Originally Posted By RedChorizo62 If Walt had had his way he would have bought the land around Disneyland and the landscape would be different.No motels and such.any thought on what it would like today if that had happened?
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Not sure where all the out of town visitors would stay if there were no hotels near by....
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I have no problem with the idea that he would have liked to build Disney hotels around the park... But his early reference comparing the areas (Katella Ave., Harbor Blvd., etc.) of cheap motels and schlunky neon to Las Vegas has always been one of those things I just have to forgive him for. Las Vegas has NEVER looked like Anaheim did in the '50s and '60s.
Originally Posted By RedChorizo62 Kinda glad there are cheaper hotels cause if Disney owned them it would cost a fortune.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Las Vegas has NEVER looked like Anaheim did in the '50s and '60s.<< Oh? Anaheim: <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/anaheim%201960s/VIEWLINER/0905/AOC1.jpg" target="_blank">http://media.photobucket.com/i...AOC1.jpg</a> <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/%252522harbor%20blvd%252522%201960s/VIEWLINER/0809/CALIF5PC.jpg" target="_blank">http://media.photobucket.com/i...F5PC.jpg</a> Vegas: <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2308305287_61486fc384.jpg?v=0" target="_blank">http://farm4.static.flickr.com....jpg?v=0</a> <a href="http://www.sonic.net/~jayreed/UP-36.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.sonic.net/~jayreed/UP-36.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL I guess it would look exactly like WDW. The crappy areas and cheap hotels would have sprouted up just outside of Disney property like it did in Fla.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Sorry, Doug... NO comparison. I'm particularly fond of all those power lines on Harbor. VERY attractive. *LOL*
