Scenic Frontierland, 1950s
Both of today's scans are sort of general scenes that don't feature any specific rides per se, but we get a feel for certain "corners" of Frontierland. It's been a while since I scanned these, but I believe that they are from two different batches.
This first one is unusual, taken from the Mark Twain after it had completed about 3/4 of its journey around the Rivers of America, and was heading south back toward the dock (there's the Golden Horseshoe in the distance). To our left is the roadway that was used by both the Conestoga Wagons and the Stagecoaches. I don't think that split rail fence was there for very long. I'm not sure if Tom Sawyer Island was open yet; there are no people visible over there, at any rate.
Next we are looking across the south end of Tom Sawyer Island toward the western shore of the river. This one seems to be from a bit later than the previous photo, with raft landings and the Old Mill ready to go, though the trails appear to be crushed stone, and not the usual dirt paths, so perhaps things weren't quite ready for guests yet. On the far shore, there's not much happening; I don't even think the second location of the Indian Village (the first was near Adventureland) had opened yet.
2 comments:
Not only are there no people onTSI, most of the structures don't appear to be there either. Maybe we just can't see them from this angle, but where is the Old Mill? Tom's Treehouse, etc.? But I like this picture; the composition. It looks a lot like one of those idyllic paintings. All it needs is an old guy with a walking stick on the road, herding his flock of sheep.
Like you said, this photo is lacking a few things just like the first photo. It has that new, incomplete look. The gravel paths in particular, look strange. And not a speck of vegetation on the Old Mill... I'm ascared! This is too strange for me. Let's go ride Dumbo instead.
A couple of nice, and strange, photos, Major. Thanks.
Major-
Too bad there wasn't a stagecoach or Conestoga wagon on the trail, but it's certainly an unusual view.
Thanks, Major.
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