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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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The Anaheim Mobilgas station shows up on the 1963 image at Historic Aerials. Although it still appears to be a gas station in 1972, the design has completely changed. The most recent GSV image shows an empty lot with a "Walgreens Coming Soon" sign.
Historic Aerials
The aerial shot posted by
e_r shows Disneyland in 1956. It hadn't changed much by 1963.
Historic Aerials
This shot is now 10 years old, but it shows how the park grew to cover the original parking lots and then some.
Historic Aerials
For comparison, here's how the area looked just three years before
e_r's picture (and two years before the park opened). These are the orange groves and walnut trees that Mr Disney acquired to build his park.
Historic Aerials