Main Street Nite, August 1970
A good night shot from 1970s Disneyland is a rare thing indeed. I have two night photos from August 1970, but they are "just OK".
Looking south from the Plaza, we can see the streetcar tracks reflecting the lights of the Main Street buildings, including the INA Carefree Corner ("We don't care!" was their motto). We can also see the Eastman Kodak shop, the Coca Cola Refreshment Corner, and the Beef Jerky Shoppe.
Gee, why does this one look so yellow? And this is after I tried some color-correction. Then I remembered that the popcorn carts had those yellow bug lights (or at least I believe they did), nobody wants a moth in their handful of popcorn. You can see the Toasty Roasty Man, whose real name was "Mitch". He dreamed of being an astronaut when he was a kid.
2 comments:
Ah yes, the Beef Jerky Shoppe. Been there since opening day and still going strong! What would Disneyland be without the Beef Jerky Shoppe? I believe it was next to the Wizard of Bras shop at one time.
I'm guessing these photos were taken when it wasn't quite dark out yet; we can see a bit of light in the sky. I agree, they're "just OK". If the popcorn lights weren't quite as glary and blurry, and if we could see the people a little better, then these would be "very good" photos. But "OK" is OK.
Is the Toasty Roasty Man really part of the popcorn making process? It looks like the actual corn popper is on the right where all the popped corn is. Does the popped corn ever leave the little guy's cylinder? He, and his turning cylinder, appear to be purely decorative. Or am I wrong?
Thanks for the "just OK" night shots, Major.
I believe we can see that same popcorn wagon from the second pic, in the first pic (in front of the Carefree Corner).
I hope the Beef Jerky Shoppe sold turkey jerky.
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