by Todd James Pierce | Mar 18, 2013 |
Mark Twain Steamship – Disneyland – 1955Walt Disney and Riverfront Square Part 1 – Prefaceby Todd James PierceMuch has been made of Walt Disney’s boyhood romance with trains—particularly his experience as a “news butch” on the Missouri Pacific, where...
by Todd James Pierce | Mar 17, 2013
City of St. Louis – Riverfront Square “Superblock,” Originally Located between Arch and StadiumWalt Disney and Riverfront Square Author’s Note First of all, I should probably answer the question: so where have I been for the past three months? ...
by Todd James Pierce | Feb 11, 2013 |
Admiral Joe Fowler (at the age of 75) on the Disney World Construction Site, 1969–> Walt and Walt Disney World by Todd James PierceToday’s post goes with a large note of gratitude to Didier Ghez—one of the most important people preserving the history of Walt...
by Paul F Anderson | Jan 21, 2013 |
Walt Disney enjoys dinner on Main Street, U.S.A. along with Lillian Disney, Admiral Fowler,and Emile Kuri (I believe) during the summer of 1962. A Walt sighting in Disneyland, such as this,is most definitely an “E Ticket” attraction to...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 11, 2012 |
Castle with Plants – 1955The Book of RuthPart 2by Todd James Pierce[Today’s article is a continuation of a story I started last week – click here to read Part 1]By May, 1955, it was clear that construction efforts at Disneyland were behind schedule. The...
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