Today's photos are from the 1959 Christmas parade. Man oh man, people loved to take endless pictures of the parades! I've got tons of 'em, and I may have to finally delve into that stack as my reserve of slides grows ever smaller. Forgive me.
Looks like Disneyland once again chose to celebrate the cultures from around the globe. That was an idea that just wouldn't die! Here we see the Japanese (I presume) "Wisteria" float, with its bonsai and rock garden and the wigged, powdered and kimono-wearing geisha. The kids hauling the float aren't working hard enough. Mush!
This must be the entry for China. That's a pretty modest float, reminiscent of what you might see in a small town parade! Look at all the little dolls on the float. Weird.
And last, but not least, is umm.... Sweden? Norway? Denmark? Oxnard? All I know is that I dig those red stocking caps. Looks like they are doing that dance where you clap your hands and then slap your partner. Always good for a laugh! They have Charlie Brown's Christmas tree (after it got a little love) on the float.
Yay....more parades please! I've always loved the parades.....or should I say MOST of them. Some of them can be pretty crappy....like that one they're currently running at the park. Oh, and then there was Light Magic! That one was actually painful to watch.
ReplyDeleteThat Ruggles China and Glass Shop, could that have any relation to Charlie Ruggles, who appeared in Pollyanna?
ReplyDeleteGosh these look like they might, plausibly, even belong in the same world as the Main Street they parade down. What a strange notion for me coming more from the present...
ReplyDeleteand mush!
The people in the last picture are Norwegian. The ladies are wearing Bunads and the men are wearing Feskits. (Don't know what those stocking caps are called). Nice to see them represent!
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Who doesn't love a parade? No one has to answer that.... I agree, the last pic represents Oxnard! China pics is weird...
ReplyDeletei dont remember "pre-Disney" parade participants too much. these are pretty interesting.
ReplyDeletei agree with Major, those Chinese dolls are a bit unusual, and the poor Japanese kids dont seem too happy, do they?
t isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it. ice post and thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2010