Archives: 2003-2014 | Photo Pool

Photo pool spotlight – 10/08/2008

ByRXSQ October 8, 2008June 1, 2024

Mission Inn by J Rupert

Flickr – Raincross Square photo pool
Got a great photo of downtown Riverside or the city in general? Add it to the Raincross Square photo pool. Or view what others have uploaded.

Archives: 2003-2014 | Then & Now
From Treasury to Mervyn’s to Kohl’s
ByRXSQ October 8, 2010June 1, 2024
About 2 weeks back, a new Kohl’s opened in Riverside, one of 21 stores the Wisconsin-based chain opened that week across the U.S. It is the second Kohl’s in Riverside with the other store situated on Van Buren Boulevard in the Orangecrest area. Located across from the Galleria at Tyler mall, the new Kohl’s opened…
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Archives: 2003-2014
‘Festival of Lights’
ByRXSQ December 3, 2003July 5, 2024
A bit late on posting this, but over 20,000 turned out last Friday to the Mission Inn in downtown Riverside for the 11th annual ‘Festival of Lights’ lighting ceremony. The Inland area offered a bright welcome to the holiday season Friday evening as the Mission Inn in downtown Riverside shot off fireworks from its roof, then was lit…
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Archives: 2003-2014 | Out & About
Downtown Riverside at sunset
ByRXSQ June 22, 2008June 1, 2024
Situated approximately 1 mile west of downtown Riverside is Mount Rubidoux, a small but impressive hill overlooking the city. Rising 1,364 feet above sea level, the rocky hill gets its name from Jurupa Rancho owner Louis Robidoux (note the different spelling) who settled in the area during the mid-1800s. In 1906, Mount Rubidoux was acquired…
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Archives: 2003-2014 | Then & Now
Postcard: Greetings from Riverside, Calif.
ByRXSQ August 28, 2012June 1, 2024
Featured here is a 1961 postcard for Riverside. Pictured is the Carillon Tower at the Mission Inn, the Peace Tower on Mount Rubidoux overlooking downtown and the Buena Vista Bridge crossing Seventh Street (now Mission Inn Avenue). The back of the card, which was produced by Western Publishing & Novelty Company of Los Angeles, reads:…
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Archives: 2003-2014
Second phase of pedestrian mall makeover begins
ByRXSQ February 12, 2009June 1, 2024
Work began recently on the final phase of the Main Street Pedestrian Mall renovation in downtown Riverside, continuing the first complete refurbishment of the outdoor mall since its 1966* opening. 2009Phase twoUniversity block 2009Phase twoMission Inn block The first phase, which wrapped up in the fall, revamped the two blocks (one | two) located between…
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Archives: 2003-2014
Inland Roundup – 09/26/2006
ByRXSQ September 26, 2006May 21, 2025
A roundup of local items making the news… With the announcement of a location at the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside, The Cheesecake Factory joins a growing list of upscale chains coming to Inland Southern California: “We probably received about 2,000 offers, and we will open 20 stores this year,” said Cheesecake Factory spokesman Howard…
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