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Archives: 2003-2014
Downtown statue honors Riverside citrus pioneer
ByRXSQ August 12, 2011June 1, 2024
2011Downtown pedestrian mall 2011Eliza Lovell Tibbets 2011Dedication plaque 2011Pedestal(Patricia P. Ortlieb isEliza’s great-great granddaughter) Eliza and Luther Tibbets 2001State Historic Landmark 2008Parent Navel(w/ Eliza’s historical marker) 2008Eliza’s marker 2009Original location of trees(w/ Luther’s historical marker) 2009Luther’s marker 2011Riverside orange grove After 14 years of planning, a long-awaited statue honoring Riverside citrus pioneer Eliza Tibbets was…
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Archives: 2003-2014
Work begins on vacant Broadway at Galleria at Tyler
ByRXSQ July 25, 2011June 29, 2024
After nearly 5 years of being vacant, renovation work has begun on the former Broadway/Macy’s department store at the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside. Unofficial reports have clothing retailer Forever 21 relocating from a smaller store elsewhere in the mall into the much larger, 3-story building. Opening with the then-Tyler Mall in 1970, the 164,000…
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Archives: 2003-2014 | Then & Now
3801 Market Street – Hotel Holyrood/Plaza
ByRXSQ June 25, 2011June 1, 2024
One of downtown Riverside’s oldest buildings dating from the late 1800s will soon disappear as a plan for an arts school for Riverside Community College District moves forward. Located at the southwest corner of Market Street and University Avenue, the building in question was originally built as a sanitarium by Dr. Clark Whittier, a wealthy…
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Archives: 2003-2014
Relocated Marcy Branch Library opens
ByRXSQ May 29, 2011May 10, 2025
After about three years of planning, renovation and moving, Riverside’s Marcy Branch Library has reopened. The new location, near the intersection of Magnolia and Arlington avenues, is about 1 mile from its former spot on Central Avenue near the Riverside Plaza. The relocated Marcy Branch occupies the bottom floor of an 18,000 sq. ft., two-story…
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Inland Southern California’s mid-century architecture
ByRXSQ April 24, 2011June 1, 2024
A recent trip to Palm Springs reminded us of that city’s sizable collection of mid-century modern architecture, including the former Coachella Valley Savings & Loan building pictured above. Designed by E. Stewart Williams, the building is an excellent example of modern bank design from the 1960s. We’ll explore some of these desert gems at a…
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Archives: 2003-2014
3521 Central Avenue – Jack in the Box
ByRXSQ March 15, 2011June 1, 2024
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…
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Archives: 2003-2014 | Then & Now
William Lee Gates – 3770 Elizabeth Street
ByRXSQ February 28, 2011June 1, 2024
R.P. Small Building3770 Elizabeth Street, Riverside(William Lee Gates) Tucked away on a side street off Magnolia Avenue near the Riverside Plaza is the R.P. Small Building, a stylish, mid-century modern building designed by local Riverside architect William Lee Gates. City permits from 1956 show Russell E. Walling as the contractor with an estimated value of…
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Archives: 2003-2014 | Out & About
Out & About – 01/29/2011
ByRXSQ January 29, 2011June 1, 2024
Lunar FestivalVisitors stroll Mission Inn Avenue in downtown Riverside during Saturday’s celebration marking the Chinese New Year.
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Archives: 2003-2014 | Then & Now
Postcard: Downtown civic buildings
ByRXSQ January 11, 2011June 1, 2024
Late 1950sTop: Carnegie Library and Riverside County CourthouseBottom: Municipal Auditorium and U.S. Post Office We thought we’d start the new year off with an old postcard showing a few of downtown Riverside’s civic buildings. Dating from the late 1950s / early 1960s, the images show the 1903 Carnegie Library, the 1903 Riverside County Courthouse, the…
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Out & About – 12/29/2010
ByRXSQ December 29, 2010June 1, 2024
Main StreetA trolley strolls along Main Street near City Hall on a rainy Wednesdayin downtown Riverside.
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