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Muelle Paula: 1904
... - hulking Vietnamese freighters, the odd yacht or cruise ship (although the latter may have ceased since Trump adopted the hardline ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/12/2020 - 10:46am -

Havana, 1904. "Muelle Paula (Alameda de Paula)." The Cuban capital's first waterfront promenade. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Lanchita headed for ReglaI have spent a lot of time in this very spot, looking across the dirty waters of the bay towards the white statue of Jesus that today looks down from the hillside in the background. The stubby grey steamship behind the masts, blurred in motion, is probably a lanchita (ferry) crossing the bay to Regla. The lanchitas still leave from that spot; today the ferry terminal is a glass box with a cheap and utilitarian (i.e. typically Cuban) cafe on the upper level. A wonderful spot to sit and watch the port traffic - hulking Vietnamese freighters, the odd yacht or cruise ship (although the latter may have ceased since Trump adopted the hardline Miami expat position). (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Havana)
SS France Boat Deck: 1963
... have been a toy gift given to children upon boarding the ship. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by nh-ep5 - 02/01/2013 - 9:07pm -

This is a shot on the boat deck of the SS France that my dad took prior to our departure from Pier 88 in New York. Some of the men are intrigue with the two ladies walking in their summer attire. I’m the little guy at the top of the stairs. Not sure what I’m doing with my hand around my eye, but I think I had a small toy telescope. Obviously it wasn’t pointed in the right direction. View full size. The boy atop the stairsIt looks to me like you're playing with some sort of toy. There's a stick in your right hand, and if you look in front of your shorts there's a white object that seems to be suspended from your left hand. If there's a string going from the stick to your left hand and then down to the suspended object, I'm guessing that it's some sort of toy. Picture's pretty fuzzy when blown up, but are you wearing glasses? Strange deviceI didn’t wear glasses back then. I started wearing those 44 years later. The photo is from a 35mm slide, so it is difficult to see some details. It could have been a toy gift given to children upon boarding the ship. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Curiosity Shop: 1941
... store selling duty-free diamonds and watches to the cruise ship crowd. So, in a way, it's still serving the same purpose: A store. (Oh ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/15/2019 - 12:07pm -

December 1941. "Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Along the main street." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size. Diamonds are a town's best friendI would be willing to bet that the building still exists as Charlotte Amalie preserves it's its colonial-style buildings and this style is everywhere there. Now, it probably houses an air-conditioned store selling duty-free diamonds and watches to the cruise ship crowd. So, in a way, it's still serving the same purpose: A store. (Oh and those shutters would now be bright blue like the picture here:) Webmaster: Thanks for correcting my "its" I know how bad grammar irks you and I'm ashamed to say I know better. :^) (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Stores & Markets)
Aloha Girls: 1948
... Look magazine. View full size. Matson Line The ship is almost certainly one of the great white liners of the Matson Line which ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/19/2018 - 4:48pm -

June 22, 1948. "Pretty Hawaiian girls," from Look magazine. View full size. Matson LineThe ship is almost certainly one of the great white liners of the Matson Line which was largely responsible for turning Hawaii into a popular tourist destination. Most likely it is the SS Lurline of 1932. Her two running mates were laid up for a number of years after the war due to the expense of refitting them for passenger service after being used by the military. The Lurline had a great reputation for service and comfort and was very popular on the San Francisco to Hawaii route both before and after the war. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, LOOK, Pretty Girls)
Admiral Frank J. Lowry: 1944
... 8th Fleet joined the USS Duane on April 23rd. The official ship history published on the USCG website explains this in a bit more detail: ... 
 
