The Vanishing of Americas Drive-Thru Fotomats @AddressUnknown

Address Unknown Before the advent of digital photography, everyone captured their memories on film, and film needs to be processed. In the 1960's, small drive-thru stands began popping up on roadsides and parking lots across the United States to provide photofinishing service in a fast and convenient manner. Here, you could drop off film for development and pick up your glossy photos the very next day. What started as 1 store in 1965, bloomed to almost four thousand of these golden roofs across America by 1980. Shortly after though, it would all fall apart in spectacular fashion. Today we embark on a trip back in time to investigate what exactly happened to Fotomat.

00:00 Prologue
00:48 The Rise of Fotomat
07:11 The Fall of Fotomat
13:49 Fotomat Video Rental
15:20 Fotomat Closures
18:26 The Fotomat Fugitive
23:18 Conclusion

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The Vanishing of Americas Drive-Thru Fotomats

Address Unknown 2022-09-26 | Before the advent of digital photography, everyone captured their memories on film, and film needs to be processed. In the 1960's, small drive-thru stands began popping up on roadsides and parking lots across the United States to provide photofinishing service in a fast and convenient manner. Here, you could drop off film for development and pick up your glossy photos the very next day. What started as 1 store in 1965, bloomed to almost four thousand of these golden roofs across America by 1980. Shortly after though, it would all fall apart in spectacular fashion. Today we embark on a trip back in time to investigate what exactly happened to Fotomat.

00:00 Prologue
00:48 The Rise of Fotomat
07:11 The Fall of Fotomat
13:49 Fotomat Video Rental
15:20 Fotomat Closures
18:26 The Fotomat Fugitive
23:18 Conclusion

The Other Creator of Disneyland

Address Unknown 2022-07-29 | There is a name missing from the official record of Disneyland's creation. Not just missing, but erased. A man so vital to its inception, without him it's likely theme parks as we know them would have never gotten off the ground. This is the story of The Other Creator of Disneyland: C.V. Wood.

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Three Years in Wonderland: The Disney Brothers, C. V. Wood, and the Making of the Great American Theme Park by Todd James Pierce
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Window on Main Street: 35 Years of Creating Happiness at Disneyland Park by Van Arsdale France
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Walt's Revolution!: By the Numbers by Harrison "Buzz" Price (OUT OF PRINT)
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Yesterday's Tomorrow: Disney's Magical Mid-Century by Don Hahn
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Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler
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Walt's Disneyland: A Walk in the Park with Walt Disney by Marcy Smothers
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Prologue
00:36 Chapter 1: “The Bombers”
02:40 Chapter 2: The First Employee
05:49 Chapter 3: Saving Disneyland
11:32 Chapter 4: Arson at Disneyland
14:31 Chapter 5: The Circus
18:26 Chapter 6: Walt v. Wood