'Vacationland': That time Maine became a hot tourist destination
Lots of super cute vintage trailers and campers for your glamping pleasure! Also includes some online shopping ideas for vintage trailer lovers!
A 90-minute drive from San Francisco, Johnson's Beach in Guerneville is the ultimate hidden gem for a weekend getaway.
My Teardrop Camper: A very good project for a recent graduate with no job and whose dad owns a cabinet workshop. I was able to use a lot of repurposed materials in the build and keep costs down. I lost track of the exact budget but I spent around $1,000. For parts of …
Brookline Booksmith is an established independent bookshop offering new & used titles, plus gifts, over 2 floors.
Want to go camping without the huge pickup? These 11 adorable small campers are under 3,000 pounds, which you can tow with almost any car.
Celebrate the great state of Maine with this colorful Maine Vacationland sticker! Featuring a fun retro look and printed on premium vinyl, this sticker is perfect for car windows and bumpers, laptops, smartphones, water bottles, luggage, and more. It's digitally printed and has a glossy finish that's weather resistant for years of enjoyment. Great for native Mainers to show their state pride or anyone who enjoys vacationing in New England! Premium Vinyl Sticker Digitally Printed Image Measures 4"W x 4"H Proudly Made in the USA
Check this out! Summer is here and that means one thing……its time to explore the great outdoors. If you are fortunate to own a vintage camper then I envy you. My step-father and I tried…
Victor Underhill shares with the Mid-Century Illustrated group this vacation house plan booklet from the ’60s. No fantastic illustrator isn’t credited other than “Orbeck” on…
Here are 19 examples that will make you want to fix one up yourself, then hit the road.
Compact, lightweight, and loaded with a surprising number of features for its size, the Airstream Sport is perfectly equipped for weekends spent exploring.
Alaska Airlines Vacationland Poster
brand new peel and stick vinyl travel sticker, never used. Die cut to the shape of the artwork. The size is approx. 4"x5". Thanks for looking.
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Published by Disneyland, the 1961 summer issue of Vacationland magazine featured Snow White on the cover. Joining her were the dwarfs, a costumed balloon vendor, and a young park guest. Magazine images courtesy of Major Pepperidge via Gorillas Don't Blog. A similar photo, one that clearly originated from the same shoot, was used on a 1965 trading card. The card set was produced by Donruss (see earlier Archive entry). It's quite similar to the magazine cover yet different, including the addition of another young guest. And we can see the card image was also printed in reverse. The only mention of Snow White inside the 1961 magazine is in the article, "The Happiest Show on Earth--Disney Cartoon Stars to Make Daily Appearances" (p.5). It reads: Disney artisans have been busy as the Seven Dwarfs since the first of the year, creating - among numerous other show-stoppers - - the Seven Dwarfs themselves! (Along with Snow White, they're featured on the front cover of this VACATIONLAND issue.) Eight years after the Vacationland cover had been published, a third image from this same photo shoot was used. It appeared in the 1969 Walt Disney's Disneyland book by Marty Sklar. Book image scans courtesy of Molly the Disney Freak via The Disney Freak's Blog. ___ In the spring 1974 issue, Snow White would again be featured on the magazine cover, this time with a young park guest in front of the Grotto statues. There doesn't appear to be any mention of the princess inside, though.
Borderless graphic digitally printed on museum quality 200 gsm/80 lb stock. Suitable for framing or displaying as is. Custom printed. Please allow two weeks for delivery. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE! PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE ADDED WATERMARKS TO PROTECT OUR ORIGINAL AND EXCLUSIVE ART. THEY WILL BE SHIPPED SANS WATERMARKS.
Retro futuristic concept drawings for branded stores, circa 1955-1965. I really dig the look and the color schemes. Unknown artist, but resembles the work of Charles Schridde.
A look back at America's love affair with cars and the open road.