Posted by adam-randazzo - 06/20/2011 - 1:10pm -

This photograph was scanned out of my grandfather John "Jack" Baker's warbook. It is believed to have been taken during mid-summer, 1944. The photographer is unknown, but it could be Dale Rooks who was the combat photographer aboard the USS Duane at that time. According to official USCG history Admiral Frank J. Lowry of the 8th Fleet joined the USS Duane on April 23rd. The official ship history published on the USCG website explains this in a bit more detail: The Duane departed Norfolk on 3 April as a member of convoy UGS-38, which was escorted by Task Force 66. On the 18th she reported to the Commander, Eighth Amphibious Force, Mediterranean for duty. She was detached on the 20th and proceeded under escort to Algiers. The Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters, inspected her on the 22nd. She left Algiers on the 23rd for Naples, arriving there on the 25th and the next day RADM F. J. Lowry, Commander, Eighth Amphibious Force, Mediterranean shifted his flag to Duane from USS Biscayne (AGC-18). The Duane stood out of Naples on the 28th, escorted by Biscayne and USS Seer (AM-112) and after the 29th proceeded independently to Bizerte, Tunisia. She proceeded to Palermo, Sicily on May 5th and to Naples on the 9th, returning to Bizerte on the 20th. She departed Bizerte on the 11th. Between the 14th and 21st Duane made another trip to Palermo, Salerno, and Naples, where she remained until 29 July 1944. On the 30th MAJGEN John W. O’Daniels and his staff reported on board to take part in assault practice exercises on the 31st. According to The U.S Coast Guard in World War II by Malcolm Francis Willoughby, F. J. Lowry was again on board on August 9 for the start of “Operaton Dragoon.” If anyone has any personal stories about the Admiral, please send them our way. It is unknown who or when this photo took place but it was likely on the USS Duane. View full size. Atomic cakeLowry was later in the picture in the "Atomic Cake Controversy" of 1946. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, WW2)
General Store: c. Mid-1920s
... to own a store after emigrating to Canada on an orphan ship as a young boy from Liverpool, England. Unfortunately, they eventually ... 
 
Posted by LikeItorLumpIt - 12/13/2011 - 11:26am -

My grandparents Elsie and Charles J. Clarke behind the counter of their general store in Fort Covington, New York, a very small village located on the border of northern New York State and Canada. My grandfather, a baker by trade, was proud to own a store after emigrating to Canada on an orphan ship as a young boy from Liverpool, England. Unfortunately, they eventually lost the store during the Great Depression after allowing their friends and neighbors to buy needed staples on credit or by bartering. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Shipmates, USS LA Vallette: 1944
... his shipmates on the USS. La Vallette a Navy Destroyer Ship on Guadacanal weeks later they were hit my father survived but spents many ... 
 
Posted by MJBJ - 04/21/2012 - 7:15am -

My father Bud Boust & his shipmates on the USS. La Vallette a Navy Destroyer Ship on Guadacanal weeks later they were hit my father survived but spents many months at the Yosemite Naval hospital. He's in the upper left corner as your looking at it laughing at the fellow trying to work his camera it was a gift his mother gave him as he pulled out of port in SF. I wish I knew the names of the other fellows some may still be alive but I don't. View full size. Natives not smilingThe sailors all look happy but the locals all look suspicous and somewhat menacing. At first glance, this looks like a scene out of the musical "South Pacific" but we all know it was a rough, tough and life-changing battleground. Gratitude to your father and all these boys for their selfless service. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
In the Navy
... the U.S. Navy in WWI. He served on the USS Bear, a famous ship that had previously played a central role in rescuing the ill-fated ... 
 
Posted by GooberPea - 09/19/2011 - 9:45pm -

Ted R. Jay (on burro), c. 1917-1918, possibly San Pedro, CA. This faded picture postcard was taken while Ted served in the U.S. Navy in WWI. He served on the USS Bear, a famous ship that had previously played a central role in rescuing the ill-fated Greeley expedition in 1884 and served hazardous duty in the Bering Sea in the Revenue Cutter Service and later sailed to Antarctica with Admiral Byrd. View full size. Interesting UniformsI love the old school boondockers. The other interesting part is how long those neckerchiefs are. In today's Navy, the neckerchiefs have to cover up the V in the neckline. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Thanks for Your Support!
... in your mailbox. The photo of the month will print and ship next week. How you can support Shorpy: Make a pledge on ... 
 
