Hotel Postcard

1950's postcard

Enhanced Disneyland Hotel Slides

I listed some scans of slides in which I have in my Hotel collection and asked if anyone out there was interested in enhancing them to get them back to what they may have looked like when first purchased. The slides have turned to a reddish hue with age. Blog and website reader Dan Cunningham responded by sharpening up the pictures (see below). First let me state, the pictures I posted were scanned in very low resolution so Dan had very little to work with to begin with. He actually stated he only spent a few minutes with the low res images. I think they clearly show how the slide looked when new. You can contact Dan Cunningham at dcunn74@gmail.com Illustration & Design 516.817.2970. Thanks Dan for taking the time to do this and send them out to me. I may try and scan these at really high resolution to see what can be done.

Enhanced version of early 60's Disneyland hotel slide

Scans

Today I am including some slides which were sold at the Hotel and Disneyland and are from the early 60's. You can see what time does to these slides as they all have a red tone to them. I have many more and some in better condition than these. What would help to restore these to normal colors? Photoshop? Any takers to do this out there?

60's slide scan of the lush, tropical grounds at the Disneyland Hotel

60's slide of the Disneyland Hotel

60's slide scan Tower Building

Mixed Bag

Today, I present a mixed-bag of Disneyland Hotel related photos. These range from the beginning of the original Disneyland Hotel in the 50's to the demolition in 1999. I had many people ask if the Monorail Station at the Hotel was just revamped and painted for its present location in Downtown Disney. These shots prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the original station was completely demolished and removed. It is in its exact location but was completely rebuilt in 1999/2000. As soon as I can remember who provided me with these pictures (of the demolition), I will credit them. Right now, I just don't remember. Hope you enjoy this assortment of items.

Demolition - 1999 Demolition of the original Disneyland Hotel

Sad Shots - No doubt whatsoever. The Disneyland Hotel Monorail station was completely torn down and rebuilt. It is in the exact location however, it is not the original structure/platform

Invitation

August 1956 invitation to the Grand Opening of the brand new Disneyland Hotel

Hotel rates

1969 Disneyland Hotel rates

Back of the 1969 Hotel rates Sheet

Miscellaneous Paper Items

Parking Pass 1971

Voucher - 70's voucher for Disneyland Hotel freebies

Film Envelope - The Disneyland Hotel Camera Shop

Plaza Ad - 1966 Plaza Ad from Check-In Magazine

The Addition of the Fourth North Garden Structure 1959

1959 saw the addition of the fourth North Garden Structure on the grounds of the Disneyland Hotel. There were now 234 rooms and suites available at the Disneyland Hotel. As Disneyland grew (Monorail, Matterhorn, Submarines in 1959) so too did the Disneyland Hotel. Although I do not have the exact date of this addition, I do know the structure was built some time between November 1958 and June of 1959. I have a dated photograph showing the building open for business on July 4th, 1959. My guess would be construction started near the first couple of months of the year and was completed by June.

June 1958 Overhead - Disneyland, the Disneyland Hotel (3 North Garden Structures) and the surrounding area in Anaheim

1958 Overhead Close-Up picture - This June 1958 photo shows 3 North Garden Structures.

1959 Overhead - From 1959, showing four North Garden Structures. The below brochure is now listing 234 rooms at the Disneyland Hotel.

1959 Southern California Travel Guide

This guide listed 234 rooms at the Disneyland Hotel.

From 1959 Travel Brochure

This is the only reference I have ever found mentioning 234 rooms. All other guidebooks and brochures always list "over 200 rooms" in them with no exact number. This was the short-lived 1959 layout of the Disneyland Hotel. In 1960, two new Garden Structures were added pushing the total to over 300 rooms. I have yet to see a reference to the exact number in 1960 but I have hope that I will find this information. Previously, I never had a printed source for the 234 rooms either.

1955 Gray Line Brochure

This brochure must date from July to September of 1955 due to the mention inside of the Hotel being scheduled to open in October of 1955.

This document mentions that the Disneyland Hotel will open early October 1955 and is the first printed brochure I have seen that references October. Every other brochure I have states the Hotel would open in August of 1955. Due to several construction, electricians and plumbers strikes, construction on the Hotel was delayed by about two months.