlmriD4ZqdpoZCIm_0_g7_N0YO9vf1FZ5nBnI/s1224/US-8-1966-_Battleship.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnsD2fvt29nJJOCmybZpiT5TM8okRD34qobSX5a9ZYdujYQtcid56_S_3LL8JhC5v8Ii0n92TT6EpblIgbvbG40PoA_5H4cGWsglXmUkvp85eJ6WMbnoan-QqH0YbkHReQXSz74GOfdWC8_4NlmriD4ZqdpoZCIm_0_g7_N0YO9vf1FZ5nBnI/s320/US-8-1966-_Battleship.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I have been to Universal Studios many times, I don't recall ever seeing an actual famous person walking around. These kids have found Bob Hastings, who was one of the stars of "McHale's Navy", which had ended its run a few months before this picture was taken. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcJd8kjRukWU6mjpYasyc4UFwyf-3-G9fxwo2qJmAt2AaMztnf4e7KfgPkpZ0_G_5YMLSCpJlrL1qtFHB3ELJWBbY4coYjYUn5XcR5Ha-dtXPKOcRfkSLhPJ7hT-XAsXAMRLOqmwAMQ9jbc1wsu56hHadc9NEiG4vKsd4JnOKKbgOBfcIwg2B/s956/US-8-1966-_BobHastings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="956" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcJd8kjRukWU6mjpYasyc4UFwyf-3-G9fxwo2qJmAt2AaMztnf4e7KfgPkpZ0_G_5YMLSCpJlrL1qtFHB3ELJWBbY4coYjYUn5XcR5Ha-dtXPKOcRfkSLhPJ7hT-XAsXAMRLOqmwAMQ9jbc1wsu56hHadc9NEiG4vKsd4JnOKKbgOBfcIwg2B/s320/US-8-1966-_BobHastings.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here he is as Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter with future Disney star Joe Flynn, People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1967. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfN-bmtpr_Qgrqsyq76O69SA3bKlhnTR4zRrSjpiwm7zQyft7E8AxKXVxRW4StN8pksEv-iiLTuS9KsGp9iNg1ZvBVqBHzUcVanzcmsSb4V3y5ePMlCuyxxhXWmj2QidzWVYS8JhlUb4dsH9xbBiRtkT9CWN2e0nUSNmABlkN7k2hdfJgBGhyN/s1080/Bob%20Hastings%20Joe%20Flynn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="808" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfN-bmtpr_Qgrqsyq76O69SA3bKlhnTR4zRrSjpiwm7zQyft7E8AxKXVxRW4StN8pksEv-iiLTuS9KsGp9iNg1ZvBVqBHzUcVanzcmsSb4V3y5ePMlCuyxxhXWmj2QidzWVYS8JhlUb4dsH9xbBiRtkT9CWN2e0nUSNmABlkN7k2hdfJgBGhyN/s320/Bob%20Hastings%20Joe%20Flynn.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can only assume that this is part of the European Street; the structure with the red tiles on the roof throws me - is this supposed to be Northern Italy? It looks rather severe, but a few throw pillows and some curtains will make you feel like you've been transported across the Atlantic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk5jj4i7E6aVzQK3oARCI6byXY_WAdtOhXUpPAVQ8RrGOvZff6F2uIy9-M5lAtrL4hz90_51wPcxjps69zdBlcos5eyhk3pmbcAgFHaMniWs6BrFng3nDOrWhw0dzW6qbBZahxyuH79Y_fRQ587FVQc8ZTaVY0IV8_NDpDdoGP1iBYRWLFHEo/s1224/US-8-1966-_EuropeanStreet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1224" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk5jj4i7E6aVzQK3oARCI6byXY_WAdtOhXUpPAVQ8RrGOvZff6F2uIy9-M5lAtrL4hz90_51wPcxjps69zdBlcos5eyhk3pmbcAgFHaMniWs6BrFng3nDOrWhw0dzW6qbBZahxyuH79Y_fRQ587FVQc8ZTaVY0IV8_NDpDdoGP1iBYRWLFHEo/s320/US-8-1966-_EuropeanStreet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next two images are fun, featuring our photo family as they pose with... er... Doctor Jekyll? I know that Frankenstein's monster and the Phantom of the Opera would often be seen with fans, but I don't recall seeing this fellow before. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDRGxQQhNtratfpQGzGWcTbc5bOsA6GQwaxbQN1WcIW6nDT4YkFNx8ermUG5rAC4fUYwaGZr8usre7RzEnMsdTxNvPEwLSWsYxHHFTHYe2GXpgtGWPE1v7rpA_jGAW8r-ESLFVudIxY_zhp5VR22ONK6xWzKWTC5-0tCC4dF2ILN1OXbGj8Up/s1224/US-8-1966-_GhoulA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDRGxQQhNtratfpQGzGWcTbc5bOsA6GQwaxbQN1WcIW6nDT4YkFNx8ermUG5rAC4fUYwaGZr8usre7RzEnMsdTxNvPEwLSWsYxHHFTHYe2GXpgtGWPE1v7rpA_jGAW8r-ESLFVudIxY_zhp5VR22ONK6xWzKWTC5-0tCC4dF2ILN1OXbGj8Up/s320/US-8-1966-_GhoulA.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some light strangulation is always good for a laugh at Universal Studios!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOGY7qq_IyrB2xnvaSfITe6rY4GkWUVp4voA3dtl27PXex9OsqrHWKvIT5su8aM7is8wKzjm9utawxK0-Bz2IkkzkNQkGUDYI3BJrYzJTH3KxswAilwvDQqpbVxiM4T-Z4fsO8lEpWd7Aaa2ZusRB5zV9ki1WdcOvPdJcP3VLTMINuNjE2Wcq/s1224/US-8-1966-_GhoulB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="830" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOGY7qq_IyrB2xnvaSfITe6rY4GkWUVp4voA3dtl27PXex9OsqrHWKvIT5su8aM7is8wKzjm9utawxK0-Bz2IkkzkNQkGUDYI3BJrYzJTH3KxswAilwvDQqpbVxiM4T-Z4fsO8lEpWd7Aaa2ZusRB5zV9ki1WdcOvPdJcP3VLTMINuNjE2Wcq/s320/US-8-1966-_GhoulB.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com15