Posted by Ken - 08/01/2019 - 2:14pm -

It's been six months since we started taking Patreon pledges and in that time we've added more than 700 photos to the Shorpy archive. Thank you everyone who contributed to keep the servers running and the electricity on. Our Patreons pledge what they like and most contribute just $2 or $5 a month. For those who contribute more, we offer extra benefits: Desktop and mobile wallpaper are now ready for those giving $5 or more. The monthly postcard is at our printer and should be in our hands soon. And then in your mailbox. The photo of the month will print and ship next week. How you can support Shorpy: Make a pledge on Patreon. Make a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Buy a print of your favorite Shorpy image. Thanks for supporting the Shorpy photo archive. We would like to give special thanks to those who pledge $25 or more each month. Featured image: Home Entertainment, 1943. (ShorpyBlog, WW2)
Dad in Da Nang: 1968
... circa 1968. He was a radioman on a US Navy hospital ship. Luv u Dad! View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by jaydubya09 - 09/20/2011 - 12:40am -

My Dad (Butch) in Da Nang, Vietnam circa 1968. He was a radioman on a US Navy hospital ship. Luv u Dad! View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Marine Transportation Hall: 1939
... exhibits at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The twin ship prows were each 80 ft high. The architects of the building were Ely ... 
 
Posted by D_Chadwick - 03/01/2010 - 10:28am -

One of the Transportation Zone’s exhibits at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The twin ship prows were each 80 ft high. The architects of the building were Ely Jacques Kahn, William Muschenheim and Morrison J. Brounn. Scanned from the original 2.25x2.25 inch negative. View full size. Worthy of Bruce McCallWhose high-concept satirical drawings of "wonders that never were" were inspired by real life wonders like this. Thanks for sharing! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Schooner George E. Vernon
... white and their son Ferdinand, age about 12 stands at the ship's wheel. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Norton67 - 12/08/2011 - 5:09pm -

The following is quoted from Hodgdon Shipbuilding and Mills (8/13/1891), Boothbay, ME with permission: In August, "Launching day is always a great occasion in a shipbuilding town and Wednesday the 5th was no exception in this village. Long before the appointed hour, hundreds had assembled with eager expectant faces to witness the launching of the three-master George E. Vernon from the yard of C. & G.M. Hodgdon, which took place at 11:45. Miss L. H. Vernon broke the bottle of wine." (Portland paper8/13/81) The George E. Vernon was said to be 176 feet and 566 tons, intended for the South American trade, and owned by George F. Crandall and others of Newport, RI with Peter Armbrust of Jamestown, RI the captain. She was actually 596 gross tons and 165 feet long, according to the 1894 Merchant Vessels. "By September she had moved north to Poole's Landing (north of the yard) to load ice for Norfolk, Virginia where she will load coal for Savannah, Georgia." Captain Peter H. Armbrust, seen in other photos on this site was my great grandfather. View full size. standing at the aft railDifficult to see but standing at the rail aft and facing camera the dark clothed figure is Peter Armbrust, further aft, to his left is his wife Joanna King Armbrust in white and their son Ferdinand, age about 12 stands at the ship's wheel. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Banana Boat: 1906 (Colorized)
... dock, so few color varieties. Someone commented that the ship partially shown on the right, the Disa, was sunk during WWI with, ... 
 
Posted by friedadventures - 06/08/2012 - 10:21pm -

From original Shorpy image. This was quite a challenge for me to do; so many small images of men on the dock, so few color varieties. Someone commented that the ship partially shown on the right, the Disa, was sunk during WWI with, fortunately, no casualties being suffered. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Centennial
... 1876 (unknown photographer & publisher): "The Pirate Ship Sighting the Enemy" (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by John C - 07/21/2007 - 8:31am -

Stereo pair, 1876 (unknown photographer & publisher): "The Pirate Ship Sighting the Enemy" (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
SS Selma City
Unknown date and location of this Merchant Marine ship, but I was able to find out its fate which can be read about here . ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 10/11/2013 - 7:11pm -

Unknown date and location of this Merchant Marine ship, but I was able to find out its fate which can be read about here. From my negatives collection. View full size. Isthmian SteamshipBack in the day these ships were coveted assignments, as they went all over the world. Many times a green sailor would report aboard in a West Coast port and circumnavigate the globe a couple of times before getting discharged 4-6 months later in an East or Gulf Coast port. They went to places like India, Burma, the Persian Gulf, Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe which was the ultimate adventure in a world that once seemed so much larger due to the lack of hand held technologies that bind us together and allow communication in the blink of an eye. Those truly were the glory days of the U.S. Merchant Marine. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mom in the Navy
... which key the cipher clerk might have hit in error as the ship rolled. As I said, if I knew then what I know now, I would have asked ... 
 
