A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive

Anthony Victoria

2024.006.011

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Margaret Razo is a longtime Bloomington, California resident who moved to the area in 1973 from Riverside. She narrates her family history and experiences in the originally rural area with tight-knit neighbors. She describes her upbringing and community involvement due to her father’s emphasis on making everyone feel included. Kessler Park was a staple of her childhood as she mentions get togethers and baseball games there. Over the years, industrialization begins to impact the once peaceful and simple area with an influx of warehouses and infrastructures that begin to displace lifelong residents, forcing them to relocate. Her concerns reveal the effects of warehouse and other industrial growth on well-established communities and the rural environment.

Annexation, Bloomington, Childhood Community life in Bloomington, Zimmerman Elementary School, Development, 1-10 Freeway

Kessler Park- 18401 Jurupa Ave, Bloomington, CA 92316 Walter Zimmerman elementary school- 11050, Linden Ave, Bloomington, CA 92316
San Bernardino County Museum - 2024 Orange Tree Ln, Redlands, CA 92374
Colton High School- 777 Valley Blvd, Colton, CA, 92324

Anthony Victoria, Margaret Razo, Rafael Razo

1973 - present

Interview by Anthony Victoria

Audio

English