Piece of Walt Disney's First Hollywood Workshop
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:16 am
got an email this morning about these for sale, I wouldn't buy one but someone else might be interested:
"When Walt Disney came to Hollywood in 1923, he roomed at his uncle Robert's house at 4406 Kingswell Avenue. He built an animation stand in his uncle's garage, and worked on an animated reel of cartoon jokes which he tried to sell to the Pantages Theater Company. The garage-turned-studio (pictured on page 36 of THE ART OF WALT DISNEY by Christopher Finch) was sold in 1982 and moved to the Garden Grove Historical Society, and his been on permanent display there for the past thirty years, just a few miles from Disneyland. Leading the team that purchased and moved the garage was Disney employee and fan Arthur Adler. When the garage was moved, Adler saved the small pieces of wood that splintered off the garage during dismantling. These pieces, which were too small to be used in the restoration of the garage, are now available for sale to Walt Disney fans who appreciate the significance of having a little bit of Walt's first Hollywood workshop/studio as part of their personal collection. The wood itself measures approximately 1" in length. Each piece, being original, will vary of course. Also included is 15 page package of documentation prepared by Adler, detailing the history of Walt Disney's garage studio and it's metamorphosis from carport to museum piece. Adler has personally signed the certificate of authenticity which accompanies each piece of Walt's garage. Item # 6000, $39.95"
"When Walt Disney came to Hollywood in 1923, he roomed at his uncle Robert's house at 4406 Kingswell Avenue. He built an animation stand in his uncle's garage, and worked on an animated reel of cartoon jokes which he tried to sell to the Pantages Theater Company. The garage-turned-studio (pictured on page 36 of THE ART OF WALT DISNEY by Christopher Finch) was sold in 1982 and moved to the Garden Grove Historical Society, and his been on permanent display there for the past thirty years, just a few miles from Disneyland. Leading the team that purchased and moved the garage was Disney employee and fan Arthur Adler. When the garage was moved, Adler saved the small pieces of wood that splintered off the garage during dismantling. These pieces, which were too small to be used in the restoration of the garage, are now available for sale to Walt Disney fans who appreciate the significance of having a little bit of Walt's first Hollywood workshop/studio as part of their personal collection. The wood itself measures approximately 1" in length. Each piece, being original, will vary of course. Also included is 15 page package of documentation prepared by Adler, detailing the history of Walt Disney's garage studio and it's metamorphosis from carport to museum piece. Adler has personally signed the certificate of authenticity which accompanies each piece of Walt's garage. Item # 6000, $39.95"