Posted by ka1axy - 02/05/2016 - 7:46pm -

This was taken on the front steps of the Chapel of the Naval Communications Annex (the former Mt. Vernon Academy), 3801 Nebraska Ave, Washington, DC. At the time it was taken, Mom (second row, second from right) was an officer in the WAVES. We know nothing more about this photo, but we assume this was the group of people she worked with. Perhaps one of these people is your (grand) mother or father, and you have one of the other 15 copies that must exist of this photo. If this is the case, I'd love to hear from you. What did she do, you ask? Well, we're not sure of the details, and we can't ask her, because she died in 1985. But we're pretty sure she was breaking codes, either German or Japanese ones, by machine. She was 22 when she entered the Navy in January 1942, the child of a well-to-do Boston family (her dad was a surgeon, her mother a society lady). She served throughout the war, worked at CIA for a while, got married and then became a housewife and mother. She remained very quiet about this work for the rest of her life, and my brother and I never grilled her about it. Now we wish we had asked a few more questions. View full size. Mom was very definitely DEcodingShe used to sing us the alphabet backwards, and told us stories about how hot it was in the office she worked in. She was in charge of a number of "girls," and had absolute authority over who could come into her room. This being the case, she allowed all the girls to strip down to their underwear in the DC summer heat. She taught herself Braille transcription at 50, loved crosswords, and claimed to be able to read 5-level Teletype tape by sight. I never tested that. The only hint about decryption that she gave us, was a comment that she was the one who had to figure out, when a message wouldn't decrypt, which key the cipher clerk might have hit in error as the ship rolled. As I said, if I knew then what I know now, I would have asked her a lot more questions. Pre NSAThe Nebraska Ave facility, as I remember from the 1960s, was more of a cipher/code making facility. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Tenting with the Doctor: c. 1905
... possessions were loaded into a chartered 430 ton sailing ship - the Kingston, out of Liverpool. They included 42 packing cases of ... 
 
Posted by paulg - 10/12/2010 - 9:09am -

This is the house of Dr. George Devey Farmer, in Ancaster, Ontario, taken about 1905. In the photo are Dr Farmer, his wife (and first cousin) Eleanor Shelton Farmer, and two of their four children - George Richard Devey Farmer and Margaret Alice Devey Farmer - sitting on Balaam the donkey. To the right is Collinson, with the dogs. The house was built about 1873 for Dr. Richardson, and still stands at 343 Wilson Street, Ancaster, although shorn of its veranda and fountain. The Farmer family (Dr. Farmer's grandfather) arrived in Ancaster in the 1850s, having arrived in Canada twenty years before, from Brockton House, near Shifnal, Shropshire. All their possessions were loaded into a chartered 430 ton sailing ship - the Kingston, out of Liverpool. They included 42 packing cases of furniture, all of their animals, and many of their tenants. There were 45 people in addition to the family. The voyage took 51 days. Dr Farmer served in World War I in the Wentworth Medical Corps, and served the village and rural area for many years as doctor. He owned the first automobile in Ancaster, a Pope, from 1902. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
SS France: 1963
... Line) my father took prior to our family boarding the ship at Pier 88, New York for a European trip in the summer of 1963. We were on ... 
 
