Friday, June 11, 2010

More New York World's Fair

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Here is yet another somewhat random selection of images from the New York World's Fair! From Walt Disney's "Magic Skyway" ...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Tomorrowland and Fantasyland, 1957

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I'm not sure what the photographer was aiming at in this photo, but he was apparently way more interested in those bent palm trees than ...
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Monsanto Souvenir Brochure

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The Monsanto Home of the Future was a charming combination of futuristic styling and classic mid-century design that added up to AWESOME. He...
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Fun in SoCal !

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Those of us who were lucky enough to spend at least a part of our childhoods in Southern California had a lot of options when you wanted to ...
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Monday, June 07, 2010

Fantasyland Views, January 6 1957

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Today's first photo is kind of nice. Sort of arty. In fact, it's arty as hell! We're standing on the boardwalk-exit of the Skywa...
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Sunday, June 06, 2010

Main Street Station Times 3, 1956

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Main Street Station was the first thing visitors saw back in 1956 - there was no Matterhorn to spot from the freeway or Monorail to see from...
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Saturday, June 05, 2010

Pan for REAL GOLD! Knott's, July 14 1964

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The idea of having an attraction in which ordinary folks could pan for gold is simple and ingenious, giving suburbanites the chance to know ...
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Friday, June 04, 2010

Two from July 1, 1959

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Here's a disturbing way to begin your Friday! Unless you read this bog later in the day. In which case, never mind. A Little Pig has som...
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Thursday, June 03, 2010

Japanese Village and Deer Park, October 1969 - Part Uno

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I have a small group of nice photos from the old Japanese Village and Deer Park ("JV" for short), which was located on Knott Avenu...
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Bride of "Damaged!" 1956

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Today I'm sharing more from a lot of damaged (but still cool) slides from 1956. See the first post here . I'll start with a familiar...
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