GORILLAS DON'T BLOG

This blog has nothing to do with gorillas (though I love 'em)...fellow bloggers have inspired me to share vintage images of Disneyland from my personal collection. But don't be surprised if you see something from a World's Fair, Knott's Berry Farm, or someplace else that is cool!

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Freedomland U.S.A. - July 1960

I recently found a few rare Freedomland slides (circa July 1960, shortly after it opened)... they are nothing spectacular, but it's alw...

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Mystery Locations, USA

I have a few random vintage slides that are kind of cool for various reasons, but I have no idea where they were taken. Maybe somebody out ...

Friday, November 09, 2012

Vintage Dark Ride Interiors

Fantasyland's dark rides made a big impression on me as a kid. They always seemed just a bit sinister, like a dream that's gone wro...

Thursday, November 08, 2012

Knott's Berry Farm, October 1967

Here are a few more vintage Knott's Berry Farm images from October 1967! Old Mac Donald's Farm was the location for a petting z...

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

New York World's Fair

It's time for another random selection of photos from the 1964 New York World's Fair! First up is this photo of the bridge over...

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Tomorrowland, September 1966

Here's a fairly typical photo of one of the gray subs as it begins its journey through liquid space. I think it's the "Nautilu...

Monday, November 05, 2012

More Matterhorn, August 1963

This picture is very blue, but don't let it get you down! Think of blue skies, blue birds, blue-raspberry Slurpees, and girls with blue...

Sunday, November 04, 2012

America Sings, March 1981

Here are a few so-so pictures from a beloved "extinct attraction", A m e r i c a S i n g s ! This animatronic extravaganza repla...

Saturday, November 03, 2012

Viva Las Vegas!

If I had a time machine, one of my destinations would definitely be Las Vegas in the mid-1960's! By then the city had grown from a smal...

Friday, November 02, 2012

Frontierland River, January 1960

I have a small lot of slides from January 1960, and they all have a misty, vaporous quality that is probably due to some camera glitch; but...

View web version

About Me

Major Pepperidge: To send me an email message, please use: medavey2000 "at" gmail "dot" com. You know what to do!

View my complete profile

Powered by Blogger.