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Do not fill this in! ====Anaheim—Santa Ana edge city==== [[File:Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city.png|thumb|upright=1.25|Major facilities in the Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city, plus the locations of the adjacent downtowns]] [[File:Mainplace-ext.jpg|thumb|[[MainPlace Mall]]]] A contiguous strip of commercial development (an [[edge city]]) stretches from Disneyland through to [[MainPlace Mall]] along the I-5 Santa Ana Freeway,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gewerz |first1=Catherine |title=County Losing the 'Sub' from Suburb : Trend: The author of a new book says several areas of O.C. have evolved from bedroom communities into urban centers called 'Edge Cities.' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-30-me-2369-story.html |access-date=June 25, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 30, 1991 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626032142/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-30-me-2369-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Strickland |first1=Daryl |title=Hubs of Commerce Point to Solid Future: 'Urban nodes' help direct growth and redefine older downtown cores |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33418591/oc_edge_city_hubs/ |access-date=June 30, 2019 |publisher=Los Angeles Times (Orange County edition) |date=December 28, 1998 |page=A1, A11 (O.C. edition)/103, 113 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701113440/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33418591/oc_edge_city_hubs/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schoch |first1=Deborah |title=Nearing 2000, Orange County Faces Its Destiny as an Urban Center |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33418478/oc_edge_cities_ref/ |access-date=June 30, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times, Orange County edition |date=December 31, 1995 |page=1 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701111902/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33418478/oc_edge_cities_ref/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eastward, Ho! : Southern Californians Are Headed Inland, to the Area Around the Ontario Airport the Newest Edge City in the Region That Invented the Concept |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33418352/anaheim_edge_city_mention/ |access-date=June 30, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 15, 1992 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701110820/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33418352/anaheim_edge_city_mention/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Garreau |first1=Joel |title=Edge City |date=1991 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing |isbn=9780307801944 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_h4eF9H9UtQC |access-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802004543/https://books.google.com/books?id=_h4eF9H9UtQC |url-status=live}}</ref> straddling the city limits of [[Anaheim]], [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]], [[Orange, California|Orange]], and [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], and in fact stretching between the original downtowns of those four cities. Entertainment and cultural facilities include [[Disneyland Resort]], [[Angel Stadium]], [[Christ Cathedral (Garden Grove, California)|Christ Cathedral]] (formerly Crystal Cathedral), [[City National Grove of Anaheim]] – a live concert venue, [[Discovery Cube Orange County]], the [[Honda Center]] – home to the [[Anaheim Ducks]] of the NHL ([[National Hockey League]]), and the [[Anaheim Convention Center]]. Health care facilities include CHOC ([[Children's Hospital of Orange County]]), Kaiser Permanente Health Pavilion (Anaheim), [[St. Joseph Health System|St. Joseph Hospital (Orange)]], and the [[UCI Medical Center]]. Retail complexes include [[Anaheim GardenWalk]], Anaheim Marketplace (claiming to be the largest indoor [[swap meet]] in Orange County with more than 200 vendors), [[MainPlace Mall]], Orange Town & Country, and [[The Outlets at Orange]], originally a mall named "The City" which was the centerpiece of a planned, 1970s [[mixed-use development]] by the same name. There is commercial strip-style development including [[big box retailers]] along West Chapman Avenue in Orange, along Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove, and around Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue in Anaheim. Major hotels line [[Harbor Boulevard]] from Disneyland south to Garden Grove. The [[Orange County Transit Authority]] studied the corridor as the possible route for a streetcar, a proposal that was dropped in 2018 due to opposition from Anaheim and other city governments.<ref>{{cite book |title=Final Report Central Harbor Boulevard Transit Corridor Study |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |page=117 |url=https://www.octa.net/pdf/180731%20Harbor%20Blvd%20Final%20Report%20-%20Final1.pdf |access-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901020226/https://www.octa.net/pdf/180731%20Harbor%20Blvd%20Final%20Report%20-%20Final1.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to suburban-style apartment complexes, Anaheim's [[Platinum Triangle, Anaheim|Platinum Triangle]] is undergoing transformation from a low-density commercial and industrial zone into a more urban environment with high-density housing, commercial office towers, and retail space. Anaheim envisions it as a "downtown for Orange County".<ref name=Khouri>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-0115-property-report-anaheim-20150115-story.html |title=Anaheim developments revive city's vision of a new downtown for O.C. |last=Khouri |first=Andrew |date=January 15, 2015 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 15, 2015 |archive-date=January 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115153912/http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-0115-property-report-anaheim-20150115-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The {{cvt|820|acres}} area undergoing this large-scale [[redevelopment]] includes the city's two major sports venues, the [[Honda Center]] and [[Angel Stadium of Anaheim]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/platinum-688140-triangle-construction.html |title=Platinum Triangle development taking shape near Angel Stadium, Disneyland |first=Art |last=Marroquin |work=[[Orange County Register]] |date=October 18, 2015 |access-date=December 14, 2015 |archive-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210014853/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/platinum-688140-triangle-construction.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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