Tom's Treehouse, July 1962
Tom Sawyer Island was sort of a dream come true for certain kids who loved the idea of a place where they could have little adventures, climbing rocks, exploring spooky caves, crossing swaying bridges, and so on. I know I wanted a treehouse when I was younger, but we didn't have a suitable tree, and we moved every 2 to 3 years. Oh well.
Tom Sawyer, on the other hand, not only had his own island, he had a small platoon of boys who helped him build a darn fine treehouse at the top of the highest hill on the island. Until the Matterhorn was built, souvenir maps listed the treehouse as the "highest point in Disneyland".
3 comments:
Major-
This is a mighty fine treehouse - fake leaves and all.
Every time I read/hear the old line about the treehouse being "... the highest point in Disneyland", all I can think of is the bragging rights Los Angeles television station KTLA used to tout about its transmitter being "...located on Mt. Alta - the highest point on Mt. Wilson" - as if that mattered-! (I wonder if there ever was a treehouse on Mt. Wilson-??)
Thanks, Major.
Pleasant, bright, Treehouse pics. So, which came first: Tom's artificial tree or the Swiss Family's artificial tree?
I'm curious to know how the grand piano was used in the construction of Tom's tree. (And where they 'found' the piano.)
Back in the late fifties we had a treehouse, built in a large weeping willow tree. The tree blew over in a wind storm in 1962 (the Columbus Day storm, about 3 months after this photo was taken). So much for the treehouse... and the tree.
I like the combination of blue sky, (fake) foliage, (probably not fake) people, crude Treehouse, and railings. Thanks, Major.
@ JB-
Tom's was first (1957) and the leaves are fake; SFR (1962).
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