A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive
Construction of Highway 99
Item
Title
Construction of Highway 99
Identifier
2022.006.032
Type
Image
Description
Black and white photograph of the construction of Highway 99 along Central Ave in Redlands California. Written on back "17 W. Central Ave. Redlands Calif. In front of Richey's Garage on left looking west. Digging up st. to put a drainage ditch before putting Highway 99 through town on Central Ave. Looking west. Palmer Leland Richardson owner took photo." 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
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
Relation
Bibliographic Citation
Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012, 40.
Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012, 42.
Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012 41.