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"Main Street, U.S.A. is America at the turn of the century - the crossroads of an era. The gas lamps and the electric lamp - the horse-drawn car and auto car. Main Street is everyone's hometown." Walt Disney |
Attractions Lay of the LandGeneral Trivia
- Main Street was inspired by Walt's hometown of Marceline, Missouri.
- Main Street's street lamps are 150 years old. They were purchased from Baltimore, Maryland for three cents a pound. (Disneyland Souvenir Guide, 1992)
- The base for the flagpole in the center of Main St. was found on Wilshire Blvd. (in Los Angeles) in 1955 at the scene of a traffic accident. A car had collided with a lamp post. The undamaged base cost $5.00. (Ibid)
- City Hall was based on an actual city hall in Fort Collins, Colorado. (The E-Ticket, Winter 1992-93)
- The Carnation Ice Cream Parlor, opened since the park's debut, was renovated in 1997 and split into a bakery and a patio service restaurant. (Ibid)
- A seemingly un-Disney-like "Intimate Apparel" shop once existed, from 1955-56 between the Silhouette Shop and the China Closet. It's former storefront is the house that has a porch (a perfect spot to watch a parade). (Ibid)
- The eucalyptus trees behind City Hall were planted in 1910, making them an "authentic" part of turn-of-the-century Main Street. (Disneyland - Memories of a Lifetime) - search for it on amazon.com
- TEST: There are two types of "arcades" on Main St. What are they? Answer Below
| Last Updated: 22 June 2003 |
Answer: The Crystal Arcade and The Penny Arcade
