Over fifty years ago, the Barstow family of Wetherfield, Connecticut, won a trip to Disneyland in a contest sponsored by, of all things, Scotch tape. Proto-blogger Robbins Barstow shot some Super-8 footage, then added narration about 40 years later, and as all such things do, it ended up on the internet. This movie runs over 34 minutes, but every bit of it captures a quaint vision of Eisenhower-era America, including, of course The Magic Kingdom, but also Idyllwild Airport, Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios and even Davy Crockett-style fringed jackets and coonskin caps. The Barstow family even stayed in Pasadena, at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel, which later became the Ritz-Carleton and is now the Langham Huntington Resort.
Follow this link to get to the website hosting the video. It is my hope that, fifty or more years from now, future readers of this site and its content (and yes, I do expect it will be archived by someone, somewhere) will find it just a little bit as charming and entertaining as Mr. Barstow's film. Enjoy!
(h/t Curbed LA)
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