One of the most prominent, yet ignored, features of Disneyland is its Main Street. Even though thousands of people walk through Main Street every day, it is vastly ignored. Too bad, because Main Street is one of the best features of Disneyland. The main elevations for Main Street were drawn up by a former art… Continue reading Disneyland Main Street: Fake, Well-Done, Increasingly Insignificant
Month: July 2009
Timberline Twilight Zone Video
In the movie The Shining, Jack Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson, and his wife and son drive up to The Overlook Lodge for a peaceful winter rest. The Overlook Lodge is actually the Timberline in Mt. Hood, Oregon. Exterior shots for The Shining were filmed at the real-life Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon. Find out… Continue reading Timberline Twilight Zone Video
Zeppelin Sub-Cloud or Spy Basket: The Ultimate Secret
Zeppelins, despite their mammoth size, are by nature secretive modes of transport. Even when they plied the skies on a regular basis, zeppelins were largely misunderstood by the general public. I think I will puke if I read another book with an overly simplistic wrap-up like this: And the the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg… Continue reading Zeppelin Sub-Cloud or Spy Basket: The Ultimate Secret
Timberline Lodge – Twilight Zone Death Connection
I have always been a fan of weird connections, and this one combines several things I already like: The Shining, the movie made by Stanley Kubrick after the Stephen King novel; the Timberline Lodge, at the base of Mt. Hood, near Portland, Oregon; and the early 1960s TV classic The Twilight Zone. Let’s begin, shall… Continue reading Timberline Lodge – Twilight Zone Death Connection
Neverland’s Secret Bunker Project X
It comes as no surprise that Michael Jackson’s Neverland had a secret bunker in the works. A Los Olivos contractor named Tony Urquidez was called in to build it. Even though now it’s just a big hole in the ground lined with concrete, FoxNews says that it was envisioned as being a “tilt-up building”: …20… Continue reading Neverland’s Secret Bunker Project X