Construction of Highway 99 in Redlands

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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

I-10 Freeway
Central Avenue
La Posada Hotel
Highway 99
Construction

Spatial Coverage

Redlands (Calf.)

Creator

Palmer Leland "Richey" Richardson

Date

1920s

Contributor

Inland Mexican Heritage, Courtesy of Rita Richardson Radeleff

Format

Photograph

Language

English

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

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Bibliographic Citation

Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012, 41.
Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012, 40.

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