In Harper Goff's Fort Collins, banks looked like banks and local courthouses weren't ordinary buildings, but bastions of Victorian architecture built to last.

The artist, who would find an impressive footing in Hollywood as an art director for Warner Brothers Studio and, later, Walt Disney Productions, was born in Fort Collins. He spent his early childhood here and his father ran the newspaper, the Fort Collins Courier Express.

Years after leaving Colorado for California, Goff found himself as a trusted friend of Walt Disney. And when Walt approached him for designs of a new amusement park on acres of orange groves in Anaheim, Goff drew on his childhood in the picturesque Colorado town for inspiration.

In this episode of "The Way it Was," explore the once-unknown connection between Fort Collins and Disneyland's slice of small town America: Main Street, USA. Hear from reporters who brought the tale to life both locally and nationally and take in the story of two main streets that inspired one of the happiest places on earth.