The Penny Arcade is one of my favorite parts of Main Street, U.S.A. It gives such an authentically vintage feel to the Park with its old-fashioned games and musical instruments. This January 1964 image is one of those rare shots that allows me to zoom in a bit closer to get a look at what the Arcade used to look like:
Compared to this view from May 2006:
It appears that some of the games have been repainted and that Esmeralda's exterior was completely revamped at some point:
From 2012:
And 2013; looks like more candy, less games.
One of these days, I hope to get a good vintage shot of Esmeralda, the gal who knows all:
See more vintage & current Disneyland Main Street U.S.A. Penny Arcade photos on my Penny Arcade web page.
2 comments:
The 1964 interior zoom is awesome!
I'll take the Penny Arcade of yesteryear over the Candy Arcade of today anytime.
What K Martinez said.
Dave, sometime when you visit SF, you must go to Musee' Mechanique' at Fisherman's Wharf.
It is a veritable elephant's graveyard of old coin operated games. The closest thing remaining to what the old Penny Arcade used to be.
JG
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