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 the front half of the 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
Central Avenue
Business
La Posada Hotel
Highway 99
Spatial Coverage
Redlands (Calf.)
Temporal Coverage
1926-1964
Creator
Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson
Date
1920s
Contributor
Inland Mexican Heritage, Courtesy of Rita Richardson Radeleff
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Rights
Relation
2022.006.030
2022.006.31
2022.006.032
2022.006.033
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