I think it is hard to measure the economic focus of having disneyland coming of age in a parallel track. Disneyland has had a lot of growth in a few years, and that has changed the focus and tourism. I think it is Something Like annually 10 billion generated due to tourism. To all who come to this happy place, disney land is your land. Here we relive fond memories of the past, and it is the challenge and the promise of the future. No, anaheim did not start when disneyland opened. We had a long community, and active, vibrant Community Long before then. Southern california was known as the valencia orange center. Southern california up to about the 1940s, early 1950s was the center of the citrus business nationally. Anaheim supported nine packing houses, such as we have in the background here. These packing houses employed to the community. They facilitated the growth of anaheim, facilitated the growth of the industry. These were well loved, but by the 1950s, most of them had closed down. A malady that we just simply qdd quick declined or started to hit the Southern CaliforniaCitrus Industry just about postworld war ii. At the height of quick declined, we were losing 250,000 people orange trees per month. This was devastating to this industry. Now, other things were happening at this time that really reset to otherance of citrus economies here in Southern California. Not only were we losing a key industry we had like moving into Southern California, anaheim specifically. This was all, incidentally, prior to 1953. We had about a dozen fairly significant like industries in Orange County, the anaheim area, prior to an animator from hollywood who came looking for a location to build a theme park. We did not even know what a theme park was then. These ranchers who were now maybe third generation, the loss of their crop, the added value of their land for development, there was no more free water. It used to be you could just drilled a well and pump whatever you wanted. That was now managed by the Orange County water district, so tax, and also, the value of the land was changed by the way they taxed it. You were not taxed by the value of the land for agriculture. Value ofxed by the what it could be, what it could become. It was not a hard push to get all of these citrus owners to pay a thousand dollars or 2000 an acre to give up the land they had held in their families for generations. I think some of the people coming into anaheim today might moan the loss of these is culture. There was no moaning of the loss of the citrus culture by these citrus owners in the 1950s and 60s. They were more than happy to sell their property for development. That goes counter to, i think, our warm, fuzzy dealing of what this industry was, but that, indeed, was their reality. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals that have created america, with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration for all the world. Castle the fantasyland in the name of the children of the world. The first and foremost, walt was a father, so he wanted to create a place that was safe and clean, a place he would have wanted to bring his own daughters to, and disneyland was a place that was innovative and having fantastic ways of bringing stories to life for families of all ages, so that is really why he wanted to create disneyland, and the reason he chose anaheim is actually a pretty interesting story. He originally wanted to lb park in burbank, near where we have our studios and we create our films, but there was not enough land there, and so walt disney went to a man who worked for the Stanford Research institute and asked him to take a look at where in california he could build this land, and later, he asked to do the same work in orlando, when they chose the location of walt disney world, and looking at what was happening with Transportation Systems in Southern California. He saw that anaheim was a place that had a great location not only for the reways that were going to be built but also a local airport, so he pitched the anaheim,alt to come to so pretty soon, they purchased 160 acres of orange and want it grows, and when it opened in 1955, it was actually about 14,500 people who lived in hannah point. Now, today, it is californias 10th largest city, and so we were really excited and grateful that the city leaders chose to support walts vision for the location of the original park, because here we are, very, very proud to be part of the anaheim community. Walte history books say, had invited a small number of people to come and experience the park on the very first day, and 70 actually reprinted dixon and somebody actually reprinted tickets. It was a hot, summer day, and we literally had finished the park the day before, so it was difficult for women who wor3ee in. S to walk it was a very hot day, so not ideal, but even under those circles as is, people knew that this was someplace special. He even under those circumstances, people knew that this was someplace special. Quest i think you can pretty much draw a line through knotts farm, a transition from being a hotbed to tourism. It was slow and steady, and what was unique about their growth is that they embraced part of agriculture. It gave it automatically deep roots in the community. The were actually using pack as sort of a springboard in the future. Knott and his wife cordelia, it was a working farm. They grew all sorts of things. Walter was sort of a bery aficionado, and he heard about this that was created by somebody by the name of rudolph the mixand they created boysenberry,s, the and they brought this species back to life. Cordelia had a little tea room, in,h she would make pies and he began to call it the boysenberry room, so people came boysens piess. Chicken, so walt has this idea that they have to entertain these people, so they bring in areas curiosities, animals, rights, just to occupy