A trio for your Sunday reading, starting with a shot of the very young Plaza Inn. It had only been open a year at the time these photos were taken.

I am assuming this guest is posing with one of the hostesses. What a costume—looks like a cross between the Haunted Mansion and the Tahitian Terrace.



Over at the Tiki Room, Uti stands guard over the entrance and Juan (José's cousin) the Barker Bird is still greeting guests below—all is well!



Apparently the "traffic jams" this talking bird caused was the reason he was removed.



Last (and unfortunately least), here is a shot of the Swiss Family Robinson Tree exit area. This one might even be a hard sell for the signage geeks!



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Rounding out the Matterhorn portion of this series are these three June 1959 views. Be sure to note the Monsanto House of the Future in shot #1.





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The section of extras on the Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle Diorama is not to be missed. Pick it up on Blu-ray at Amazon.com as well as regular DVD at Amazon.com.

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This undated aerial shot is most likely from 1963; as you’ll note from the detail view, the Haunted Mansion is completed, but the show building itself is yet to be constructed. New Orleans Square is also in its earliest stages of being built. Looking back at the “big picture,” you can also get a good idea of how the Disneyland Hotel looked originally. Obviously, it has changed much over the years.



As a bonus, I am throwing in a few early morning shots of the Castle and Central Plaza:









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As we spin around the Central Plaza area, our October 1959 photographer tries to pick which land to go to first (always a difficult decision!). On the way, we get a shot of the Matterhorn & The Monsanto House of the Future.



Over in Adventureland, we get the BACK side of the Adventureland sign!



Compare with this present day view:



Back to 1959, we see the backside of the Pavillion Restaurant, themed to Adventureland, before it became the Tahitian Terrace:



And would you believe...only ONE Jungle Cruise shot...and it’s not of the Hippos!



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For a low-key film from the makers of "Sideways,” check out “Smart People,” starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker (in a nice departure from her role in "Sex and the City," and Thomas Haden Church (who pretty much steals the movie from the other 2).

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Daveland is cleaning house today with a few random undated 1950’s shots. You’ve heard of the backside of water, right? How about the backside of the Adventureland gate? No guests in site...the perfect time to do a little housekeeping. Just a few steps away is the end of Main Street U.S.A. and Central Plaza. I just can’t help feeling sorry for that poor horse, wearing the silly hat.



These shots are undated, however, it appears that the House of the Future is in the background...that is, if I have my DLand geography correct. Here’s a detail shot:



Over in the land of Tomorrow, we have a suh-weet shot of the Autopia.



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Before it hit Tomorrowland, the Art Corner was temporarily near Central Plaza. This slide suffers from half a bad exposure, but is still worth posting. I would cringe at the amount of money these original animation cels were going for back in the summer of 1955, but that is all hindsight of course. And for those who can’t afford to buy the cels, maybe they'd like to have their pics taken for free with these cool cutouts.





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Another undated slide, but I believe from 1955/56, showing the white wing mentioned the other day in Matterhorn’s blog. This time you can see it in living color, and perhaps Matterhorn can tell the viewers out there if this is Trinidad or not. Amazon—hope you enjoy the HD Trolley shot! For more vintage & current Disneyland photos, visit my regular website.

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I posted this photo a short while ago, and last weekend, took a photo of approximately the same spot in Town Square for comparison’s sake.



My other image for today is of Admiral Joe Fowler standing in Central Plaza near the Castle. Although it’s cool to see a photo of the Disney legend, it’s even cooler to see this rare trash can in the background, which is definitely unthemed. Anybody able to date this slide by the can? I’ll go ahead and repost the other photo of Joe from this same trip, standing near the Chicken of the Sea Restaurant.




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Here’s a good shot of the huge lighted star that used to stand on top of the Matterhorn at Christmas. This slide is from December, 1968. Apparently this tradition was stopped due to the energy crisis/costs during the 1970’s. For more vintage & current Matterhorn photos, visit my regular website.

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