Originally Posted By Mort2 Came across this on the web. Mostly Fantasyland footage, but some entrance shots featuring Walt himself, in 1956: <a href="http://vimeo.com/6016945" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/6016945</a> Unbelievable footage of Frontierland and some Adventureland footage same 1956 visit: <a href="http://vimeo.com/6223570" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/6223570</a> Vegas fans will like the following from the same person. Shot in 1962: <a href="http://vimeo.com/30582217" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/30582217</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Wow - I don't think I've ever seen the photo op "stick your head through the picture" thing of "Davey Crocket [sic - both names spelled differently than usual] and B'ar" you see at 1:06 of the second movie. Undoubtedly put up quickly to capitalize on the Crockett craze (like several other things in FrL), and certainly a minor thing; it's just that I don't think I've ever seen that before.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Great post thank you Mort2. I love this stuff. There's a flower bed on Main Street that needed some attention in one of the shots. Is that why Walt had a scowl on his face?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's some pretty incredible footage. It's rare enough to find color pictures from that era, but I don't know if I've seen any color home films from that early. And certainly not ones that have on-ride footage. Great find!
Originally Posted By DlandDug Very cool! It is likely that Walt was there for the shooting of "Disneyland, USA," a People and Places feature that was released that year.
Originally Posted By MerryMouseWife "weird to see ROA and TSI almost bare with tiny trees. doombuggy, that was what I was thinking; how spare the vegetation was back then before all the trees matured and the landscaping filled out. These were great to watch.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes These were great. Thanks for the link. The "1979" soundtrack to the second DL video is terrific. I can't remember SF in 1958 although I was there most weekends. I can remember it from 1960 and it wasn't at all different than the video. I love "The Terrace" ad on the cable car. I can see the apartment where my daughter used to live in the Coit Tower shot.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I live in SF now and I know where all those shots were taken. Not much has changed in those neighborhoods.
Originally Posted By velo well, the traffic has changed - lol! Did you see how few cars were crossing the GG Bridge? And the fact that we used to ride the Cable Cars to actually get from one place to another (as opposed to it being a tourist attraction)!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I lived on Nob Hill, rode the Powell Street cable car everyday from 1996 until 2009, and I was never the only local on board. As for the traffic, yes it was lighter, but then again how heavy is the traffic on the GG Bridge on a Wednesday afternoon today?
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes Hans, I was the fifth Schmitty born in CA, and the first four were born in San Francisco. I did my best to cry out from the womb to ask my father to tie my mother's knees together until we got across the bridge, but I was born in Walnut Creek. As My mom was also a native San Franciscan, that's where we went every weekend (almost), and often during the week. I grew up in San Mateo, and Walnut Creek and San Mateo were only minutes from San Francisco back in the day when they were discovering fire. I used to date a pretty girl in the Protrero District (sp?) and I'd allow 15 minutes to go from my house in San Mateo to her house. On 07/17/2010 I missed the Big Meet to attend my daughters wedding just across the Gate. I spent 07/18 exploring SF on foot. Those two days were the happiest I've had in many, many years. I envy you for beingable to live in SF. In the SF video, at 1:45, I can clearly see the apartment my daughter lived in just below Coit Tower. When did you first live in The City?
Originally Posted By velo Dr. Hans, my DH commutes every day from Sonoma Co. to SF. Every so often, I go in to meet him. Believe me, there are more cars on the bridge now. Even on a Weds. afternoon. I'm glad locals still ride the cable cars too - I guess they have a commuter pass? Aren't tickets around $5 now?