Today’s themed ticket post was an idea sparked by a great scan sent to me by Major over at Gorilla’s Don’t Blog (link). Disneyland had several special ticket plans for members of the armed services; let’s take a look at a few of them today. First up, graciously donated scan from Gorilla’s Don’t Blog, from May 1970 “Welcome Home To All Returning Viet Nam Service Men”. $1.00 for admission and 10 tickets, way to go Disneyland! It sure is neat the way Disneyland honored the service men this way, they could have just offered the discount, but they made up special tickets too. Notice the serial number begins with “V” Inside the May 1970 book are 10 special tickets, very similar to “magic key” tickets of the time, with the exception of these getting that special cyan print color on the key and “Admit One”. Also, Major reports the actual tickets in his book are 10¢ thru 85¢, so my “loose” ticket example below must be slightly older than 1970. Next up, “Armed Forces Weekends” these examples are from the “ticket binder” scan collection. I think it says "1968". Nice touch with the each branch of the service getting there own logo/shield. Serial number begins with “AF”. Two admissions and 12 tickets, still a great deal at $5.25. From my collection, dated September 1977, it’s “Military Weekends”. This book has never been used. It has a “Second Day” ticket under the “First Day” ticket, then 12 green "good on any attraction" key tickets, with standard red print. Serial number begins with “MW”. You may have noticed that neither Major or myself have folded back these mint tickets, we are dedicated fans, but not that dedicated! Still a great value at $6.50. *** Update*** Hey if you like this mint ticket book, there is one for sale on eBay right now (link), no I'm not the seller, I'm the guy who buys tickets on eBay! Last up it’s “Military Night at Disneyland” Friday, April 8, 1988. Star Tours was only a year old so it’s still getting plenty of promotion, can’t you just hear R2D2’s cute little sound in your head? On a personal note; Whenever I see a member of the armed services, I make it a point to shake their hand and thank them for their service; we all owe our freedoms to them.
This charming teardrop called The Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper is quite unique as it is the only teardrop in the world that has a patented slide-out which converts the compact camper to almost double the internal space in one simple and quick action.
Australia-based Patriot Campers has released a limited run of retro-themed "Desert Ops" editions of its X1-N camping trailer.
Vacation home design booklet from the 60s
Girls would come from as far as Tokyo to audition for the chance to be a Weeki Wachee mermaid in the 1960s. They performed to sold-out crowds; half a million people a year came to watch their dazzling underwater shows, including the King himself, Elvis Presley. They took etiquette and ballet lessons
Printed on premium vinyl, this Boothbay Harbor Maine Vacationland Vinyl Sticker features retro artwork from the award-winning Anderson Design Group. Perfect for laptops or tablets, car bumpers, luggage, appliances, and more. Available exclusively from RetroPlanet. Premium Vinyl Sticker Crisp Digitally Printed Image Measures 3.5W x 5H Inches Made in the USA Copyright Anderson Design Group, Inc.
Victor Underhill shares with the Mid-Century Illustrated group this vacation house plan booklet from the ’60s. No fantastic illustrator isn’t credited other than “Orbeck” on…
Most of the motels that sprang up around DISNEYLAND were owned and operated by small businesses. The big guys initially shunned Anaheim, feeling that DISNEYLAND was still not established enough. (They wouldn't enter the market until the late 1970's.) Without established names, the small business owners had to find other ways to get attention. Many of them borrowed their theming from inside the park. One of the biggest new attractions to hit the Magic Kingdom was the Matterhorn. Guests who viewed the Matterhorn's grand opening at DISNEYLAND flocked to the park by the millions, so an enterprising motelier found an easy name for his new endeavor: the Alpine Motel: Experienced guests of Anaheim's Vacationland might not recognize the place. Other than the name, the facade originally inspired thoughts of mid-century motel instead of Swiss chalets. As the motel found quick success, it later renovated its facade to match its theme and name: Amazingly, this business is still open among the more modern look of the Anaheim Resort. A relic of the early days of Walt Disney's Vacation Kingdom.
If Don Draper would have had a Travel Trailer, this would probably have been it. The 1950 Westcraft Capistrano Calypso Trailer is the brilliant result of more than a decade of meticulous restoration, craftsmanship and modernization. Available now for
Welcome to my blog about the grand history of Disneyland Tickets. Also featuring tickets and goodies from Knott's Berry Farm, Magic Mountain, Disneyworld and more...
This charming teardrop called The Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper is quite unique as it is the only teardrop in the world that has a patented slide-out which converts the compact camper to almost double the internal space in one simple and quick action.
