Anaheim Apartment Reviews

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Anaheim Information

Between 1880 and 1960, Anaheim was host to several orange growers and processors who used their orange crate labels to identify their brand and advertise a golden California lifestyle.

The city was incorporated in 1876 with a population of 881. By 1920, the population had risen to 5,526, an agricultural community as tightly knit as small towns can be. In 1887, the construction of the Santa Fe depot linked Anaheim?s citrus growers with the East, providing vital markets for their golden crops.

A local tradition, which began in 1924 and was recently restarted, again is the Anaheim Halloween Parade. At the height of its popularity, over 150,000 spectators would view the parade along the downtown streets and from La Palma Park grandstand.

In the early 1950?s, a man by the name of Walt Disney had an idea of creating a park for families, a unique playground where they could find happiness and escape the pressures of the day. He first took his idea to the city of Burbank, who denied his request, concerned that the project would become a permanent carnival.

Lucky for us, he drove down the Santa Ana Freeway to Orange County and found that Anaheim was a lot like his boyhood home in Marceline, Missouri. On April 2, 1954, construction of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, was announced. Opening day would be July 17, 1955.

The grand opening was less than auspicious. About 33,000 people showed up while millions witnessed ABC?s live broadcast. Many things did go wrong that day, but they were all corrected and after only seven weeks after opening, Disneyland?s one-millionth guest passed through the turnstiles, into the tunnel and onto Main Street.