Posted by nh-ep5 - 02/01/2013 - 9:06pm -

This is a picture of the SS France (French Line) my father took prior to our family boarding the ship at Pier 88, New York for a European trip in the summer of 1963. We were on our way to visit family in both England and France. They don’t build them like that anymore, that includes the cars in the foreground. Gross Tonnage: 66,343; Length: 1,035 ft; Beam: 110.6 ft. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Loading the Stores II
... (looks like coal or ore to me) into the hold of a ship. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by woodwardave - 09/23/2008 - 6:20pm -

From an old family photo album from the turn-of-the-century. They're loading something (looks like coal or ore to me) into the hold of a ship. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
World War I Sailor: 1918
... by collecting photographs and artifacts related to his ship, the USS Seattle. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Championhilz - 02/18/2010 - 1:38pm -

This photograph is of my grandfather, Lynnly C. Adams of Brandon, Mississippi. It was taken in 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while he was in training. He was later assigned to the USS Seattle, an armored cruiser that did convoy escort duty during the war. While serving on the Seattle he was stricken during the 1918 influenza epidemic and nearly died. According to the story told to me by family members, he was put in a hospital tent in Brest, France, with a number of other influenza victims who were not expected to live. There was one nurse, however, who refused to give up on him and nursed him back to health. My grandfather died in 1957, ten years before I was born, so I never had a chance to know him. I try to honor his memory by collecting photographs and artifacts related to his ship, the USS Seattle. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Heading Over There: 1918
... Lee (now Fort Lee), Virginia. They're getting ready to ship out to France in 1918. My grandfather is in the second row, kneeling down, ... 
 
Posted by Kilroy - 09/19/2011 - 10:11pm -

Soldiers of Battery E of the 314th Field Artillery at Camp Lee (now Fort Lee), Virginia. They're getting ready to ship out to France in 1918. My grandfather is in the second row, kneeling down, third from the right. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
USS New York Burial at Sea
... The ringing report of the rifles mix with the sound of the ship slicing through the water. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by William Christen - 07/26/2010 - 7:51am -

These images show a Naval burial at sea. Here the Marine Guard fires a rifle salute. The ringing report of the rifles mix with the sound of the ship slicing through the water. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Brasil Launching: c.1958
This one shows the ship a bit further out in the water. Thanks for all the wonderful info on my ... 
 
Posted by Jim Page - 09/28/2012 - 8:06pm -

This one shows the ship a bit further out in the water. Thanks for all the wonderful info on my prior posting! View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Immigrated from Scotland
... Taylor born in Scotland immigrated to America on the ship North Star through Ellis Island in the early 1900s when he was 16. The ... 
 
Posted by Cezhart - 06/29/2011 - 5:18pm -

William Faulds Taylor born in Scotland immigrated to America on the ship North Star through Ellis Island in the early 1900s when he was 16. The North Star sank on its return voyage back to Scotland. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Machinist Mates: 1942
... of AP-76 and remained aboard until joining another ship at the end of the war. In addition to North Africa, Thurston was a veteran ... 
 
Posted by DoninVa - 01/23/2016 - 12:10am -

Another photo from the Navy career of James Thurston Watson (2nd row from top, 4th swabbie from left). Seems to be a machinist mate school held at the civilian Norfolk Academy in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Their names and home addresses are written on the reverse of the photo and this group was from every corner of the US. He joined the USS Anne Arundel AP-76 (commissioned September 1942) and sailed for the November invasion of North Africa. Called Thurston by his family, he became one of the chief petty officers of AP-76 and remained aboard until joining another ship at the end of the war. In addition to North Africa, Thurston was a veteran of Stuka attacks off Sicily, the North Atlantic convoys, the Normandy invasion, and Kamikazi attacks at Okinawa. Ten days after the surrender Anne Arundel steamed into Tokyo Bay. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Howie Joined the Navy: 1944
... for radar antenna training, rather than assign him to a ship. While he was in Chicago the war ended and they deployed him to the ... 
 
