Tomorrowland, August 1960
Let's start your week out on a high note with a few nice Tomorrowland views from August, 1960. I should be more impartial, I suppose, but vintage Tomorrowland is the place that I love the most. Just like when I was a kid.
A mother poses with her two boys (in identical outfits) next to the Astro Jets, which was truly a generic "off the shelf" ride (I've seen photos of others just like it at different parks), but I know how undeveloped Tomorrowland was in the early days, and how Walt and his Imagineers needed to provide more attractions. It did look great in pictures, too! Overhead, the Skyway, and to the right, the Monorail, which had just begun taking guests to the Disneyland Hotel this year.
All of the slides in this bunch have a warm color cast for some reason, but it gives them a kind of nostalgic look. I don't want to be rude, but Screechy the Iggle looks like he needs to do a few sit-ups. Stop eating those dropped hotdogs, Screech. I'm noticing the group of girls to the left, all wearing the same style of souvenir hat. They instantly became a gang!
2 comments:
Major-
"... the Monorail, which had just begun taking guests to the Disneyland Hotel this year".
Not a Mark I monorail; and not in 1960. (Major, I think you better lay off the schnapps-!).
Thanks, Major.
The Astro Jet nearest us is the "Regulus". Seems like we discussed their names before. Did all the Jets have 'star' names? Yes, the boys' outfits are identical, but little bro's shirt is half untucked! Such sloppiness is NOT to be tolerated in 1960! Get with the plan, little guy. Mom's purse looks all frosty, like it's icing over. (I guess it's some sort of fleecy fabric?) I think she has a prototype cold fusion device in her bag. No Bobsleds today, but this is a fine picture of early Tomorrowland.
"Screechy the Iggle". Hunh, I didn't know that Screechy was a native Philadelphian. Maybe that round tummy is from eating too many Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. Screechy must've flown to sunny SoCal to escape the bitter Philadelphia winters. The boy on the right is wearing a pair of thongs (aka, flip flops). My dad's photos from this era also have that warm color tone; I like it!
Thanks for the trip to early Tomorrowland, Major.
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