Monday, March 28, 2011

New Fantasyland Construction - 1983

Slides my father took in mid-1983, of the big Fantasyland remodel. First up, the sign/wall blocking off access to the land from the front:



Followed by a trip on the Skyway to look at the work being done:




Friday, March 25, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Pendleton Mills Photospread


Scanned from a old Vacationland issue. Hard to imagine the current store filled with only non-Disney clothes as opposed to pins and all the rest. Wish we had a clearer look at the bag the man is carrying: wonder if it is a Pendleton only logo one, or a Disneyland specific design

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Castle and Crowds - 1960's


A nice vintage view. See if you can spot Snow White, all seven Dwarves, the kid about to fall in the moat, and Rutherford B. Hayes! (Just kidding about Hayes)

Postcard Wednesday Again


Fallon Travel Lodge. 32 Units - Refrigerated Air - Heated Pool - Room Phones - Television


60 delightfully weather-conditioned rooms. Coffee Shop. Swimming Pool and playground. Free television and 5 channel radio system. 24 hour switchboard service


The Pillory on the old Sturbridge Village Green. The stocks and pillory are a reminder of the public penalties meted out to evil-doers in old New England




This famous cheese was on display at the New York World's Fair. 34,591 lbs.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

1970's Knott's Ticket Book




Oh, to be able to go back in time and see Jungle Island and the rest of the park as it existed then....