Frontierland On A Monday

November 14, 1957...on a day much like what Southern California is currently experiencing...overcast, possibly a bit wet...I present to you: FRONTIERLAND!! Closer...



and closer! The lonely security guard just wanders through an empty Frontierland. You can just barely see the corner of the Pepsi Cola banner at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon.



LOVE this overhead shot of the Rainbow Caverns Mine Train attraction with the Conestoga Wagon and Stagecoach in the foreground.



Westward Ho!



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Wednesday WOW: Law Enforcement at Disneyland

The fantasy world of Disneyland and the cold reality of Law Enforcement are not two ideas that one thinks of at the same time very often. However, in this day and age (and even in the oft-romanticized world of the 1950’s), security is a necessary evil. Shot #1 is from September 1955 and shows local Orange County Officers standing in front of the temporary Personnel Annex on West Street (which was a pre-existing and converted building already on the property before the park was built). I have included a closeup of one of the officers for a better look at the uniform. Almost looks like these fellers got lost from the set of “The Andy Griffith Show.”



This October 1955 shot shows Disneyland security standing in front of the Maxwell House Coffee Shop in Town Square, which lasted from 1955–1957. Again, a closeup of the badge & patch are included at no extra charge.





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