by Todd James Pierce | Jan 13, 2014
ALWEG Test Track – Cologne, Germany – July 1957 Monorail Tales – Part 2 The ALWEG-Bahn By Todd James Pierce The origins of the original Disneyland monorail lay far from California: they extend all the way over to Germany, where the wealthy...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 2, 2014 |
Walt and Carousel Horses Purchased for Disneyland – 1955Walt’s First ParkPart 6 – Conclusionsby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson The biography of Walt Disney is often divided in half: his early years, up until about 1950, when animation was...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 30, 2013
Walt Disney – late 1930sWalt’s First ParkPart 5 – Hope and Frustrationby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson By the second week of April, Walt Disney and the planning team understood that the zoning issues were far more serious than they had...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 26, 2013
Side View – Hollywood Sports Garden With Elevated Arena DomeWalt’s First ParkPart 4 – Objections and Complicationsby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson On Wednesday, March 29, Walt Disney and the Sports Garden team finalized plans for a...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 23, 2013
First Floor Layout for Private Club Walt’s First ParkPart 3 – Selling The Dreamby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson Sales brochures for Hollywood Sports Garden were mailed early in March, 1939—a glossy publication that featured...
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