people who were waiting for food, and those rides and amusements eventually grow into a theme park of sorts, but it was almost like accidental growth. A did not plan on that kind of park, but it was just to satisfy people who were coming here to each. Orange county began being developed in earnest, we had a lot of Technology Moving down here. Aerospace companies. Ryen places like knotts ber increase uptick in business because it was easier to get here. A couple of blocks away on the 91. So, yes, the development of freeways and the automobile culture definitely help to the park. Not that people were not coming here already, but it was easier. All of a sudden, from los angeles, you could be here in 40 minutes, and it was not just side roads and backwards. Mary as i mentioned earlier, it started out there were only when this opened, and the economic boost of having tourism coming to anaheim, it enabled them to do things, so we are very fortunate that we have the foresight to support not only the original buteyland dream that he had we expanded and have had great partners in supporting that expansion. Tourist every tourist is my best friend. Truth being told, the anaheim Tourism Industry is probably not high on their interest list. Theably disneyland or ducks, or maybe they are going to take it and angels game, and if we cannot keep them in town, they might go to Huntington Beach to watch these surfers and the girls playing volleyball, if we can provide something of interest to the tourist and get them to stay in anaheim, i am very, very pleased. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, announcer all weekend long, we are joining our Cable Partners to showcase the history of anaheim, california. To learn more about the cities on our current tour, go to cspan. Org citiestour. And we continue now with a look at the history of anaheim. Host we are now on a oneacre park, known as founders park, and it was to incorporate the colony houses as well as a historic house, and basically, each home represents a different era in the agricultural history. The colony house is from our winemaking route, so this is represented by the colony house, and this was built in 1896, and this is firmly into the air up where we are actually growing primarily, predominantly, a bunch of oranges, so this was primarily a cattle range prior anaheim beingke thought of. It is not big, but it is growing, and winemaking has become a big business, and john and his business were not able with thely keep up demand despite their own vineyard and stores, so they became interested in the thought of what if we start a winemaking colony who can actually grow the grapes, make the wine, and we will distribute it for them, so they actually go up to san francisco, where they are and people, nobody was a farmer, and only one person had any background in winemaking to give up their businesses and come to anaheim, and make an investment, because it was a major investment, actually. So their first action after they formed what was known as the los angeles vineyard society, because it was part of Los Angeles County at that time. Sen to bed george han their superintendent. He found this location, 155 acres of what was an original his job wasrty, and to bring irrigation here, lay plante town site, and hundreds of thousands of grapevines before the families would even actually come down here, and this was the house built fore hansen him, himself, to live in, and it is the oldest wooden structure the county. Now we are in the Carriage House which is a building located behind the house, and it houses agricultural exhibit for anaheim, and right behind me are a number of artifacts from our viticulture period, so until about 1885. Now, we have probably be largest piece right behind me, which is a wine press, and this winepress was used in the only really commercial winery that we had in town. Dreyfuss, by benjamin who was the only person who really had any kind of background in winemaking. Most of the families that moved here had not even been farmers, so it is really kind of a miracle if you think about it that they were able to succeed, but by 1884, which was just we werehe light hits, actually making over one million gallons of wine, and that is the actual wine that was sent to market. They would have some local why they would use in their hotels, wine theyme local would use in their hotels. Nobody produce more wine than we did. The majority of the winemakers though were family, and so if you look at some pictures that we have, you will see family members sitting down with their barrels of wine and putting them in the bottles and putting on labels andnd the getting it ready for wind, so this is where the whole community would get together and actually get done, because this is what their economy was based on, so you either had a good year or a bad here, and it really depended on your neighbor. This is from 1869, and it shows how they marketed about 12 wine under the common name of Anaheim California wines, and this was in 1869 which actually shows they were having to compete and theeuropean wines, winds in here, for example, what they call the Anaheim Santa anna, the anaheim sparkling angelica. My favorite one is the anaheim eureka champagne. Polite,e struck by a and they started noticing there was a problem with the grapevines. , they were struck by a blight and the vineyards were actually totally decimated, so destroyed. Said89, the anaheim people ok. Our Wine Industry is pretty much gone. Grapes, butort there is an added expense, and you do not make the same amount the majority said, well, we could give up, but they did not what to do that. And they tried a number of different products before they settled on the next big product, which was the village of orange. Show valencia orange. And there was the chili pepper. Walnuts were also. Demised learn from the of the great industry