An Anaheim motel on Beach Boulevard was demolished as city officials hope to revitalize the area.
At its peak, the Covered Wagon motel was an affordable lodging option for families traveling through Anaheim."This was a destination path on the way from L.A. to the beach, where people would look for recreation, family places to stay, inexpensive motels," said Mayor Ashleigh Aitken.Jose Diaz, an Anaheim city councilmember who also lives near the motel, said it was heartbreaking to see prostitution, illegal gambling and drug dealers at the motel.
"This building took a year to be built and then it took 50 years of illegal actions, activities in here and then it takes one day to be demolished and that day will erase those 50 years of illegal dealings," he said."We saw it be a den for human trafficking and prostitution, for drug users and drug sellers, but it also was a last ditch place for seniors and families that didn't have any other place to go," Aitken said.
"This building took a year to be built, and then it took 50 years of illegal actions, activities in here, and then it takes one day to be demolished," Diaz said. "That day will erase those 50 years of illegal dealings.
The mayor said this is the third motel they've demolished in the last five years, and it's just the start of their revitalization of Beach Boulevard.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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