Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the Jan 30th Doug's Disneyland Collection at: <a href="News-ID190020.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID190020.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By MouseBear Saluations All, "The Nickel Tour" discussed how many things at Disneyland used to be small official functioning versions of their real world counterparts. (The Disneyland Railroad is another example.) I think its too bad this connection was not maintained. As you said it added to the illusion of Disneyland as a place, not just an amusement park. Cool money orders! ) MouseBear
Originally Posted By Big Thunder great aricle, informative. Thanks for sharing some of the rare ephemera. [but I know of a rarer one ] I always appreciate reading about the same hobby I share...collecting vintage Disneyland memorabilia. Thanks again Doug, it's always a pleasure when you share your stuff with us.
Originally Posted By fabdisbabe 1. I love Doug Marsh. 2. I love Doug Marsh's columns. 3. I wish he'd do them more often. I always, always learn something from Doug. Fab
Originally Posted By MainStreetMagic One of the neat things about the Bank of America was that it was a working bank. As a CM we were able to open accounts at that bank. I still have several of the checks from my checking account showing that my bank was the Disneyland branch of Bank of America.
Originally Posted By DuckyDelite Thanks so much for posting this article. I thought I remembered many of the stores on Main Street being real stores at one time. I remember the ice cream parlor and the drug store. I thought I remembered a real camera store too, not just a souvenir shop that sold film. I was starting to think maybe I just imagined all this, being so young at the time that maybe I just believed the fake store fronts. Anybody know when the real stores started to disappear?
Originally Posted By Dabob Another cool thing about the bank is they had a large stash of two-dollar bills at one point. Remember when they tried to re-introduce them around the bi-centennial? For some reason, having two-dollar bills seemed cool, and DL seemed to know that. Not only did the bank stock them (and was happy to trade them for your ones and fives), but I remember getting several as change in normal DL stores and restaurants, leading me to believe that DL actually made the decision to stock up on 2's and give them out. I never seemed to get them in any other store anywhere, so it did seem like a little "Disney bonus" to your day.
