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I have a pair of nice 1950s scans for you from Town Square/Main Street USA. Starting with this group of adults who may have just walked through one of the tunnels beneath the train tracks; that gentleman is making sure his camera is ready to go., but the ladies look a bit bewildered. Should the gang walk up the steps and ride the train? Tempting, but so is Main Street. "Dorothy, I want to go to the Wurlitzer store!". In the upper right corner of the image, a fellow stands at the curb - at first I wondered if he was a cast member. But I think he was just an odd duck!Next is this nice look up Main Street, with a surprising number of people heading towards the castle even though it was the afternoon (based on the indistinct shadows). Why did they all show up so late? Many ladies are still in their poofy skirts, which makes me guess that this is from 1956 (since we can see the Skyway cable in the distance)... by 1957 there was a noticeable shift from dresses to pants for women. This has…

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