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!

Friday, September 16, 2016

Skyway & Monorail Rescans

Welcome, junior gorillas, to another installment of "GDB Rescans"! Let's start by taking a gander at a photo from 1960; ...

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Walt Disney World - 1977 Resort Guide, Part 2

Hey! Who's in the mood for more vintage Walt Disney World ephemera?! Ken Martinez has you covered! Walt Disney World - Resort Guide...

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Count Basie at Disneyland, June 1974

My pal "Mr. X" used to work at Disneyland when he was a teenager, and he regularly visited the Carnation Plaza Gardens to watch t...

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

1964 New York World's Fair at Night

I have a group of about 20 night shots from the fabulous 1964 New York World's Fair - some of them are really neat! And.... some of the...

Monday, September 12, 2016

Beautiful Monorail!

Here are two especially beautiful photos of the Mark I Monorail Red, scanned from a contact sheet; the images were roughly 4" X 5...

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Near Misses

Sometimes a collector gets lucky and finds some really amazing images amongst the dross and dreck. And sometimes you just find dross and dr...

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Freedomland, August 1961

It's been quite a while since I last posted photos of "Freedomland U.S.A." (the Bronx, New York), but I have three for you to...

Friday, September 09, 2016

Skyway & Tomorrowland 1956

Here are two more beautiful vintage Skyway photos (plus one zoom), circa 19 fitty-six. Man, do I love this first view! We're on ou...

Thursday, September 08, 2016

Walt Disney World - 1977 Resort Guide, Part 1

Today I have a post from our pal Ken Martinez, but this one is different! Instead of looking at his collection of vintage amusement park po...

Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Salvaging Some Oldies! Main Street 1960

Digging through boxes of previously-scanned slides, I found a bunch that I had skipped for one reason or another. Like today's examples...

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