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The oldest part of Upland is east of Euclid between 8th Street and Arrow Highway, and was originally known as "Old Magnolia". Historic Downtown Upland, is a group of downtown merchants who work together to promote and enhance the historic business district.
Rancho Cucamonga was a 13,045-acre (20.383 sq mi; 52.79 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Bernardino County, California, given in 1839 to the dedicated soldier, smuggler and politician Tiburcio Tapia by Mexican governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. [1] The grant formed parts of present-day California cities Rancho Cucamonga and Upland.
The Old San Antonio Hospital is a historic building located at 792 West Arrow Highway in Upland, California.Built in 1907, the building served as Upland's first hospital. Prominent Southern California architect Myron Hunt designed the building, which makes extensive use of riverbed rock, a common local building materia
Oldest plaza in California. [1] Serra Chapel: San Juan Capistrano: 1782 Church: Part of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Oldest extant building in California. [2] El Cuartel: Santa Barbara: 1782 Barracks: Part of the Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara. Second oldest extant building in California. Cañedo Adobe: Santa Barbara: 1782 Barracks
These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to free leases.
State Route 83 (SR 83), also or primarily known as Euclid Avenue, is a state highway and city street in the U.S. state of California.Officially, SR 83 runs from the Chino Valley Freeway (State Route 71) in Chino Hills north to the San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10) in Upland. [3]
A Palmer oak in Jurupa Valley is estimated to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old. The plant, which looks like a sprawling, dark green shrub, is now at the center of a development battle. (Aaron Echols)
The private school was founded as the Chaffey College of Agriculture through the University of Southern California; [3] USC, also a private university, had been founded three years earlier in nearby Los Angeles. The cornerstone of the new school was laid on March 17, 1883, at Fourth and Euclid in Ontario; it opened on October 15, 1885.