We often purchase home movies of trips to Walt Disney World from ebay, estate sales, flea markets etc. Many times much of what we receive that isn’t WDW related hits the cutting room floor: Edna and Earls anniversary, little Susies 5th birthday party, etc. While it is sad to see these memories crash to the ground, every now and then we find some interesting bits that we think should be restored and shared.
Brian came across some films recently and one of them had a few minutes of the Cleveland airport; being a fan of aviation I just had to restore it. Some wonderful United 737s and a DC-8 are featured as well as a great shot of an Eastern Airlines 727 with ground service equipment. Remember, Eastern was the official airline of WDW! To see a bygone era of air travel in photos is one thing, but to come alive after 42 years is another. Sit back and imagine it is 1974, and you are behind the camera; documenting your trip to Orlando….you are cleared for take-off!
[Notes: We believe this dates from 1974 based on our research of other clips in the film]
Enjoy!
Cleveland Hopkins sits right on the shore of Lake Erie. Many a small private plane went into the drink never to be found again. I was born in Cleveland as were many ancestors. My maternal grandmother lived her entire life there. I traveled many times on Eastern Airlines to Cleveland Hopkins to see her. Many of those flights were from Orlando. Eastern was a great airline. I worked at Disney from June 1973 to Aug 1979.