Friday, December 16, 2011

Souvenir Friday- 1950s Band Hat

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Found many years ago at a thrift shop by one of my friends, a hat for the Disneyland band. This hat at one point in time was a nice blue, b...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 21

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The photographer's favorite attraction is the Mark Twain. Today I showcase the front of the Mark Twain. I will let the photographs spe...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 20

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Today is a kind of catch all and wrap up, even though I still have 8 slides to post. First up another view of the Chicken of the Sea Pirate...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 19

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Today I feature two pictures of the Railroad. First up is a head on portrait of the C.K. Holliday sitting at the station in Frontierland. ...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 18

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Two icons of Disneyland. First up is another view of Sleeping Beauty Castle. The hat concession must have made lots of money this day. Ch...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 17

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Sleeping Beauty Castle in all its glory. First up a nice view of the castle with a crowd. A nice view of the drawbridge with several gue...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 16

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Today is ticket booths for Tim (at Vintage Disneyland Tickets ) and all the other sign geeks. First up is a crowded shot of the Casey Junio...
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Friday, December 09, 2011

Souvenir Friday- Train Conductor Hat

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In the mid to late 1980s Disneyland stopped running the railroad for a couple of years while Splash Mountain was being constructed. During ...
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Thursday, December 08, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 15

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Casey Junior today. First up is a view taken a few quick seconds after the picture yesterday. Next up is the caboose.
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 14

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Well based upon discussion on this blog and viewing of the photographs, I should have titled this series as Views from 1955. But I will sta...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 13

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Today's pictures I am calling Dumbo up and away! Two nice images of the Dumbo ride in action.
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Monday, December 05, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 12

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More pictures from the Dumbo attraction. First up another shot of the ride with all the vehicles. Check out the nice ticket booth for Casey...
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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Views From 1956- Part 11

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The photographer really liked a couple of attractions. The first is the Dumbo ride as there are several photographs of the ride. First up ...
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Saturday, December 03, 2011

Views From1956- Part 10

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Two views from the Mad Tea Party. First is what at first glance is a ho-hum and common picture of the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship in Fan...
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Friday, December 02, 2011

Souvenir Friday- Disneyland Motorman Hat

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I do not know much history behind this hat and never seeing photographs with a cast member wearing this hat. I purchased this back in the 1...
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Thursday, December 01, 2011

Views From 1956 Part 9

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Continuing with images of the castle courtyard,first up for today is Merlin's Magic Shop and a balloon vendor. The early balloon vendor ...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Views From1956 Part 8

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Continuing with Fantasyland images, two views of the attraction fronts with the Medieval Fair theming. First up is a shot of Peter Pan with...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Views From 1956 Part 7

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Two views of the castle courtyard in Fantasyland. First up is a view of the exit to Tomorrowland. This view has changed little since this sh...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Views From 1956 Part 6

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Both pictures are of what I call Frontierland restaurant row. First up is a long shot image of the storefronts (restaurant fronts) from the...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Views From 1956 Part 5

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Today I am calling these two slides Frontierland a world on the move. First up is a view of the natural part of Frontierland with the weste...
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