Posted by aenthal - 05/26/2017 - 7:15pm -

My (future) father, then 20 years old, stands in his new uniform for a photo with his father Max in 1944 in the Bronx, NYC. Though he received his induction letter at the start of the war he requested a deferment to complete his college degree in electrical engineering, which the government granted. After graduation, he chose the Navy because (he later said) he thought there would be fewer guns on a boat. The Navy decided to station their new engineering graduate in Chicago for radar antenna training, rather than assign him to a ship. While he was in Chicago the war ended and they deployed him to the Philippines to relieve service members who had maintained the Subic Bay radar during combat days. Because his enlistment was made during WWII he was a veteran, though the heaviest action he actually saw during his deployment was learning how to say “I think you are a beautiful girl” in Tagalog. He could recite that line in Tagalog, and several other dating lines he learned, for the rest of his life. Photographer is unknown. It might have been his older sister. Scan was made from a print. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Issar's Scissors: 1961
... new red couch, next to a very sixties record cabinet, faux ship’s lantern light fixture, and in front of a left-over glass and blonde ... 
 
Posted by aenthal - 09/30/2017 - 11:20am -

As the sixties replaced the fifties, my mother gave away most of the original mid-century modern furniture and turned to colonial revival to decorate our Levittown house. Here my father Howard plays with my less-than-year-old brother Iden on our new red couch, next to a very sixties record cabinet, faux ship’s lantern light fixture, and in front of a left-over glass and blonde wood mid-century modern coffee table. Above them is a commercial art print of a duck between a set of Issar’s scissors. My mother treasured those scissors. They were her father, Issar’s, primary professional tool. They are mounted on two green velvet-covered wooden cutting boards, using a brass drawer handle (and gravity) to hold them in place. The way my mother mounted them allowed them to still be used as scissors, though their huge size and weight made them impractical. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Yosemite
... park -- possibly Yosemite -- on the way to work at ship yards in Washington State during WWII, 1942 or 43. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by sunflower - 12/14/2010 - 8:20am -

A stop in a national park -- possibly Yosemite -- on the way to work at ship yards in Washington State during WWII, 1942 or 43. View full size.
Fish Harbor: 1933
Los Angeles, October 1933. "Boat repair ship at Fish Harbor." View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 01/15/2016 - 7:26pm -

Los Angeles, October 1933. "Boat repair ship at Fish Harbor." View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Bygone Disneyland: 1965
... things that no longer exist: 1. Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, from which I took this shot 47 years ago this month; 2. Skyway to ... albacore tuna sandwiches we used to enjoy on this pirate ship and have tried to make mine at home just the same all these years, real ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 08/19/2012 - 12:52pm -

Three things that no longer exist: 1. Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, from which I took this shot 47 years ago this month; 2. Skyway to Tomorrowland; 3. Kodachrome. View full size. No More Captain Hook's I can still taste the wonderful albacore tuna sandwiches we used to enjoy on this pirate ship and have tried to make mine at home just the same all these years, real close but not quite as perfect as theirs. I think I'll go make one right now. Thanks tterrace- I was there that year.I lived in Laguna Beach from 1955 to 1957. Our entire sixth grade class (two full school buses) went there on a field trip and spent the entire day. I will never forget it. There we so many amazing things to see and do! I know the teachers loved it as much as we did. Just my luckWe drove 1800 miles (2800km) from Canadaland in the early '60s and found Frontierland and another area still being built, a little disappointed but we went over to see the construction and met Walt Disney, he gave us a small tour of the construction site, he wanted to try our Canadian cigarettes, he also gave us a few free passes, must try and get back if it's finished. [Frontierland had a major renovation in 1960 that included the construction of Cascade Peak and the Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland, so perhaps that's what was going on during your visit. - tterrace] The Disney I rememberIn 1968, when I was 12, I visited Disneyland with my parents. After a cross country drive in a brand new Mercury Marquis, the first car we ever had with air conditioning and with none of the things that happened in the National Lampoon vacation movie with the exception of a stop in a really bad part of St. Louis. This picture is exactly how I remember Disney. A curious mix of wonder with a bit of hokey thrown in for good measure. The Skyway to Tomorrowland was awesome. For a kid from Michigan it was the best summer vacation EVER! Many years later I took my own family to Disney World. It was great and all, but the hokey had been replaced with Corporate slick and just a little less wonder. Wind in the WillowsTo the right, in the photo, you can see the backside of the old "Mr. Toads Wild Ride." It was always a favorite, especially, at the end, when you drove your motorcar into the depths of Hell, complete with dancing demons and hot steam. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
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