Walt Disney's Griffith Park Bench "Opera House - Main Street USA: This ordinary wooden bench, has an extraordinary history. According to Walt Disney, the idea for a Disney-themed amusement park came to him while sitting on a park bench. He thought about creating a new kind of amusement park, while he watched his daughters ride the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. The park bench that Walt Disney sat on, while he imagined what would become Disneyland, is currently on display in the Opera House lobby".
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them." ~ Eeyore 3rd pic says, " The awesome thing about Eeyore is that even though he is clinically depressed, he still gets invited to participate in adventures and shenanigans with all his friends. And they never expect him to pretend to be happy, they just love him anyway, and they never leave him behind or ask him to change."
The plaque is real, and you can find it on a bench in London — but it’s also a hoax of sorts. Roger himself never actually existed.
An old man sits on a park bench seeking solace and quiet only to meet a young man who's destined to start a conversation of a lifetime. The Park Bench (Short) by Shane Knee
Why was Bernard Baruch known as the "Park Bench Statesman?" "As someone who preferred to conduct his meetings in informal settings and was led by persuasion rather than pressure, Bernard Baruch often spoke with government officials and business partners while sitting on a park bench in either New York’s Central Park or Washington D.C.’s Lafayette Park. Because he was an influencer, advising presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman, he became known as the “Park Bench Statesman." "A native of South Carolina, Baruch first arrived with his family in New York City in 1881. Wall Street held a particular fascination for the young man, and as a graduate of the City College of New York, he got his first job working in Wall Street as an office boy. Daily immersion in the banking and financial district built his confidence, and Baruch soon became a broker and subsequently a partner at A. A. Housman and Co. In the following years, he purchased a seat at the New York Stock Exchange and amassed a fortune speculating on the sugar, railroad and mining stock markets. By the time he turned 30, the young entrepreneur was a millionaire and a lead player in Wall Street’s financing circles. "The original “Lone Wolf of Wall Street,” Baruch refused to join any one financial house in order to maintain his independence. With his brother, he operated H. Hentz and Co., an international market-maker commodity firm that allowed him to familiarize himself with European economy and politics. Paradoxically, he was considered both a tycoon and a gentleman, and his opinion was increasingly sought in political spheres. "As the First World War loomed on the horizon, it was Baruch’s advice President Wilson depended on concerning matters of war economy and industrial resources. Baruch’s tenure as chairman of the War Industries Board, dealing with war supplies, issues of mass production and resolving labor-management disputes, was generally considered a success. From then on, he became a respected government leader as well as businessman".