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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

James Dean: Before he was discovered

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Although it’s a different look than what the world is used to seeing, I've always enjoyed these early shots of taken of James Dean just...

March 1956 Series Pt. 3 & Plea for the OC!

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Today’s shots from March 1956 show (once again) a much less crowded Disneyland than the one of today; both are from Adventureland. First vie...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Sad Judy

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I first saw this Judy Garland shot on the back cover of Gerald Frank’s Judy biography published in the 70’s. I always thought it was a power...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

March 1956 series pt. 2 & Terabithia plug

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Slide 1 from March 1956 is dedicated to Amazon B, wherever he may be. Town Square looks positively barren; Maxwell House is the coffee of ...
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Vertigo

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Today’s post features another one of Hitch’s leading ladies, Kim Novak. Novak was only a one shot deal; a replacement for Vera Miles in the ...

March 1956 Series

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This week I will be posting some views from March 1956, starting off with this front gate shot, featuring a sign promoting Professor Kelle...
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Sunday, June 17, 2007

House of the Future Sunday

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Here are 2 shots of the House of the Future that I haven’s posted here yet on the blog; first one is from July 1961, 2nd is from my 1958 Jun...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Tippi Hedren

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I think Tippi Hedren is one of the most clasically beautiful women ever to grace the silver screen. Her first two films showed great promise...

A faded and undated Autopia

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This batch of slides has badly shifted to magenta/pink, at which point there is very little to do as far as color restoration; so, pardon th...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

Gepetto’s Village, Then & Now

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These 2 photos of the same area in Storybook Land (undated 1950’s vs. today) show little change other than paint color. In a move that can o...
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Streetcar Named Desire montage

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Every now and then, I will tackle a project like this that I know will take ages to finish. There’s something about montages like this that ...
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Omnibus Twins

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Two Omnibuses for the price of one in this undated black and white shot. The Omnibus is my fave vehicle to cruise down Main Street in; from ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Christmas in June, pt. 2

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First off is a nice uncrowded shot of the Castle, undated, but I believe to be 1957. As olddisneylandfan commented the other day, I also pr...
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Monday, June 11, 2007

Main Street Panorama

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Warm up your wide screens—today’s photo is a wide one! June 1961 is the date, and you are looking down Main Street toward the Train Station....
Saturday, June 09, 2007

James Dean: Comedy & Tragedy

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Here’s a set of two portraits I was commissioned to do of James Dean, doing his take on the classic Comedy & Tragedy symbols. This was...
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Unidentified Plastic Bag & Carnation Truck

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Yesterday’s great mystery was the unidentified shape above the Wurlitzer Shop; looks like it’s just a black plastic bag over a spotlight. Ho...
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Friday, June 08, 2007

Christmas in June

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Even though it’s June, I thought I’d post this batch of Christmas shots from December, 1968—hey, it’s only 6 more months until the season!...
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Thursday, June 07, 2007

California Tower

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Although I like the results, I do not enjoy painting landscapes and buildings. This particular painting probably took me 2 years to finish; ...

Entrance/Exit photos

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Today I am presenting a medley of entrance/exit photos, starting with an August 1964 photo of a cute couple standing near the exit sign. I’m...
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