Temple Tuesday: Turkey and Shirley

This post would have been more timely a few months ago, but unfortunately this vintage shot wasn't part of my collection until recently. So get out the turkey and stuffing and pretend it's Thanksgiving again! From the vintage publicity blurb:

SHIRLEY TEMPLE AND CHILDREN IN PARADE

Former child film star Shirley Temple and her children ride a float in the Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 26. They're shown in vicinity of Times Square as the float travelled the two-mile route of the parade. A police-estimated million men, women and children lined the route.

Note Shirley's daughter Linda Susan clutching her 3' tall Shirley Temple vinyl Ideal Playpal doll. These had just been released to coincide with Shirley's TV show, "Shirley Temple's Storybook." How many kids get to play with a doll patterned after their mom? These dolls today can fetch well over $1000.



Here's a previously posted shot of Shirley and kids at the New York City airport from the same trip. Once again, the Shirley doll is front and center for the cameras. Shirley was a savvy business woman!



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June 1959 Trip to California, Pt. 1

This may be hard for today's generation to comprehend, but at one time, plane travel was pretty sexy. This batch of June 1959 snapshots show a bit of the excitement that once accompanied a trip through the "friendly skies." People actually dressed up to board a plane.



And then there was the thrill of descending the steps of the plane like a movie star, waving to friends/family that were there to greet you at the gate. Yes…the gate. Note the friendly stewardess (sorry but the term "flight attendant" was not part of the vocabulary back then) helping the young child down the stairway.





The images from this set are not numbered, so I will attempt to recreate this group's trip. I know after a long flight I would want lunch, so let's follow the gang to Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles.



It's been years since I dined at this quirky and kitschy little gem, but it is also my understanding that it has been closed for renovations. The grand re-opening date has been anxiously anticipated by many.



Be sure to return tomorrow for more of this June 1959 journey!

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