tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post7618447456705711594..comments2024-03-28T00:32:33.703-07:00Comments on stuff from the park: Esther's Photo Album #22Matterhorn1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/07140583153080149244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-86723964517377841842008-02-21T01:28:00.000-08:002008-02-21T01:28:00.000-08:00The picture of "Phil" is actually Phil Papel, who ...The picture of "Phil" is actually Phil Papel, who operated Ruggles China and Gift Shop with his wife Sophie from opening day in 1955 through 1964.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-71438556683052495332008-02-20T15:48:00.000-08:002008-02-20T15:48:00.000-08:00A dead-on post from Major Pepperidge. The feeling ...A dead-on post from Major Pepperidge. The feeling of coming home hits so many of us when entering Main Street, even though we never lived in a place like that. It really jumps out at you in Esther's album photos -- that fantasy of the town we wish was our neighborhood. Seeing these photos reinforces the brilliance of Walt as a storyteller: he picked this place as the first scene we experience in our journey through the realms of the park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-51628489251607661812008-02-20T06:56:00.000-08:002008-02-20T06:56:00.000-08:00These pictures are so much like ones that you migh...These pictures are so much like ones that you might be taken of somebody's neighborhood... for Esther, Main Street was her beloved neighborhood!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-32287943728376028902008-02-20T06:42:00.000-08:002008-02-20T06:42:00.000-08:00my favorite spot for a rest on main street. wonder...my favorite spot for a rest on main street. wonderful shot; please keep them coming.Thuferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692445357659425688noreply@blogger.com