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The interview starts off with the past of the area and a background into the Chavez family and their experience within the community during its rapid growth and the importance of having involvement within the community. It then transitions into how the city of Redlands went from having vast amounts of orchid fields to having large amounts of commercial, retail, and warehouses. Which would bring in more traffic into the city drastically affecting the air quality for the residents living there. Rosemary was a long-time resident of Redlands her grandfather lived here since the 1800s and talks about the close relationship the community has with one another. The interview covers issues brought up from the development of the I- 10 leading to the expansion of Redlands and environmental issues brought out from it.
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The interviews discuss how the commercial industry has had a major effect on the community of Redlands. Interviewees discuss the feeling of the community toward development as they feel the rapid industrialization of Redlands has caused an increase in traffic, an increase in large industrial buildings, and many people from other cities such as Los Angeles moving into the community due to the affordable housing. While discussing these issues the Olmstead Plan and the Olmsted Brothers public projects in Redlands are mentioned. The interview is centered around the rapid industrialization of Redlands and its current issues and long-term issues that will arise because of it.
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The start of the interview is very unclear the conversation with the older individual is inaudible due to the wind. This issue is present from 00:02:00 till 00:03:48 when the video cuts to just scenery shots of the area. At 00:18:55 the video transitions to an antique and collectibles store that is going out of business the shop may have been known as “Junk-n-Stuff Antiques”. The store owner whose name isn’t mentioned explains where the location of the original highway was and she talks about how gradual its development has been. The interview shifts to a business owner of a fountain business that has been there for 25 years. He sees this new growth as something positive for the area and his business.
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The interview starts off with Louis and Mae Lubinsky talking about their past history and their family's history. The interview shows the development of the area through the perspectives of Louis and Mae mainly centering around Louis since his family resided in the area throughout the majority of his life.
Louis was born October 11th, 1914 in Chicago Illinois and his family moved to Los Angeles in 1915. During this time his father had established a locksmith shop in Los Angeles. Then in 1923, his family moved to Yucaipa to which his father bought an apple orchid as it was something his father was now interested in. Then a year or two later they moved to Redlands and then in 1924 or 1925 moved to San Bernardino staying there till 1932 when they moved back to Redlands. Then 1935 his father bought a property in Loma Linda. The interview then goes towards Mae who was born in 1914 in New York City till 1920 when her family moved to Rochester, New York. During World War II she worked in a factory owned by the Navy making munitions /“sight finders for bombers” in Rochester. In 1943 she came to the Loma Linda area where she met Louis who was currently in the Army. