Chicken of the Sea, 1950s

Here are two undated photos of the venerable (but now defunct) Chicken of the Sea/Jolly Roger Pirate Ship Restaurant. Althought the second one took a lotta’ lovin’ to bring back any color to it, I still love the detail of the rear of the ship.



For Disneyland Fan, I am also including a closeup of the Souvenir Stand from yesterday .



For the Major, I am finally posting a closeup of the Dog Show:



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Fantasyland 1957/1958

This shot of Fantasyland also provides a nice close-up of the Mickey Mouse Theater area/marquee.



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Indian Village Beefcake, 1955

A little vintage beefcake from the Indian Village, and from what I understand, this 1955 shot is from when this attraction was over near Adventureland.

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Main Street: Eastside, 1957/58

This undated transparency is from somewhere between 1957/58 and shows the east side of Main Street, including Wonderland Music and Gibson Greeting Cards. Would anyone from Gibson like to make a comment or request a photo credit for this one?

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Monsanto Home of the Future 2

Today’s post shows 2 more photos from Goody Clancy; the first is of the construction of the Monsanto Home of the Future, the second is the final product. Behind it, the park looks practically barren since the Matterhorn had yet to be completed.



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Monsanto Home of the Future

Here are two shots from the Goody Clancy firm that was started by Martin Goody & Richard Hamilton (shown in pic 2), 2 MIT Faculty members who were able to start the firm because of their design for Monsanto’s House of Plastic. Pic one shows the house being assembled at Disneyland.



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Dog Show at the Bandstand

Seems to be some kind of Ken-L-Ration Dog Show at the Bandstand in this undated slide which also features the Disneyland Marching Band. I could be wrong, but judging by the looks of the area around this stand, I believe this slide is from the Magnolia Park area.

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Tram and Entrance

This March 1964 shot of the Disneyland Hotel Tram also shows a 2-story structure that is also in this 2nd slide (April 1966). When I first saw this shot, I wrote it off as some other non-Disneyland building.



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Christopher Fair & Annette

Annette Funicello waves from the Castle to jester Christopher Fair, who worked as a jester at Disneyland from 1960–1963.

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Fantasyland, April 1958

This trip back to April 1958 starts off with a view of King Arthur Carrousel & Ticket Booth. The vantage point is definitely higher than pavement level; anybody able to tell where this would have been taken from? Maybe the castle?



Picture 2 shows the well worn sails of the Jolly Roger Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship. The 3rd and last for today is Cinderella’s Castle inn Storybook Land.



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Indian Village & Fort Wilderness, April 1958

Here’s one taken from the Indian Village towards Fort Wilderness. Speaking of Fort Wilderness, here’s an interior shot that I recently snagged:



Back to 1958, here’s a blurry one; is this an Indian Princess?



Meanwhile, back over on Tom Sawyer’s Island, they are plugging away trying to meet the 5/07 deadline:





My last visit just didn’t seem the same without the Disneyland Railroad, so I am posting two pics in commemoration of one of my favorite attractions: CK Holliday, July 1957:



Ernest S. Marsh at the Frontierland Station, July 1968



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Peter Pan, Candle Shop, and Mystery Photos

I’m going to start off today’s post with a plug for the upcoming Peter Pan DVD (available March 6). The sound and picture are amazing, looking like they just leaped off the animator’s boards, and there are a ton-o-extras, which is always the deciding factor for me when buying a DVD. End of plug and back to biz, starting off with a 1960’s undated interior shot of the Candle Shop on Main Street. Anybody know where this is or what building it is today?



Next up is a shot of Pluto from the same batch in front of the Disneyland News Stand.



I will end the post with 2 mystery shots from this same 1960’s group; not even sure if they are from Disneyland, but thought I’d throw them up here for the experts.





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Disneyland, June 15, 1959

Here are two shots from a family’s trip to Disneyland on June 15, 1959. Love the caption on the first one: “We were all fresh as daisies here.” This especially applies to the little girl in the crisp white dress, standing in front of an attraction poster for Alice (most likely her favorite character) that is located (I believe) in Tomorrowland.



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Disneyland Updates

Work continues on the weekends as the June 11 deadline approaches for the opening of the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. As is typical with most Disneyland rides, this one contains an homage to the past by including one of the helmets from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.



Probably the one that Kirk is missing in this photo.



Back to the past, with another April 1958 image of Casey Junior coming home from his most recent journey.





For the last one today, here’s Cinderella’s Castle, circa 1958 also.

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Town Square & Liberty Square, 1958

This cute couple is in Town Square in 1958, with the Liberty Square coming soon sign barely visible through the trees behind them.

This 1958 Main Street photo gives a nice overall view of the shops and compared to today looks practically barren. Not a stroller in sight! For more vintage & current Disneyland photos, visit my regular website.

Jungle Cruise Medley

Now that I have positive proof that Amazon Belle is still alive and kicking, I am going to post a few from the Jungle Cruise today. The first pic is a little shack near the loading area of the ride from April 1958.



This shot shows the Suwannee Lady parked, while the skipper waits for the next functioning boat, April 1960.



And if looking at snakes/pythons gives you nightmares, WHOA! Don’t look at this one! (April 1958)



A nice April 1958 view of Schweitzer Falls.



What Jungle Cruise collection would be complete without a few hungry/blurry natives(also April 1958)?!?

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Disneyland Marching Band

You just never know where these fellers are going to turn up! First shot is the Marching Band leaving Frontierland during the holidays, some time during the 1960’s. Shot #2 is on the docks of the Rivers of America from April 1958. I have also included a close-up shot of these musical men.





Shot #3 is a promo photo used by the Union Pacific Railroad (1950’s) and shows the band playing in Town Square.



The last two are a flash forward to September 1969 in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. As with most of the other musical groups in the park, the Marching Band adds an unexpected bang for your buck.





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