Where In The City? (2011 Season)

rubedugans · April 19, 2011, 08:08:30 PM

HB has been the closest thus far...

How-doFolks · April 19, 2011, 10:19:46 PM

train station depot..?

pintrader · April 20, 2011, 09:57:57 AM

This is on the old telephone in the General Store.

rubedugans · April 20, 2011, 10:46:19 AM

WOOHOOO!!!!!
Indeed it is on the telephone. On the day I was in the park last season when there was only a few people in the park (I think it was around 20 people) The man working at the Gen. Store told me to pick up the reciever, he played with some controls behind the counter.-and it had a recorded voice on the other end! This was the first time I had actually stopped to look at the telephone!

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pintrader · April 20, 2011, 11:32:16 AM

Just out of curiosity Mr. Dugans what did the recorded voice have to say, if you remember? I presume it wasn't a hotline to Disneyland or commissioner Gordon from Gotham City (Batman)

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rubedugans · April 20, 2011, 12:19:38 PM

It was a similar style to the R/R Bucket voice, and Red Flanders voice. It was a discussion between I think a male and female, and I think at one point they yelled at whoever was listening to them. Again it was EMPTY that day, and out of (at that point) 29 yrs coming to the park, I had never been told that the ringing phone was for me! If it is ever not busy, check with the clerk to see if it is still functioning.

Junior · April 21, 2011, 06:37:27 PM

Yeah, in the old days phones sometimes were "party lines" where more than one family shared a phone line to save on costs. My grandparents had a phone on a party line in the 1970s for years...until the phone company phased them out. Each house had a special ring, and you were only supposed to pick up if it was your ring. However, often people would pick up and listen to your conversation...and then tell other neighbors later what you and your family were up to. Sometimes, operators would listen in on the lines, too...in small towns. That "party line" idea is the basis for the phone conversation on the general store telephone. I didn't realize it was still around. I'm glad it is. That was one of the special things like the coffin behind Grandfathers Mansion, and the "don't look in this hole" behind the mansion, that made a SDC visit a special thing!

sanddunerider · April 21, 2011, 06:48:58 PM

I remember the old party lines...

OH MAN!! is that an age thing>|???

MissinTheGreenTrams · April 22, 2011, 10:14:57 AM

My mommy told m about party lines. My friend Casey would want one for sure, she is a gossip hoot!!

rubedugans · April 24, 2011, 09:26:50 PM

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sanddunerider · April 25, 2011, 06:15:15 AM

one of the signs at HDH....

DianaGail · April 25, 2011, 08:34:26 AM

Sign for the Stroller Parking area at HDH

rubedugans · April 25, 2011, 10:49:05 AM

Wow that didn't last long. It is going to sanddunerider seeing that he was the first to ID where it was from We have a new leader!!!!

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sanddunerider · April 25, 2011, 10:51:18 AM

thank you, thank you very much!

KBCraig · April 26, 2011, 04:54:39 AM

Quote from: Junior on April 21, 2011, 06:37:27 PM
Yeah, in the old days phones sometimes were "party lines"

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