Author uncovers a Kalamazoo-area connection to Disneyland history

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — When it opened in 1955, Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A featured a Kalamazoo-area company.

Main Street, U.S.A. was a reimagined reproduction of Walt Disney’s hometown at the turn of the century.

The Upjohn exhibit was a replica of a Victorian-era pharmacy, Author Stephen Hall said. The Upjohn Company, founded in Portage in 1886, was a perfect fit for the 1890-1910 theme…

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