Anaheim, California

Anaheim, California is the most populous city and the second largest city by area in the County of Orange. Anaheim extends nearly 20 miles from east to west and has a population of over 346,000. Anaheim is home to Disneyland, the Disneyland Resort, and the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Disneyland Resort is the second most visited theme park destination in the world. The Disneyland Resort is home to the Disneyland amusement park (opened in 1955), the Disney California Adventure Park (opened in 2001), and Downtown Disney, a grand promenade lined by shopping and dining destinations. To meet the needs of a world-class attraction, Anaheim is home to nearly 20,000 hotel or motel rooms. The Disneyland Resort has a huge economic effect on the area. It draws tourists from all over the world. The Disneyland Resort has thousands of employees. Thousands more work for the businesses that support tourism at the Disneyland Resort. Millions of visitors stay in the area and make purchases from local businesses. The economic effect of the resort in the area can exceed 8 billion annually. The Disneyland Resort is the largest employer in Anaheim and also the largest employer in Orange County.

Anaheim Convention Center has been enlarged to 1.6 million square feet to accommodate a variety of global conventions, meetings, and shows. Anaheim Convention Center is the largest convention center on the West Coast and by some accounts is the 10th largest convention center in the United States.

The nearby Business Expo Center has nine event spaces.

Anaheim Canyon is a longstanding commercial industrial district in the northeast section of the city. Anaheim Canyon is a freeway-convenient location near the junctions of several state routes and served by a Metrolink rail line. The Anaheim Concourse business park in Anaheim Canyon encompasses 1.35 million square feet of space. A large Kaiser Permanente hospital is located in Anaheim Canyon. With 3,000 companies and 72,000 jobs, Anaheim Canyon is the second largest job center in the city.

The Platinum Triangle is a mixed use area with office, restaurant, and residential projects that includes Angel Stadium, Honda Center and The Grove of Anaheim.

The first phase of a proposed 95-acre mixed-use development adjacent the Honda Center, the ocV!BE, is slated to open in 2024. The project will be completed in 2028, in time for the Summer Olympics. The development is projected to generate 10,000 construction jobs and more than 3,000 permanent jobs upon its completion. The development will include a concert venue, 1,500 residential units, two hotels, and at least 30 restaurants.

Anaheim is a leading manufacturing center with over 1,000 firms. Anaheim is home to around 15,000 businesses.

In 1857, the colony of Annaheim was founded by a group of German immigrants. “Anna” referred to the Santa Ana River that flowed through the area. “Heim” means home in the German language. Annaheim was later shortened to Anaheim. The colony was known for its extensive vineyards and numerous wineries. Around the 1870s, Chinese immigrants began working on these vineyards and formed what was the largest and oldest Chinatown in Orange County. Unfortunately, the last building in Anaheim’s Chinatown was demolished in 1940. Anaheim was incorporated as a city in 1876. Anaheim was the second city in Los Angeles County to be incorporated. In 1889 Orange County was carved out from Los Angeles County and Anaheim became part of the newly-formed county of Orange. When Pierce’s disease of grape, originally known as the Anaheim grapevine disease or grape mystery disease, destroyed 40,000 acres of grapes in the Anaheim area, residents began growing oranges. Curiously, Anaheim was also home to ostrich farms in the late 1800s. Among other things, the ostriches were used to pull carts. The city mainly remained an agricultural community until the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) and Disneyland were opened in 1955. At that point, Anaheim had only 87 hotel or motel rooms. Thereafter, Anaheim began rapidly developing into a suburban city and a tourism center.

In the Anaheim Hills, in the eastern portion of the city, lies the Oak Canyon Nature Center, a 58-acre natural park featuring a perennial stream and hiking trials.

The tree-lined Anaheim Hills Golf Course was designed to complement the natural beauty of the location’s rolling terrain.

The 19-acre Pearson Park was opened in 1927 as Anaheim’s first park.

The Historic 1908 Carnegie Library is now part of the Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center in Anaheim.

The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team. The team plays its home games at the Honda Center, formerly known as the Anaheim Arena, with a hockey seating capacity of over 17,000. The Los Angeles Angels are a professional baseball team. The Los Angeles Angels play their home games at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Originally known as Anaheim Stadium, the ballpark seats over 45,000.

The Mother Colony House, built from redwood, is one of the oldest buildings in Anaheim and dates back to 1857. The neighboring Woelke-Stoffel House, was built in 1896 in the Queen Anne style.

The 7-room Boege Residence, constructed in 1922, reportedly at the then almost unheard of cost of $8,000, still stands at its original location.

The approximately 15-acre Anaheim Cemetery was founded in 1866 and contains the oldest community mausoleum on the West Coast.

The Anaheim Packing House, a former Sunkist citrus packing house built in 1919 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, has been converted into a popular food hall.

The 956-acre Coal Canyon Ecological Reserve lies at the eastern extremity of Anaheim. The reserve features grasslands, chapparal, and coastal sage scrub habitats.

Deer Canyon Park Preserve is a 103 acre wilderness area in the eastern portion of the city.

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