"Lost" Silver Dollar City

Junior · August 04, 2011, 03:59:05 PM

The photos were taken in 1969, and were published in 1970 in the SDC Guidebook offered for sale at the Hospitality House. The photos featured in this series are of "lost" arts and crafts and attractions that were at Silver Dollar City over 40 years ago. The photos were taken the summer that the Beverly Hillbillies visited. I first visited SDC in 1970 with my family when I was 8 years old. The photos depict the SDC I knew as a kid. Hope you like what you see... http://www.flickr.com/photos/juniordugan

tiffanylynnt · August 04, 2011, 04:41:58 PM

Those are some great pictures! I like seeing how the City was back in the day! I wish it was still like that!

Junior · August 04, 2011, 04:51:13 PM

I've added a few more photos "Even More Lost SDC" photos are from the SDC guidebook released in 1976, and most of the photos were taken in 1975. Enjoy.

sanddunerider · August 04, 2011, 05:19:02 PM

great pics.

and looks like the 1st medicine wagon is the one granny was selling her "mud" bath from.

Junior · August 04, 2011, 05:58:22 PM

The two photos of the medicine wagon are of the same wagon. Old photo shot in '69, new photo in '75. I think if you look next to Carrie's Candles on your next trip, you will see the medicine wagon in it's current location. Although, I admit, the paint job is not as bright and the signage is removed. The medicine wagon spent the '80s and '90s used in various capacities at SDC, TN, later Dollywood. Don't know when it came back to SDC, MO, but I noticed it in August of last year when I visited for the first time in a few years, and it was still there at the end of June when I last was there.

okiebluegrass · August 04, 2011, 06:01:50 PM

I'll loov for it the next time I make it there

sanddunerider · August 04, 2011, 06:30:18 PM

you mentioned that the other day.

I will be there sunday morning for a while. i am going to check it out.

Duelist · August 04, 2011, 08:16:23 PM

Great pictures, Junior! 1969 was my first year at SDC too.

Zephon · August 04, 2011, 09:45:16 PM

Those are great, Junior. Thanks for posting them. They brought back some memories for me as a lot of that stuff was still there when I started.

Junior · August 04, 2011, 11:33:09 PM

I will have to post some shots from the '78 and the '83 guidebooks, and try to find a few photos of Zephon when he was one of those singing bartenders at the saloon...Oh, the Parson in the Wilderness Church today...he was one of those singing bartenders, too! I guess he is "reformed." Maybe Carry A. Nation knew what she was doing after all!

Junior · August 05, 2011, 01:46:43 PM

In years past the employees, or "citizens" of SDC played an important role. I wanted to spotlight a dozen of those citizens from the 1970s and 1980s who were some of the fabulous people I got to work with each day. You will recognize some of these folks from your family vacation decades ago. I hope to honor them here, as they were some wonderful people, talented, each and every one of them, at what it was they did. Check out the Flickr site listed at the top of the thread.

KBCraig · August 11, 2011, 05:49:07 AM

Love it! I remember most of those faces, but the only one I could have called by name was Arkie Phillips (R.I.P.)

Duelist · August 11, 2011, 08:25:51 PM

I still think Wayne Milnes was one of the most talented, funny performers to ever work at the City.

Junior · August 12, 2011, 08:31:38 AM

I'd agree with you regarding Wayne. Can anyone tell me what he is up to now? Last time I saw him was five to 8 years ago. He worked with Terry Sanders doing comedy at the theater located where that Grand Buffet is located...the place with the mini golf inside and a big game room.

Andymeets1880s · August 12, 2011, 10:05:24 AM

What's in the spot where the basketweaving was?? Is it just a bare spot or is the structure boarded up??