The far northwestern corner of Riverside County, between the San Bernardino County line and the Santa Ana River, contains a collage of unincorporated small communities with a medley of names: Pedley, Mira Loma, Indian Hills, Glen Avon, Sunnyslope, Jurupa Hills, Belltown, Rubidoux, Eastvale, and Crestmore. North of the occasionally bone-dry riparian course that gave the County and City of Riverside their names, these crossroads and "burgs" together are referred to as Jurupa. Originally part of the vast Mexican land grant known as "Rancho Jurupa," the area evolved from the days of the caballeros to a place with a population now approaching 100,000. Its history includes ranching, farming, mining, catastrophic floods, and booming subdivisions. In this volume, more than 200 vintage photographs depict Jurupa in the only published collection of historic images devoted to this area.

Jurupa (CA) (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Jarrell Johnson, Kim

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

The story of the town of Rubidoux has always been intertwined with the whims of the Santa Ana River. Through devastating droughts and the ravages of repeated floods, the community that began as theRobidoux Rancho (the original spelling of an early pioneer’s name) evolved into a small village with a downtown centered along Mission Boulevard, the main route between Los Angeles, Riverside, and pointsbeyond. Soon there were motels for travelers, businesses that catered to residents, and Riverside County’s first drive-in theater. On its way tobecoming the county’s most urbanized unincorporated community, the town―originally called West Riverside―changed its name to Rubidoux in the 1950s to honor the pioneer family. This volume showcases photographs of Rubidoux, as well as of neighboring Belltown and Crestmore, in the first published collection of historic images devoted solely to these communities.

Rubidoux (Images of America)

<p>A compendium of the Back in the Day newspaper articles authored by Steve Lech and Kim Jarrell Johnson from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2014.</p>

Back in the Day: The Sunday Press-Enterprise Columns of Steve Lech and Kim Jarrell Johnson

History

Lech, Steve

Americas

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The story of the internationally famous Mission Inn Hotel, and its predecessor, has been intertwined with the city of Riverside's history since both began. As the slogan once said, Riverside is a "City with a Mission Inn its Heart." For more than a century, the Mission Inn and its eclectic collections have intrigued visitors, artisans, architects, and dignitaries who have come to Riverside for a myriad of reasons. The Mission Inn, founded by colorful entrepreneur Frank Miller, was integral to the city's turn-of-the-20th-century tourism as wealthy Easterners flocked to Riverside and its famous hotel, lured by a Mediterranean climate, investment opportunities, and vast navel orange groves. Unlike other grand hotels of the time, the Mission Inn, with its Mission style architecture, was a luxury hotel that was uniquely Californian.

Riverside's Mission Inn

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

Back in the Day Vol. II

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