26 Facts About Anaheim Resort

1.

Anaheim Resort is a city in Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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2.

Anaheim Resort remained largely an agricultural community until Disneyland opened in 1955.

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3.

Downtown Anaheim Resort has three mixed-use historic districts, the largest of which is the Anaheim Resort Colony.

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4.

Anaheim Resort's name is a blend of Ana, after the nearby Santa Ana River, and German -heim meaning "home", which is a common Germanic place name compound .

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5.

City of Anaheim Resort was founded in 1857 by 50 German-Americans who were residents of San Francisco and whose families had originated in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Franconia in Bavaria.

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6.

Anaheim Resort came up with many new ideas for irrigating orange groves and shared his ideas with other landowners.

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7.

Anaheim Resort was not only successful, he helped other landowners and businesspeople succeed as well.

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8.

Ben Baxter and other landowners helped to make Anaheim Resort a thriving rural community before the opening of Disneyland transformed the city.

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9.

The Klan in Anaheim Resort quickly collapsed; its newspaper closed after losing a libel suit, and the minister who led the local Klavern moved to Kansas.

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10.

In 1980, the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams relocated from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to the Angels' home field, Anaheim Resort Stadium, playing there until their relocation to St Louis in 1995.

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11.

In 1993, Anaheim Resort gained its own National Hockey League team when The Walt Disney Company founded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Resort.

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12.

The Anaheim Resort district is roughly bounded by the Santa Ana River to the east, Ball Road to the north, Walnut Street to the west, and the Garden Grove city limits to the south at Chapman Avenue, and Orangewood Avenue to the southwest.

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13.

Anaheim Resort is located at and is approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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14.

Anaheim Resort is bordered on the south by Stanton, Garden Grove, and Orange .

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15.

Many hotels, especially in the city's Anaheim Resort district, serve theme park tourists and conventiongoers.

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16.

Anaheim Resort Canyon is home to the second-largest business park in Orange County.

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17.

The "of Anaheim Resort" was included in the official name to comply with a provision of the team's lease at Angel Stadium which requires that "Anaheim Resort" be included in the team's name.

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18.

Anaheim Resort sued Angels Baseball LP in Orange County Superior Court, and a jury trial was completed in early February 2006, resulting in a victory for the Angels franchise.

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19.

Anaheim Resort appealed the court decision with the California Court of Appeal in May 2006.

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20.

Anaheim Resort was, at one point in time, one of the most politically conservative major cities in the United States.

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21.

Anaheim Resort has decided to bury power lines along major transportation corridors, converting its electricity system for aesthetic and reliability reasons.

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22.

Anaheim Resort is home to 74 public schools, of which 47 serve elementary students, nine are junior high schools, fourteen are high schools and three offer alternative education.

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23.

Anaheim Resort has two private universities: Anaheim Resort University and Southern California Institute of Technology .

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24.

Anaheim Resort is served by two major railroads, the Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railway.

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25.

Also, Anaheim Resort Transit provides local shuttle service in and around the Anaheim Resort area, serving local hotels, tourist attractions, and the Disneyland Resort.

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26.

Anaheim Resort is equidistant from John Wayne Airport and Long Beach Airport, but is accessible from nearby Los Angeles International, and Ontario airports.

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