Exploring Black Spire Outpost at Disneyland ** Post updated 6/22/2019 for visiting after June 24th. ** You may have heard that a new land opened at Disneyland on May 31, 2019. Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge (SWGE) in Anaheim, California added 14 acres to the theme park. A star-studded dedication ceremony took place on May 30th […]
Present, Past, and Walt Disney’s Inspiration There is something about a carousel that brings out the child in all of us. Walt Disney knew this and made sure to include one in Disneyland’s Fantasyland. Disney California Adventure also has a carousel, which has recently been rethemed. In fact, it was a vintage carousel located in […]
What are Pantone Colors and How are They Decided? “Color is the first thing you see. It’s the first thing you connect to.” – Laurie Pressman, Pantone Color Institute The first color wheel was created by Sir Isaac Newton over three hundred years ago in 1706. Earlier systems organized colors in various forms, including tables […]
Help wanted – single young women, 21 to 30 years of age, of good character, attractive and intelligent, to be waitresses in Harvey Eating Houses on the Santa Fe Railroad in the West. Good wages, with room and meals furnished. Experience not necessary. For nearly a century starting in the late 1880s, more than 100,000 […]
Still Hoppin’ on Route 66 Bright yellow billboards advertising cold drinks, snacks and souvenirs dot the sides of highway I-40, encouraging folks to stop. After traveling for miles through the desert landscape in central-eastern Arizona, weary travelers take exit 269. They empty out of their vehicles at the only business still open on this stretch […]