Construction of Highway 99 near Richey's Garage
Item
Title
Construction of Highway 99 near Richey's Garage
Identifier
2022.006.034
Type
image
Description
Black and white photograph of road construction on Central Ave right in front of Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson's Garage. Across the street is the La Posada Hotel. On the back is written, "Richey's Garage. 17 W Central ave on left, Redlands Calif. looking West. Preparing for Hwy 99 which took off front half of garage. Looking West. Palmer Leland Richardson owner 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
Business
Central Avenue
Highway 99
La Posada Hotel
Spatial Coverage
Redlands (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1926-1964
Creator
Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson
Date
1920s
Contributor
Inland Mexican Heritage, Courtesy of Rita Richardson Radeleff
Format
.tif
Language
English
Rights
Bibliographic Citation
Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012 41.
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
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 Construction of Highway 99 |
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 Construction of Highway 99 in Redlands |
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 Richey's Garage Interior |
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 Richey's Garage |
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 Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson circa 1910 |
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 Richey's Garage Interior |
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