A Pair From The 1950s

Stop whatever it is you are doing! Unless you are flying an airplane. It's Stu's Birthday today! And Sue B. has provided a vintage scan, just for Stu. It was a bit on the magenta side, and my color-correction turned out not-so-great, but it's still a fun picture. Two boys wait in front of the whitest cake ever made, it might even be producing its own light. It looks as if one boy's head is springing directly from the cake. "Er, no, I don't want any cake, thanks anyway". The other boy has his arms crossed as a tribute to his favorite professional wrestler.

OK, you may resume whatever you were doing. Though you should look at these two pictures. I'm not the boss of you, but there is such a thing as courtesy. Both of today's photos are from sometime in the 1950's - this first one shows a Skyway tower in the distance, and Rainbow Ridge is looking pretty good, so... 1956 or later, at any rate. Check out the wide open spaces and lack of crowds! It's like heaven. Was the Mine Train operating that day? We'll never know. 

Next, a nice view from out front, with the Disneyland Railroad's yellow passenger cars at rest; an employee in white coveralls makes sure no hobos are on board (it's for their own safety!). The E.P. Ripley looks great as always. I read that the Ripley was Walt's favorite locomotive, I wonder why? In the distance, a  souvenir stand, where you could buy the latest issue of The Disneyland News. And it would not be GDB if I didn't comment on the wonderful posters stapled to the fence near the Mickey floral portrait! Gimme that "Rocket to the Moon".