Sam Gennawey
Sam Gennawey is an urban planner who has collaborated with communities throughout California over the course of more than 100 projects to create a great, big, beautiful tomorrow. Sam is a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving municipal, county, and private sector planning documents from throughout Los Angeles County. Sam is the author of Walt and the Promise of Progress City which you can find on Amazon.
MiceChat favorite, Sam Gennawey, returns today with a peek into his brand new book, the JayBangs Story. The book tells the fascinating tale of...
I am awestruck by the Disney fan’s loyalty to the brand. This is virtually unparalleled. Why does this media company hold such power? I...
Join us for Part 2 of Sam Gennawey's look at Epcot's master plan. If you are catching us in the middle, please find his...
Walt Disney first achieved fame as an animator. He would go on to great success producing live action films, documentaries, and television programs. For...
The sponge
A theme park is a sponge that sucks up people. It is a finite space that has an infinite capacity as long as...
Parking. It seems that parking has always been an issue at Disneyland and having an adequate supply has been critical to the success of...
Welcome to Samland. This week let’s step into the time machine and turn the dial back to August 1984. Walt Disney’s Son-In-Law, Ron Miller,...
Universal Vs Disney: America's greatest theme park rivalry unraveled.
For 12 years, Burbank had been looking for someone to build a regional shopping center on a significant piece of vacant property on Third...
A while back, we wandered through the Monsanto House of the Future with Samland. That demonstration home lasted until 1967, when a whole new...
Sam is back, and this time it's really personal. Today, we run the prologue of his new book which releases on Tuesday of this...
While trolling through the archives, I came upon a treasure trove of press releases from April 1969. It was an important time. The passing...
Welcome to Samland 2.0. This is one man's attempt to understand and document public places that respect people. Sometimes those spaces are inside of...
Recently, I took a trip back in time to the genesis of CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood. This week I will turn my attention...
Today, July 15th, we offer our congratulations to Universal Studios Hollywood on 50 years of their world famous Studio Tram Tour and the genesis...
It was rewarding to see so many comments regarding my look at an early proposal to turn Universal City into the Tivoli Gardens of...
Ever since MCA bought Universal Studios in 1958, the owners wanted Universal City to become a gathering place for the San Fernando Valley the...
The California Chapter of the American Planning Association is coming to the Disneyland Hotel for their annual conference in September. I penned this article...
Peel back the layers of time and it is amazing what one can find. Take Universal Studios Hollywood as an example. Today we know...
Welcome to another NEW episode of Samland. This week will be a grab bag of things that have crossed my desk and sparked my...