Added: 01/22/2006 |
Highlights Of The E-Zone In Buena Park, CaliforniaIf you are planning a visit to the E-Zone in Buena Park, California, do not go there expecting to find great numbers of Internet cafes. The "E" in the E-Zone holds no relation to e-mail or e-commerce. That "E" stands for entertainment. A tourist can find all sorts of entertainment in Buena Park, California.
The E-Zone, close to the intersection of the Artesia Freeway and the Santa Ana Freeway, contains the entrance to Knotts Berry Farm. The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum is also located within Buena Park's E-Zone. Travelers who want entertainment with their dinner can find such entertainment in Buena Park, California. Both the Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament and the Pirate's Dinner Adventure are located within Buena Park's E-Zone.
For travelers who like to shop there exists an interesting shop on Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA. It is called Cola Corner. This store contains all sorts of Coca-Cola collectibles. It has on display barstools, diner booths and even a fishtail bar set, all bearing some sort of Coca-Cola insignia. For the thirsty traveler or the student of commercial enterprises there may be no better place then Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park.
Today the residents in Buena Park, California, who live only 10 minutes from Disneyland, give little thought to what existed on that land long before the appearance of the E-Zone. They would no doubt register looks of surprise, if they were allowed to discover that Buena Park might have been a cattle ranch instead of a city.
The land where Buena Park now stands was once part of Rancho Los Coyotes. That Rancho represented one of 5 divisions of the land granted in 1783 to Manuel Nieto. Later the Rancho Los Coyotes became a subdivided into even smaller ranchos. Then in 1885 James Whitaker, a wholesale grocer from Chicago, saw the land that was then part of the Stearns, Rancho, and he thought he could use it for raising cattle. A grocer with cattle would have had an excellent chance for getting cheap dairy products.
But where Mr. Whitaker saw cattle grazing the owners of the Santa Fe Railroad saw people walking the streets of a town square in Buena Park, California. The Santa Fe Railway passed right by the land that Mr. Whitaker had purchased. Therefore, the owners of the Railway encouraged the new landowner to create a town on his land. They convinced Whitaker to obtain the needed papers from officials in Los Angeles County.
The town of Buena Park was formed in 1887. The first industry in Buena Park, California was the Lily Creamery. Residents of Buena Park did not take steps to incorporate until 1953. This incorporation took place just two years before the building of Disneyland on land in the neighboring town of Anaheim.
After tourists began to descend on the area to visit Disneyland, then they also made note of the proximity of the amusement park at Knotts Berry Farm. Then as the residents in Buena Park, California realized that they sat next to one of California's biggest tourist attractions, they decided to try catching the attention of those tourists. Their efforts led to the creation of the E-Zone.
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