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.
When working on a new book, sometimes you find some really interesting stories that just don't quite seem to fit. However, the stories are...
I realize that the D23 Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit has been running at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for some time...
Motion pictures can be an intoxicating and addictive drug for some people. Like a moth to a light, they are drawn into an all...
The Disney parks are at their best is when they become the stage where you can live out your cinematic fantasies. Family friendly of...
So what was the most magical year at Disneyland? If you could go back and visit, which year would you choose? Would it be...
A major milestone in the history of Walt Disney Productions (WDP) occured on April 30, 1969, when the company announced details for “The Vacation...
As a historian, it is always nice to review original documents. I recently examined all of Al Lutz's old columns for a book project....
It's a Samland double feature today. First up is the story of how Palm Beach almost became home to Disneyland East. Then we find...
Looking through my files the other day, I came across an early 1970s Cast Member training manual for Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. In this...
As the battles between Disney and the other theme park operators is notched up another level with the introduction of the My Disney Experience...
Sam returns with a wonderful grab bag of Disney delights. Some fun and perhaps even surprising facts about Disneyland are shared below.
DISNEYLANDERS
In 1958, the...
Time to step into the Wayback Machine and take a look at how the Walt Disney World public relations team tried to portray the...
Sam returns after a week of heavy reading to let us know which books are worth adding to your shelves. Find out what Sam...
Time to return to the right coast (WDW and Universal) and work out my Demons of Happiness that author Ray Bradbury once spoke of....
Like many dedicated Disneylanders, every now and again I must visit that other Mecca of theme parks... Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. So...
When we discover a space that has a higher degree of life, how do we explain how it got there to others? What language...
I'll admit that I just love Mickey’s Toontown. It is one of my most favorite immersive environments at Disneyland. This is not to be...
When you peel back the layers at Disneyland, you find a lot of very interesting stuff that is hidden right in front of your...
We have spent 4 weeks discovering the history behind the never built Disney's America theme park in Virginia. Michael Eisner was determined to...
Last week, we took a look at the details and concept art for Disney's America theme park in Virginia. That was how the...