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By Michael - March 10th, 2009
Have you ever watched a potter at work – from the time he mixes the clay til he removes the finished pot from the kiln?
Have you ever sampled a fine wine in the wooden-casked surroundings of a wine cellar?
And when was the last time you tasted a piece of sourdough bread – […]
By Michael - March 1st, 2009 In honor of that old Highlights magazine standby, take a look at this lovely rendering of EPCOT’s Italy pavilion and see if you can tell me what’s wrong with this picture:
Do you see it? Have a look at this Imagineering model for the pavilion:
For those of you who haven’t seen it […]
By Michael - February 28th, 2009 This has to be one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on the internet:
Seriously, you have no idea how long I’ve wanted to see the old in-room Disney resort TV from the 1980s. This is instant flashback material. To give an idea of how evocative this is, despite the fact that […]
By Michael - February 25th, 2009 Previously, on Progress City, U.S.A.: For the start of the new year, I had hoped to do one of those “top ten” lists of things I’d like to see happen in the Disney parks – and especially Walt Disney World – in 2009. Not that I would deem any of my wishes likely to be […]
By Michael - February 22nd, 2009 Where’s Walt? In your nightmares! How’s this for a weird publicity photo:
“Hiya fellas, I had the boys at the studio whip this up for ya!” “Geez Walt, that’s… dark” (AP Photo)
In the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, concern spread about the possibility of chemical attacks on […]
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The Progress City Primer
 From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.
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