Film producer and entertainment mogul Walt Disney was born on this day in 1901. In this 1960 photo from our L.A. Examiner Collection, Disney accompanies his grandchildren on a train ride at Disneyland.
Aerial view of Anaheim in 1870, drawn by E. S. Glover.
Vice President Richard Nixon rides a teacup at Disneyland on this day in 1955.
Walt Disney at the dedication ceremony for Disneyland, which opened on this day in 1955.
Downtown Anaheim decorated for the Fourth of July, 1925. (From the USC Digital Library’s TICOR/Pierce Collection)