tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6765677712191359397..comments2024-03-28T08:01:16.665-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Main Street, July 1958Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59198898273436580122016-06-23T23:40:54.412-07:002016-06-23T23:40:54.412-07:00I remember signing my name into a large Guest Book...I remember signing my name into a large Guest Book at Carefree Corner in the late 70's or early 80's. There were books on the shelf for years and years in the past. <br /><br />I wonder where those books are now. Probably in a landfill I'd guess...?walterworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319070921534941313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-70081949644585607262016-06-22T09:53:01.616-07:002016-06-22T09:53:01.616-07:00Old Main Street is the Best Main Street.
Also: Wh...Old Main Street is the Best Main Street.<br /><br />Also: What Dr. Goat Said.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66288661730081115312016-06-22T09:49:53.218-07:002016-06-22T09:49:53.218-07:00TokyoMagic!, I saw that too, and while the date is...TokyoMagic!, I saw that too, and while the date is surely in other photos, I don’t recall ever really seeing it.<br /><br />Chuck, it only makes sense that the carpenter’s union would be against Robo-Lincoln. If he had been made of wood, they’d have welcomed him. And I believe that the 1792 date was added in honor of the year that Pringles potato chips were invented.<br /><br />K. Martinez, wasn’t there a large map of the park as well? Or am I thinking of the one in City Hall?<br /><br />DrGoat, for many years, Main Street was just the corridor to all of the Lands that I *really* wanted to get to. Sure, you could shop for stuff, and see Mr. Lincoln, but I did not appreciate it the way I do now.<br /><br />Patrick Devlin, nobody wanted to explain to their insurance company that they’d been struck by an olde-timey fire engine. Talk about embarrassing. Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83011226728881272272016-06-22T08:00:01.279-07:002016-06-22T08:00:01.279-07:00Well that middle shot explains one thing for sure:...Well that middle shot explains one thing for sure: Early visitors stayed on the sidewalks because of all that infernal, new-fangled motor car traffic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-19905675965370007012016-06-22T07:30:29.817-07:002016-06-22T07:30:29.817-07:00Just plain lovely. Main Street has become my favor...Just plain lovely. Main Street has become my favorite place to<br />hang out in and remember the 50s and 60s with my parents, both<br />whom are gone, and the wonderful times we had. I look back and<br />realize how fortunate my childhood was.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-9030077777281166732016-06-22T06:51:30.663-07:002016-06-22T06:51:30.663-07:00I love 1950's photos of Main Street, U.S.A. be...I love 1950's photos of Main Street, U.S.A. best because they show all the early shops, restaurants and color schemes.<br /><br />I used to go into the INA Carefree Corner just to see the large backlit photos advertising Walt Disney World above the counter in the mid-1970's. I remember telling myself that some day I was going to go there and I went just a few years later. Thanks Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-89678665260473936422016-06-22T04:17:16.106-07:002016-06-22T04:17:16.106-07:00Look at those crowds! There must have been an exc...Look at those crowds! There must have been an excruciatingly long two-minute wait for Mr Toad. <br /><br />Major, Mr Lincoln had big plans for the Opera House but had problems with the carpenters' union getting in the way for years before he finally got to move in in '65. His patience paid off, however, and he absolutely <i>loves</i> the place. In fact, he's been practically rooted to the spot ever since.<br /><br />TM!, I believe that's the year of the founding of the Insurance Company of North America (INA), who (as you well know) was the sponsor of the "Information and Registration Center." That sounds so deliciously Orwellian...<br /><br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-67231893367464757862016-06-22T00:57:32.356-07:002016-06-22T00:57:32.356-07:00I've never noticed how the Carefree Corner had...I've never noticed how the Carefree Corner had "Founded" and a date painted way up high on it's facade!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com