When Disneyland first opened, New Orleans Square was not part of the footprint. Instead, the fabled city in Louisiana got a street: New Orleans Street on the border of Frontierland and Adventureland. This lady and her son are sitting on the patio of New Orleans Street, circa 1955. The Casa de Fritos restaurant was located here briefly from August 1955 until July 1957 when it moved over to Frontierland.
This is the same row of buildings as it looked in October 2010. Obviously there were some changes over the years and the lovely half-circle window was lost with the expansion.
This shot from February 1956 shows a little girl in her Mousketeer hat sitting in the same area, outside the Aunt Jemima restaurant:
This July 1966 image shows the construction of New Orleans Square:
A detailed view of the ornate grillework on the balcony:
Because nothing at Disneyland is subtle anymore, a bit of gold paint shows that the grillework includes the initials for Walt and his brother Roy.
The last image for today shows the Court of Angels, July 1976;
Today, only guests of Club 33 have access to this area. Once again, subtlety at Disneyland has flown the coup:
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1 comment:
So true about subtlety. The color palettes that were originally used were chosen for good reason, and should have remained. Point in case, those two girls in the second to last shot stand out due to their more vibrant color. In effect, you are the "star" of the photograph when the colors for NOS are intentionally subdued. By comparison, today's Kim Irvine neighborhood is easy to get lost in, even if you're on fire.
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