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Construction of Highway 99 in Redlands
Item
Title
Construction of Highway 99 in Redlands
Identifier
2022.006.031
Type
image
Description
Black and white photograph of the construction of Highway 99 along Central Ave in Redlands, California. The street is dug open with only the sidewalk and a bit of street remaining. On the right you can see Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson's Garage. Across the street is the La Posada Hotel. Written on back: "1930's Redlands, Ghost Town, Central Ave, Redlands California looking east toward Orange St. Richey's Garage on right at sign on roof looking east toward Orange St. Palmer Leland Richardson, owner. Elton Hotel on Left. Palmer took foto." Highway 99 was once the road that is now Redlands Blvd. Highway 99 was established in 1926 as a route that ran from the Mexican border all the way to Washington state. The road was decommissioned in 1964 after the creation of the 1-10 and I-5 freeways and redesignated as Redlands Blvd.
Subject
Highway 99
Central Avenue
La Posada Hotel
I-10 Freeway
Construction
Spatial Coverage
Redlands (Calif.)
La Posada Hotel
Temporal Coverage
1926-1964
Creator
Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson
Date
1920s
Contributor
Inland Mexican Heritage
Format
.tif
Language
English
Rights
Bibliographic Citation
Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012, 42.
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 Construction of Highway 99 |
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 Richey's Garage |
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 Construction of Highway 99 near Richey's Garage |
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 Richey's Garage Interior |
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 Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson circa 1910 |
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 Richey's Garage |
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