tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post1764790807296389887..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Melinda Goes To Disneyland, Pt. 4!Davelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-41475761814282230642022-08-28T18:58:24.156-07:002022-08-28T18:58:24.156-07:00I love it when mysteries get solved here! Thanks, ...I love it when mysteries get solved here! Thanks, Bryan!Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-85712129500811614132022-08-22T21:32:24.157-07:002022-08-22T21:32:24.157-07:00You are right, Fifthrider! Most definitely Solvang...You are right, Fifthrider! Most definitely Solvang - Tivoli Square to be even more exact. The top of the clock tower is peeking up behind the corner of the building we are sitting in front of. It must have been a stop on one of driving days before we got to Disney. My parents were not shy about planning 12-14 hour long drives on these big vacation road trips. When the speed limit was only 55 mph that is what it took to get the places they wanted to go LOL I have many memories of thinking every 100 miles we had to drive in a day was 2 hours in the car. Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130468665650062564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-33412569128473933432022-08-22T21:06:54.427-07:002022-08-22T21:06:54.427-07:00I've just spent an hour sifting through all kn...I've just spent an hour sifting through all known pics ( mostly postcards ) of Anaheim hotels of that era. My thanks to MiceChat for having a forum thread that listed dozens of them. After sifting through them all I can safely say that picture isn't Anaheim, but it's a dead ringer for a 1980's Solvang. I was only there once and that was 1982. The width of the street is a bit of a clue, even Anaheim didn't have streets that narrow unless you were on a residential street.<br />Fifthriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480975804451839176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-957258512140758512022-08-22T20:57:04.860-07:002022-08-22T20:57:04.860-07:00And of course there is always the possibility that...And of course there is always the possibility that wherever that place was, it was just another stop along the way on our road trip. We stopped at Multnomah Falls in Oregon, along the Oregon coast where I played in the tide pools and kicked off a years-long fascination with marine biology, and at Mt. Shasta. This coastal pier is the slide before the one I posted above. <br />https://ibb.co/2kdKsdg<br /><br />The one other touristy stop we made was the La Brea Tar Pits. I only have pictures of the front entrance of the building and one of the mammoth statues perched along the edge of Lake Pit. That exhibit made a big impression on me too.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130468665650062564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-61838527359359580042022-08-22T20:05:28.580-07:002022-08-22T20:05:28.580-07:00Obsessing over the details is what all of the best...Obsessing over the details is what all of the best Disney fans do, Fifthrider! <br />Here's the one picture I have of what could be the place we stayed - not really sure. It was the last picture in the slide carousel before the Disneyland photos started, so that is my best guess, but it could be a shopping area or a place we ate at maybe? <br />https://ibb.co/cNCMhpz<br /><br />There is a a sign on the far left side of the slide under the window that says "Renaissance." There is something on the awning on the right, but the big lamp is blocking most of it. <br /><br />It's been a pleasure sharing my trip with everyone and getting to hear more stories about all of these places I barely remember. I hope to get to go back to Disneyland again in the future. I've been to Disney World many times now over the years, but have never managed to get back to the most magical place in CA since this trip. One day soon, hopefully!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130468665650062564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-36808408070646486012022-08-22T19:03:41.444-07:002022-08-22T19:03:41.444-07:00What great shots. Thanks again for sharing, Melin...What great shots. Thanks again for sharing, Melinda and Dave. That was probably a last chance to ride the sky buckets and see "old Fantasyland". Naturally I have to obsess over the most trivial of details but...<br /><br />"German timber and plaster styling and a barrel sign hanging from the roofline"<br /><br />You'd think that would narrow it down but there were so many niche motels and hotels around Disneyland that you could run into that description at at least 10% of them. It doesn't sound like any of Jack Stovall's places so I'd guess you stayed at the Heidi or the Alpine.Fifthriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480975804451839176noreply@blogger.com