In Your Easter Bonnet, Pt. 2

Easter 2024 has come and gone, but at Daveland, it still lives on. This vintage Disneyland image from the 1950s shows a shop window with three unique hats that look just perfect for the Easter Parade! I have no idea who Robbie Nesbitt Grinnell is; in a rare situation, Google failed me.



To see where this window is located, you need look no further than the Opera House in Town Square. The Summer of 1955 shot below just happens to include the same display window.



The sign and the hats are different, but the window itself matches in every other way.



In this 2012 shot, the same window is still there, but easy to miss because of the awning hanging over it.



Oh, to have some interesting hats available at the Park again!



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In Your Easter Bonnet: Disneyland Hotel Cheesecake

While this vintage shot may seem like a stretch for Easter, those hats on the models sure look like Easter bonnets to me! These lovely young ladies are posing in front of the Disneyland Hotel, circa…? Below is a shot of the hotel from 1956. Amazing how a little detail like the distinctive metal work can set off bells in someone’s brain (mine) and standout as a feature of vintage Disneyland. I really need to get a life…



The transparencies were undated, so I have no idea when they were shot, but…back to my vintage Disneyland obsessed brain, I recall that on Main Street tucked in a corner (aka Coca-Cola Refreshment Corner), guests could buy swimwear at Cole of California.



This shot of the display window sure looks like it matches the style of attire in the cheesecake shot! If it was a publicity shot for Cole of California, that would narrow the timeframe to between 1956-1957 when the store was in operation at the Park.



A second image from the shoot for your enjoyment:



If you celebrate Easter, I hope you have a joyous celebration today!

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