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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.
Rancho Cucamonga (/ ˌ r æ n tʃ oʊ k uː k ə ˈ m ʌ ŋ ɡ ə / RAN-choh KOO-kə-MUNG-gə) is a city located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, United States. About 37 mi (60 km) [12] east of Downtown Los Angeles, Rancho Cucamonga is the 28th most ...
The museum sought a location near Rancho Cucamonga because of its proximity to Los Angeles. [4] The museum eventually found a location in Upland California. [ 5 ] It is now based in Pomona, California , part of the Inland Empire , a metropolitan area situated directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The Victoria Gardens Cultural Center (VGCC) is a community library and performance venue attached to the Victoria Gardens lifestyle center in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The building (which links the Lewis Family Playhouse, the Paul A. Biane Library, and the 4,500-square-foot (420 m 2 ) Celebration Hall under one roof) officially opened on ...
The Casa de Rancho Cucamonga, commonly known as the John Rains House, is a historic house located at 8810 Hemlock St. in Rancho Cucamonga, California. [2] [3] [4] The house was built in 1860–1861 after John Rains purchased the Rancho Cucamonga land grant in 1858 from the Tapia estate. The brick house featured its own cooling system, which ...
Pal Recording Studio (1957–1964) was an independent recording studio that operated in Cucamonga, California, an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County that later merged with the communities of Alta Loma, and Etiwanda to form Rancho Cucamonga. The studio was started by engineer/innovator Paul Buff.
Bruce Steele loved his bees. They had distinct personalities, he said, like one might say about a beloved pet. For decades, the beekeeper of 40 years cared for them and talked to them as he worked.
The current location in Rancho Cucamonga opened in the spring of 1960. The college's mascot is the Panther. President Bill Clinton visited Chaffey in 1996, [ 5 ] announcing a proposal to finance two years of community college education to expand the basic education of all Americans to 14 years.