Circa 1960 – View looking north over downtown Riverside with Market at Fourteenth at bottom left (pre-removal of connecting curve from northbound Market to Main Street and eastbound Fourteenth) (RXSQ)
Here’s an aerial view from approximately 1960 over downtown Riverside. The view is looking north from Fourteenth Street, with the intersection of Fourteenth and Market/Magnolia at bottom-left.
At top-right is the then relatively new Riverside Freeway (Highway 91), with southbound off-ramp at Seventh Street (now Mission Inn Avenue) and southbound on-ramp at Ninth Street (currently being re-configured to enter the freeway at Tenth Street).
Circa 1910 – Riverside High School bounded by Lemon and Lime streets between Ninth and Tenth streets (RXSQ)
This year (2013) marks the 125th year for Olivewood Memorial Park cemetery in Riverside. The cemetery is hosting a day of historic walking tours on Sunday, October 20th (2013), which we’re glad to be assisting them with organizing and presenting. For now, enjoy this circa 1925 image looking west along the roadway dividing sections G…
The old debate — new vs. old, dynamic vs. stagnant, growth vs. preservation, etc., etc. Such is always a tricky and dicey situation for any town or city. And, of course, everything is indeed subjective and relative. In other words, what exactly makes a structure “old,” “historic,” and/or “culturally significant”? In Riverside’s case, the city…
Well-known urban planner and author, William Fulton, is set this week to make a presentation before the Riverside City Council. The presentation will take place Jan. 14 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the City Council chambers located at City Hall (3900 Main Street). The city is in the process of updating its general…
March 20113521 Central Avenue, Riverside 20103521 Central Avenue(Google Maps) 1951Jack in the Box, San Diego(Jack in the Box, Inc.) 1950sJack in the Box, Mark I(ModernSanDiego.com) 1960sJack in the Box, Mark II(ModernSanDiego.com) 1960sJack in the Box, Mark III(ModernSanDiego.com) March 20113521 Central Avenue Dating from the late 1960s, one of the oldest Jack in the Box fast…
A few weeks back, two articles in the local newspaper caught our eye, if only because they were a few days apart and both were about emerging trends within Inland Southern California’s housing market. And yet, they could not have been more diametrically opposed. The first article shows the emerging trend — even here, in…
With a fast-growing population and surging retail market, it’s no real surprise that another mall has been proposed within Inland Southern California. The latest proposal calls for a 1 million square foot “lifestyle center” to be built on the northeast corner of the intersection of Florida Avenue (Highway 74) and Warren Road in west Hemet…
