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Main Street is one of my favorite Disney destinations. Actually, it's not a destination but rather a conduit: and maybe that's why I like it. Early on a warm, sunny day, the Castle in the distance, there's little I enjoy more than a quiet stroll (or mad dash) down Main Street.
Of course, late on that same warm, sunny day, there's little I enjoy less than returning in the opposite direction when Main Street has become a conduit out of the park. Let's not dwell on that.
Even though it lacks rides and other must-do attractions, Main Street has a lot to offer Disney historians like Maxime, who today published in her blog, DesigningDisney, a short article about the architectural inspiration behind City Hall in Disneyland Paris.
According to Imagineer Eddie Soto, City Hall is based on New York City's old Western Union Telegraph Building, and Maxime provides the concept art to prove it. Most of her article, in fact, is a brief history of the Western Union building, with vintage pictures set alongside current pictures of Disneyland's City Hall. She finds time at the end to steal a glance at the adjacent Arboretum, too.
If historical vignettes are your thing, Maxime has several more in the chute, each part of her 'Town Square' series that continues September 12 with a look at the Storybook Store.