300th Post!

What's significant about April 22nd?

In 1509, Henry the eighth ascended the throne of England.

In 1876, the Boston Red Stockings defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 in the first National League Baseball game.

At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the "Land Run of 1889".

In 1912, Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publications in Saint Petersburg.

In 1964, the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its first season.

In 1970, the First Earth Day is celebrated.

And now in 2007, we at Gorilla Industries are honored to celebrate the 300th post of "Gorillas Don't Blog", bringing joy and happiness to at least eleven people each day. Thanks for your support!

On today's post, I have a group of 4 images from September 1958. First up is a nice shot of Tomorrowland, taken from the Skyway load. There's no Matterhorn yet, but in a mere nine months it would be open for business.


Here we are much closer to Snow Hill. At some point, trails were added to this feature. Just in case your visit to Disneyland didn't involve enough walking! You can see a number of people on the trails...my guess is that they climbed it "because it's there". Or maybe for the view.


I love this view of the Jungle Cruise's boats with their colorful striped awnings.


In this closeup, you can see that there is a band hiding behind some broad-leafed plants. Is it the Disneyland Band? If so I've never seen them hanging out around the Jungle Cruise before. Look like they are just about to board a boat. Hmmmm...


This slide was extremely dark, so it looks kind of grainy and odd. But I figured I may as well include it with its siblings.