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Aerial photograph of Disneyland in Anaheim in 1956
Having spent a fun day at Disneyland yesterday, this photo particularly caught my eye. This was taken in 1956, a year after the park opened. It shows more clearly how Disneyland was carved out of citrus orchards—the one in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Anaheim, Disney, Disneyland, Themeparks
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Staff photograph at the Walt Disney Studios, Silver Lake, 1932
Back in 1932 it was possible to take a photograph of everybody who worked at the Walt Disney Studios. I assume this was taken at the Hyperion Avenue studio lot in Silver Lake—they didn’t move to Burbank until the last … Continue reading
Interior of Walt Disney’s apartment at Disneyland
I’ve long heard about the apartment Walt Disney kept for himself and his family at Disneyland, but I’ve never seen what it looked like—that is, until I came across this photo. Whoa! That’s a whole lot of red and white … Continue reading
El Capitan theater on Hollywood Boulevard being built in 1926.
A rare photo of the El Capitan theater on Hollywood Boulevard (opposite what was then the Hollywood Hotel and is now the Hollywood and Highland mall) being built in 1926. It opened on May 3, 1926, billed as “Hollywood’s First … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Theaters
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Letterheads from various Hollywood studios, places and people.
The personal letterhead of Jayne Mansfield as used in 1956. Groucho Marx’s letterhead featuring an address on Blue Ribbon Lane, Hollywood (which I couldn’t find on Google maps!) The personal letterhead of Clark Gable c/o the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Correspondence / Letters / Memos, Disney, Hollywood, Maps, MGM, Movie Stars, Movie Studios
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The Matterhorn Mountain ride at Disneyland being built in 1959.
The Matterhorn Mountain ride at Disneyland being built in 1959.
Disneyland’s Town Square some time during its first year of opening (1955 to 1956.)
A view of Disneyland’s Town Square some time during its first year of opening (1955 to 1956.) It all looks so fresh and clean sparklingly brand new, doesn’t it?
Aerial photo of Disneyland, 1955.
An amazing aerial photo of Disneyland, taken in 1955, the year it opened. Check out all those orchards around it – nowadays it’s all shouder-to-shoulder suburbia.
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Walt Disney supervising Sleeping Beauty’s Castle construction, 1955
Here’s a Southern California icon in the making: Walt Disney supervising Sleeping Beauty’s Castle under construction in early 1955 prior to Disneyland’s opening in July of that year.