tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post5657203510957742541..comments2024-03-28T00:37:20.261-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Richfield Autopia, July 1958Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-65750134454405921052015-12-04T10:52:31.468-08:002015-12-04T10:52:31.468-08:00K. Martinez, I still remember when I was going thr...K. Martinez, I still remember when I was going through this lot and thinking “Whoo-hoo”!. There are some other really great ones in this set - one or two might be saved for my tenth anniversary post, we’ll see.<br /><br />Chuck, he was preserved in formaldehyde.<br /><br />DrGoat, I think that the Autopia has always been a particular favorite for young boys.<br /><br />Alonzo, I never saw this façade either, but I love the way it resembles a service station, sort of.<br /><br />Monkey Cage Kurt, synesthesia is a phenomenon with some people in which they see a color and “hear” a musical note, or taste something and “see” a color - and so on. It’s kooky!<br /><br />Patrick Devlin, somehow I would think that clam-diggers would become a bigger deal when the Beach Boys and the “beach party” movies became a thing, but that was all four or five years after this. Shows what I know.<br /><br />JG, it is a 25 cent word!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-73136339656645806232015-12-04T10:28:52.650-08:002015-12-04T10:28:52.650-08:00Synesthesia, heh.
JGSynesthesia, heh.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33784136443198053562015-12-04T09:43:18.223-08:002015-12-04T09:43:18.223-08:00Are those clam-diggers with the red t-shirt in the...Are those clam-diggers with the red t-shirt in the close-up? And flip-flops, too! We all got clam-diggers one Summer not long after this photo was taken. Memory is a funny (funny-peculiar not funny-haha) thing, ain't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-64046166288613373842015-12-04T09:24:37.892-08:002015-12-04T09:24:37.892-08:00I had to look up “Synesthesia”, not sure I yet und...I had to look up “Synesthesia”, not sure I yet understand it, but I think it has something to do with why I keep showing up at this blog every day. <br /><br />I like that Richfield Eagle. I don’t remember it as a kid though. It adds a nice dynamic to the overall look of vintage Tomorrowland. They should bring it back. It is indeed a nice photo also, it’s just SO darn clear, almost looks 35MM.<br />Monkey Cage Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416939013314956531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-19687652796161705412015-12-04T08:12:07.911-08:002015-12-04T08:12:07.911-08:00This is my favorite Autopia facade/entry but alas ...This is my favorite Autopia facade/entry but alas I was too young to see it in person. These are awesome shots today, kudos to the Major. *Insert hand clap here*, thanks for posting. Alonzo P Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529651580262634489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55190369212448059772015-12-04T07:26:45.150-08:002015-12-04T07:26:45.150-08:00I was 8 yrs. old in '58 and my second trip to ...I was 8 yrs. old in '58 and my second trip to the park.<br />One of my favorite rides, apart from every other ride.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7926753650782958972015-12-04T07:01:59.816-08:002015-12-04T07:01:59.816-08:00I agree with Ken - that one's simply gorgeous!...I agree with Ken - that one's simply gorgeous!<br /><br />Did anyone preserve that eagle after Richfieled was bought out?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-778892105613399822015-12-04T06:22:26.895-08:002015-12-04T06:22:26.895-08:00WOW!!! The Richfield Eagle photo is the winner of...WOW!!! The Richfield Eagle photo is the winner of the year. What a beauty in subject, composition, color and clarity. And rarity too! Thanks, Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.com