C.K. Holliday, August 1965
Hi folks, just FYI, I will be away from my computer (though I will miss it terribly) for the next few days. As always, there will be new posts for you, even if I'm hanging out with the rich and famous. I'll talk to you all soon!
Here is a pair of scans taken as the sun was setting during perfect August day in 1965. The sky is blue and cloudless, and you can't be sad about being in Disneyland.
I'm not sure if our photographer was just milling around Town Square, or if he/she was leaving for the day. Hopefully not the latter! There's still plenty of fun to be had, and if they leave, they'll miss out of the beauty of the park when it gets dark. Whatever the case, lots of other people seem to be filing out, and perhaps taking one last opportunity to buy a Mickey balloon for the kids. It will make for a fun reminder of the day as it hovers up at the ceiling for a few days!
I love seeing the C.K. Holliday stopped overhead, as passengers board back at the station to our left. Notice the signs for the "Tencenniel" up by the Train Station.
The engineer is leaning out of the window, possibly enjoying some cooler air - I've heard that it could get very hot in the cabs of the locomotives. Through the archway we can see a sign for Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, on NBC!
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I love the mix of light and shadow in these scans. I also love the cloud of colorful balloons floating overhead. And once again, that graceful tree branch in the upper right is the cherry on top. I don't see any albino balloons in that cloud, which indicates how rare those white Mickey balloons are.
What a great combination of colors on the C.K. Holliday: red and black with some tasteful shiny brass trim. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Back then, our family would go camping several times during the summer. And on our way home, Sunday afternoon/early evening, I would suddenly remember that "Disney" was gonna be on soon. So I would tell my dad to go faster so we didn't miss it. Especially if it was going to be a cartoon episode, or showing us something new in the Park.
Have fun gobbling up the gobbler, Major. We'll try not to trash the GDB site too much while you're away.
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