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Cynthia
07-06-2010, 03:44 PM
In Garden Grove the Stanly Ranch has the barn where Walt worked on his ideas as a young man, saved from destruction by Bobbie Sherman (who is a cop now) of all people . . . apparently DL did not want it, they did come measure it to recreate though . . . guess the real thing is too, real
http://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us/?q=/HistoricalSociety
MouseWife
07-06-2010, 04:45 PM
Awesome photos!
JWBear
07-06-2010, 04:55 PM
That's right near my work.
innerSpaceman
07-06-2010, 04:56 PM
If Disney World gets to keep Walt's Office, Disneyland should get The Barn!
Morrigoon
07-06-2010, 08:05 PM
It's actually Uncle Robert's garage, saved from the property on Kingswell Street, about two blocks down from where the "original" (except for the garage, heheh) studio was. Love that you got to go there, I've never made it over there!
Kevy Baby
07-06-2010, 08:53 PM
To make sure I am interpreting this correctly (because I didn't see where it was clarified on the site): the site was originally in Burbank, but moved to Garden Grove, presumably in (or around) 1984?
JWBear
07-06-2010, 11:17 PM
Yes.
Cynthia
07-07-2010, 10:43 AM
Yes officer Bobbie thought it should be saved but the Disney Corp was not interested, so he and others raised the funds and found a historical group (the one in Garden Grove) and so there is stands - so said one of the historical society members, and she was not a woman to be gainsay-ed
wolfy999
07-07-2010, 11:00 AM
I go there regularly for their "barn" sale, which is twice a year. No they're not trying to sell Walt's Barn, but to raise money for all the buildings they have preserved on site. They have a tour which is quite interesting also.
Snowflake
07-07-2010, 12:29 PM
Great pics!
Not Afraid
07-07-2010, 11:16 PM
I'm still trying to get over the fact that Bobbie Sherman is a cop.
RStar
07-20-2010, 02:35 PM
I should go check it out, I only live two blocks away! And yes, BobbY Sherman is an LAPD Officer...
Kevy Baby
07-20-2010, 03:22 PM
And yes, BobbY Sherman is an LAPD Officer...How do you know that she wasn't talking about Bobbie Sherman (http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobiesherman)?
RStar
07-20-2010, 10:20 PM
How do you know that she wasn't talking about Bobbie Sherman (http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobiesherman)?
Because he's not a cop??
:p