Thursday, May 06, 2010

Two Views of Tomorrowland

Two views of Tomorrowland on a Monday in the early 1960s. What is nice about the images is the park is closed and empty with the exception of workers. First up is a shot of the Monorail station with Monorail blue in station and workers doing some maintenance on the station. Below are several rare Nautilus General Dynamics posters on the posts.

A shot of Tomorrowland where it appears the asphalt has been swept and cleaned (there is a rope in the foreground with rags tied to it.)

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7 comments:

  1. Major Pepperidge5:33 AM

    Both thumbnails link to the same picture!

    These are fantastic, taken back when the park would close during the week. I like the old trucks parked under the futuristic Monorail track.

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  2. Katella Gate5:44 AM

    Both nice Candid Camera shots of the Park. It makes you wonder who took them and why. There are many places I've worked and regretted not taking more pictures, like the Chino Prison for Women.

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  3. Matterhorn19597:09 AM

    Thanks for the heads up Major- I have corrected the link.

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  4. Anonymous9:02 AM

    I've seen the first photo before in one of these blogs. Notes with that post said it was taken just before opening day...could that be true with the plantings so grown up?

    JG

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  5. Thufer9:26 AM

    They are interesting.

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  6. Matterhorn19591:26 PM

    Hey anonymous- probably on this blog. I am going through some negatives and scanning and posting ones I like (and not checking if I posted before or not.) I am not sure if prior to opening day for the 1959 Tomorrowland additions. Most of the photos date late 1950s to early 1960s based uon the attractions, but neither the images nor the negatives have any dates.

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  7. pip6:12 PM

    more retrofuturism please. this is rad. thank you!

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