From: jonathan@hmcvax.claremont.edu
Subject: Main Street Windows Update
Organization: Harvey Mudd College
Date: 11 Sep 92 22:59:38 PDT

Here's yet another update to the Names on Main Street list.

Thanks again to all who've sent me info and corrections.

There are still a few we need as you can see, so keep those cards
and letters coming.

jonathan@hmcvax.claremont.edu

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William Wheeler ? (see below)
John Wies
"Structural Engineers"

	William Wheeler - Perhaps the Wheeler of Wheeler and
	Gray, a civil engineering firm which helped build Disneyland.

	John Wies - structural engineer for WED, worked on the
	design/construction of Main Street.

J.S. Hammel
"Consulting Engineer"

	Sam Hammel, was an expert in electrical, civil, and air conditioning
	engineering hired by Walt to help with the Disneyland Project.

 Richard Irvine

	One time head of WED (Walt's private "Imagineering" Co.). Directed
	"Victory Through Air Power" and helped design the "Zorro" TV series
	before being assigned to the assist with Disneyland.

Marvin Davis 

	Architect and designer turned imagineer (Married to Walt's
	niece, Marjorie). Worked with Walt on the design of Tom Sawyer's
	Island. Marvin was one of the only three people who knew about
	(and had a key he the planning room for) Walt' s secret project
	"EPCOT" in it's infancy (the other two were Joe Potter, a retired
	Air Force general who had worked with Walt at the 1964 World's
	Fair in New York and Walt).

Gabriel Scognamllo ?

Wade B. Rubottom ?

George Patrick ?

"Evans Gardens
Exotic and rare species
Freeway Collections
Est. 1910"
Morgan Bill Evans

 	Hired by Walt as the landscaper of Disneyland. Noted for his
	design of the "Jungle" in the Jungle Cruise attraction. He earned
	some notoriety by scouring Los Angeles looking through new
	subdivisions and freeway routes looking for trees that were to be
	removed, since Walt was worried about the lack of mature
	trees that would be present at Disneyland on opening day.

"The Busy Hands
Sculpting, Whittling, Soap Carving"
Blain Gibson

	Imagineer, was responsible for nearly every sculpturing task
	required at Disneyland. Examples include animatronics, and figures.

Milt Albright
"Entrepreneur"
No job too big, no job too small"

	Disney Promotional Executive. Came up with the idea of "Holidayland" 
	the only place at Disneyland that would serve beer. The idea didn't
	fly. Responsible for the developement of the "Magic Kingdom Club".
 
"The Musical Quill"
X. Atencio

	Xavier Atencio - animator and imagineer, credited with the lyrics for:
      "Yo, Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
      "Bear Band Serenade" from "The County Bear Jamboree"
      "Grim Grinning Ghosts" from "The Haunted Mansion"

Van Arsdale France
"Founder and Professor Emeritus
Disney University"

	Just what the window says. Also, author of "Window on Main Street".
 
"The Far East Import Exotic Art"
Marc Davis, proprietor 

	Disney Animator, one of the "9 old men". One of the finest draftsmen
	ever to work at Disney. Walt cited as his favorite piece of animation,
	the scene (done by Davis) from Cinderella in which the Fairy
	Godmother showers Cinderella's ball gown, coach, and horses with
	a flurry of what came to be known as "Disney Dust". He created
	Princess Aurora and the evil Maleficent (both from Snow White)
	and Cruella (from 101 Dalmatians). He helped design Small World,
	Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, and America Sings.

Gunther Lessing, Esq.
"Youngman & Leopold" 

	Head of Disney Legal Dept. for many years. Was noted for being Poncho
	Villa's lawyer at one time.

"Ship models by"
Bushman & Dagradi 

	Ken Bushman - helped design various Disneyland attractions.
	Don Dagradi - Walt considered Don Dagradi one of his best story men.
	Wrote the screenplay for May Poppins

Ken Anderson "Bait Co."

	Ken Anderson was an Art Director for Snow White, assisted in the design
	of Fantasyland, Haunted Mansion, and Storybook Land.

"Surveying and Engineering"
L.H. Roth ?

"Carpenters and Joiners"
George Mills
Ray Conway
Chas. Alexander ?

Emile Kuri
"Interior Decorator"

	Art and set director. Walt's personal interior decorator.
	
"The Royal Care Co."
Chuck Boyajian ?

Seb Moray ?
"Taxidermist"

Robert Whiskey ?
Stone Mason


George Whitney ?
"Guns"
	Owned an amusement park in San Francisco "Whitney's At the Beach"
	Walt hired him as a consultant for Disneyland.

"Painting and Paper hanging by"
Larry Smith ?

"Buena Vista Construction Co."
Jack Rorex ?
Ivan Martin ?
Chas. Shockey ?

"Detective Agency
We never sleep"
W. Dennis Cottrell 
"Private Investigator"

	Sequence director for Snow White. Went to South America with Walt in
	1941.

"Photographic Studio"
C. Randy Bright, proprietor 

	Vice President of Concept Development, started with the Co. in 1950.
	Author of "Disneyland:Inside Story". Credited with working nearly every
	attraction in Disneyland.

"The Disneyland News" 
Edward T. Meck
"Editor in chief"

	One time Publicity Director for Disneyland.
	
"The Plaza School of Art
Instructors"
John Hench
Peter Ellenshaw

	John Hench - Art Director, Imagineer.
	Peter Ellenshaw - Art Director.

Alexander R. Irvine, MD ?


The Golden Vaudeville Routines
Wally Boag, proprietor 

	Played Pecos Bill and other characters at the Golden Horseshoe
	Revue for over twenty years.

Untied Audit Bookkeeping
Accounts Audit
Royal Clark, Manager ?

"The Old Settlers Gold Dredging"
Ed Winger, proprietor ?

"Decorative Fountains and Waterworks"
Fred Joerger ?

Christopher D. Miller
"Turkish Baths
Main Street Gym
Massage Parlor"

	 Walt's Grandson.

D.S. Gillmore, MD ?
E.G. Upjohn, MD ?

Wathel Rogers
"Men's wear"

	Wathel was an imagineer who was responsible for programming many
	of the audio-animatronics at both Disneyland and Disney World.

Elais Disney
"Contractor
Est. 1895"

	Walt's father.

"Coats and Co."
Calude Coats, Proprietor

	Disney artist.

"The Artisans Loft"
Harriet Burns

	Walt's private secretary.
 
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