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• I remember the toy store, the Ladies Apparel, there was a hardware store and when I got a bit older, my brother and I would explore the old house, which had been abandoned by then. It was a grand house and I was impressed by it even then. It was a good time to grow up in Anaheim.

  By  Cherie Barnes, at December 10, 2007 1:40 PM  

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• I remember going there as a kid. it was right next to Brookhurst Junior High, almost tucked under the overpass where Brookhurst street crossed I-5. I seem to remember there being a strip mall adjacent to the manor with a carpet store and a few other sad little businesses.

  By  Anonymous, at December 27, 2007 3:23 PM  

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• I remember Murray Manor as a kid going there with my parents. I'm not sure if it was a hardware store or a furniture store...both seem right, for some reason.
  
  After the strip mall was added and it fell into disrepair, my wife commented that it would be a great place for weddings.
  
  The ceremonies could be performed in the house with the bride descending the grand staircase. There would be plenty of rooms for the bridesmaids, groomsmen etc.
  
  The stripmall could house the photographer, tux shop and all the rest.
  
  Now that our daughter is getting married, we really wish there was such a place.
  
  20/20 hindsight.

  By  Ron Curtis, at February 02, 2008 6:17 PM  

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• Yes, I remember Murray Manor in the 60s and the adjacent strip mall. When it became abandoned, my brother and I explored the ruin too. Years later, my son went to the Fairmont school in the very same building. I neglected to tell the principal that I had trespassed there many years ago.

  By  Anonymous, at July 02, 2008 3:53 PM  

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