Remembering The Former Taffy Shop & Becca's Weaving

rubedugans · January 09, 2011, 04:45:07 PM

Well if you count the basement as another "house" then yes! I have Pathfinders from most years they were produced for the park, and souvenir maps/ brochures/ ads that are filed. The papers, postcards, etc. don't take up too much room, it is all the other stuff that does!

Junior · January 09, 2011, 05:13:09 PM

Doctor, lawyer, bank, all "prop" buildings...just fronts, same for the barber shop I think. Nothing inside. Just furniture, maybe a dummy or two...I know that's the way it was in the barber shop. I remember a dummy sitting in a barber's chair and a dummy dressed as a barber cutting his hair. Behind the door to the lawyer's office...a service area with a trash compactor. There also were restrooms used by the public for a few years and later just employee restrooms.

Junior · January 09, 2011, 05:32:28 PM

Thanks Rube for the more detailed list of use of the log building. My memories of the 90s and 00s are not clear, as I only visited two or three times back then.

rubedugans · January 09, 2011, 05:38:16 PM

The fun part aboout the Feather bed shop was that on a warm day, it would still smell like Taffy.

After talking to the worker at Becca's Weaving this past December, he said that the he thinks that the taffy smell has gona away, BUT on those same days, the smells from the potpourri and flower scents still seem to arise.

It will always be "The Taffy Shop to me!

Copper · January 09, 2011, 07:51:23 PM

For what I have read... Marmoros Inn had a partition at the doorway, you could look in, but you couldn't enter it.

I worked in the Taffy shop its last two years at that location. At that time all the taffy was made at SDC. There were over 100 flavors and they were sent to the Guinnes Book of World Records, not sure if anything came of that. Those years the Taffy shop was so successful the merchandise people decided to bring it to the square, but unfortunately the shop went downhill. They purchased a new wrapping machine and it was plagued with problems and now just a small portion of the candy is actually made on park.

I am happy that they are not demolishing the old taffy shop location; the building has a lot of character. I think a story book theatre would be nice and fun, anything other than removing it.

rubedugans · January 10, 2011, 08:29:13 AM

Around the same time of the transition to a Taffy shop, (before the area became a rest stop/ smoking area) the area next to the shop began to be used as a location for outdoor tintypes by J.P Jones TRaveling Photographer. This went on for several years until the whole outfit was consolidated to the current tintypery. At that location as well visitors could have their photo taken outside in front of a backdrop on the wagon.(At this time the building was a multi use structure holding the Tin Typery, and the Printing Press/ later the Book store.) Here is one of several shots featuring the outdoor tin types:

(currently the tintype shop "Ashley's Antique Tintype and Photos @ Silver Dollar City" is a 3rd party not run by SDC. Ashley Nostalgia also run the photos @ nearly 40+ parks including SDC, DW, 5 SF parks, and others.)

Junior · January 10, 2011, 08:32:01 AM

Interesting info on the current tintype operation. That old location across from the depot becomes half dollar holler in March!

Ozark Outlaw · January 10, 2011, 11:19:11 AM

Wow, nice photograph, and interesting history lesson Rube. When you stop, and think about it, lots of attractions have floated around to different areas of the park before finding a more permanent home.

stlphotogal · January 10, 2011, 01:39:19 PM

Quote from: rubedugans on January 09, 2011, 05:38:16 PM
The fun part aboout the Feather bed shop was that on a warm day, it would still smell like Taffy.

After talking to the worker at Becca's Weaving this past December, he said that the he thinks that the taffy smell has gona away, BUT on those same days, the smells from the potpourri and flower scents still seem to arise.
It will always be "The Taffy Shop to me!

And to me - I can't tell you how many times Rube and I would go in and get our free sample right off of the production line in the Taffy Shop. Up until the last few years it really did still smell sickeningly sweet like the Taffy Shop. As for the area just to the side of the building I remember well getting tin-types done there (in fact, I'll have to dig it up, but I do have one someone where Rube is a baby and I'm only 2 1/2)

rubedugans · January 10, 2011, 03:25:00 PM

Though it looks as if it is just a small photo, This one is over 2ft wide by over 1ft high...I connected them in this one instead of shattering it like the other collages I have done. To give the full image of the train AND the shop.

And yes...if I connected all my photos together I am sure I could make the whole park!

KBCraig · January 10, 2011, 09:29:45 PM

Quote from: rubedugans on January 10, 2011, 03:25:00 PM
And yes...if I connected all my photos together I am sure I could make the whole park!

We could have our own Google Street View of SDC.

Parson B Ready · January 10, 2011, 09:48:20 PM

Rube, what kind of software do you use to make the collages? If I can find a cheap printer, I may have found the solution to wallpapering my kid's room! Wall to Wall SDC.

StaceySue · January 10, 2011, 11:45:01 PM

Quote from: rubedugans on January 10, 2011, 08:29:13 AM
Around the same time of the transition to a Taffy shop, (before the area became a rest stop/ smoking area) the area next to the shop began to be used as a location for outdoor tintypes by J.P Jones TRaveling Photographer.

I have a "tintype" taken at that location. My friends and I had one taken for our eighth grade trip! I'll have to scan it sometime. I actually like it much better than the color print my husband and I made before we were married.

mhguy77 · January 11, 2011, 09:30:00 AM

Rube I love those photos stiched together.
How often is it you cant capture the real scene in the normal diameter of the lens.
I wish you would share more.
These would also make great screen savers. and backgrounds.

rubedugans · January 11, 2011, 10:01:20 AM

I have a version of photoshop that I use. There is a stitch assist on some programs that creates panoramic photos. I choose not to use this, but I know many who use it. You still end up having to tweak things anyway so I choose to move them by hand and import each photo separately. Pretty simple process of lining up, and layering. If it is done well, there is no need for any photo editing other than stacking them up, and cropping them to a rectangle-in this case. More to come when I have some time!