Fun fact of the day

According to the Riverside Daily Press, December 12th 1888...

Apparently University Avenue (originally called 8th Street) was supposed to be renamed as San Jacinto Avenue.

Guess that didn't work out...

Fairmount Park, Then & Now ...

Just thought I would share some Fairmount Park <3 

Fairmount Park was named one of the American Planning Associations "Great Places in America: 2011"

(the 'then' photos were from Special Edition old newspapers & the California Citrograph found at the Downtown Riverside Public Library,  'now' photos were taken by me)

Brockton Ave

While reading a newspaper from 1925 I found that Brockton Avenue was named after its original inhabitants who were from Brockton, Massachusetts...

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