Two From 1973
I'm continuing to go through a fairly big lot of scans from '73. I'm posting them in order (more or less) based on the numbers that are stamped on the cardboard mounts.
Just look at all those flowers in the Plaza! But they are protected from rampaging people with a tall wrought-iron fence now. No more stomping through the daffodils to make your own path. A balloon vendor is in danger of being blown away by the apparent breeze. I'll bet those vendors feel 10 pounds lighter while clutching their bouquets, and at the end of the day, they'll feel the now-returned 10 pounds even more - like an astronaut returning from space, sort of. Think about it!
Our photographer walked into Tomorrowland, which is always a wise choice. And you can't blame him for snapping this beautiful photo of the Rocket Jets (in mid-flight), the Peoplemover, the distant Carousel of Progress, and one of the Mary Blair tile murals, nearly lost in shadow.
2 comments:
Major-
Goodnight... look at all those lucky folks [attempting to] enjoy the best Tomorrowland ever-! What a place to be.
Thanks, Major.
I see that the balloon vendor's costume is kinda snazzy, in a friendly way. Not the unfortunate 'Pinocchio' costume that we've seen before. I think I will have a red Mickey-ear balloon. Those look sort of transparent, which appeals to me. And we've got more petunias... lots of petunias! They look nice. Too bad they have to be kept caged up. Petunias like to roam free. And free-range petunias produce better tasting eggs.
I wonder what the vendor on the right is vending? Ice cream bars? I bet it's chocolate covered turkey legs.
Wow. The Rocket Jets really 'pop' in this photo! And the blue sky looks especially nice. Everything else is in partial shadow. And I like that there's a bit of motion blur on some of the rockets. There is a PM car heading into the CoP building over on the right. And arrrr, I spy with me little eye a pirate hat in the crowd. Thar be a blue plume stuck in the hat.
We can see a couple of those "Go-Go-Goodyear" animated displays in the shadows under the PeopleMover station.
Enjoyable, iconic Disneyland photos today. Thanks, Major.
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