that they really needed to make sure they did not put all of their from ehe demise of the great grap industry that they really needed to make sure they did not put all of their eggs in one basket, so always some ring additional, so always something apricots, walnuts, etc. This was not a proven kind of venture. They hit the bump in the road where the grapes are dead, and people maybe would have packed up and gone to san francisco, so i think you see the same kind of theme going through, where they are willing to try some new. An ounce of all weekend, American History tv is featuring anaheim, california, located about 30 miles south of los angeles. Showcasing the city history. Learn more about anaheim all weekend here on American History tv. President reagan when people need a little sunshine in their lives and a feel for what is the soul of this beautiful country, then i can assure them they can find it in Orange County. Announcer Orange County, Ronald Reagan once said, is where all good republicans go to dock, and for the most part, it is true. I think it is the largest republican county in the united states. Orange county has traditionally prided itself in being a conservative, urban area in a state where virtually all of the other areas are very liberal. It changed a lot today. It had this reputation as a real kind of staunch, or every you went it is still that to a large degree, but not like it was 20 years ago. Between los angeles and san diego, we have a little over 3 million people, and the southern part of the county is the most ethnically diverse. The southern part of the county is the most white and of fluid, and the northern part of the county is a mixture. Affluent. Nd there are more pockets of bluecollar. Orange county, really starting in the 1920s and 1930s, the county was founded in 1898, and, you know, by the 20s and 30s, it was a pretty strong conservative movement, and that was the reputation throughout the 20th century. With good reason. There was a very strong conservative and evangelical , and there is a National Group that now has their main headquarters in washington, d. C. , and has been there he outspoken against gay in terms of also rights established for lgbt peoples. This got started in anaheim. Ofre is the tradition religious political activism. I think the people of orange , this idea that Less Government is better, which means more freedom. Especially the smaller the government, the larger the person, so people are very concerned about their freedoms and that isunty, important, so i think that goes towards the conservative side. Conservativese reached their height during the reagan era. A fever pitch, where this orange curtain concept was the highest. And they were like off the chart, this word could spot comes to mind. Huttzpuh. Save thed the drive to b1 bomber. That is have you got that name. He was a catholic, and he was issuesrong on social mostly in terms of being prolife and attitudes on lgbt issues. 2000 wild, party homosexuals, some of them almost naked, in operatediful taxpayer auditorium, directly across the street from the actual starspangled banner, the 30 by 40 foot American Flag that was in baltimore, on the north wall of the National Museum of American History, and directly across the street is this homosexual jubilee. Unbelievable. The largest population outside of vietnam in the world, vb at the knees. They are thriving. They are becoming political leaders. A loss to loretta sanchez, does that nearer what is going on . It was a big landmark. The demographics were changing to become increasingly latino. You had a latino character candidate, very charismatic, and the immigration issue was shifting right then. Proposition 187 was approved by voters in 1984. This came from Orange County, and this was very important. It attempted to take all social from peopleits away in the country without proper documentation. That included excluding them from going to school. That was challenged in court, ruled unconstitutional, and ingredientwas a key in latinos turning against republicans in even greater numbers. Were looseninggs up in the 1990s. I think the presidency has something to do with it. Becomingunty began more culturally diverse, and that made a big difference. , whichta Ana Community embraces a lot of history, also help to take things away from what Orange County used to be two more culturally diverse. Become politically diverse, as well. In Orange County, mostly liberal, mostly democrats. My republican friends that they could get more support if they zipped it on some issues. The mexicans and their children, they are natural conservative, more libertarian than anything. They do not like taxes and want alone, but the minute they he republican politicians about mexicans destroying this country, these people say, ok, screw the republican party. Justgoing to vote democrat to spite you. But they will vote democrat out of spite. It is fascinating to watch the democrats, everything going their way in terms of Voter Registration, but they have not been able to capitalize. At some point, things have to change. Even republican policies need to ore republicans, you look at the board of supervisors, they are all republicans. Our congresspeople, we only have one democrat. Our state assembly members, only one democrat. That is not real progress. Republicans have lost about 10 points in Voter Registration since 2000, but they hold as many partisan seats now as they did then. Becausein large part they have a better network. They have a better system for bringing up candidates, and they have they are more experienced in getting their people elected, and that continues to prevail, for the time being. Orange county, there is just you oh much money. There are some pockets again. Those pockets will just grow. Newport beach and south county were all of the rich folks are, that is not going to happen. Again,