![](https://www.davelandweb.com/townsquare/images/50s/1955_OperaHouseConst.jpg)
In honor of the next glorious three days known as "Labor Day," I will be doing a trilogy of posts featuring the laborers who have toiled so hard to create the Magic Kingdom known as "Disneyland." We begin on Main Street, U.S.A.; specifically Town Square, as the construction crew labors to finish by the July 17, 1955 deadline. Let's zoom in to see those workers:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/townsquare/images/50s/1955_OperaHouseConst_detail.jpg)
A color shot of the still unfinished Main Street Train Station:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/construction/images/50s/2K_MSConstruction.jpg)
Putting in the tracks for the Horse-Drawn Streetcar:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/construction/images/50s/TSquareConstruction.jpg)
Going further down the street and stopping near Center Street, looking back at the Train Station:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/mainstreet/images/50s/Drall_MS_Construction1.jpg)
Zooming in for a closeup of the workers:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/mainstreet/images/50s/Drall_MS_Construction1_detail.jpg)
It always takes me aback a bit to see cars in these construction shots:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/mainstreet/images/50s/SteveC_Construction_MS1.jpg)
Turning around, we get a view from Town Square facing The Castle:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/mainstreet/images/50s/Drall_MS_Construction2.jpg)
A closeup of the Cinema area, showing the lettering on the marquee:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/mainstreet/images/50s/Drall_MS_Construction2_detail.jpg)
The heart of Town Square...before it started beating!
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/construction/images/MS_ConstructionCastle.jpg)
A closeup of the workers:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/mainstreet/images/50s/DL-H-03.jpg)
Walking closer towards the Castle, we see lumber and a pickup truck outside of the Coke Corner:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/mainstreet/images/50s/SteveC_Construction_MS2.jpg)
A proud Walt strutting in front of the Castle; he must have been proud to be able see his idea come to fruition.
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/castle/images/50s/5_8_55_WaltCastle.jpg)
Many thanks to the unsung heroics of the laborers who made it all happen.
See more Disneyland Construction photos on my Construction web page.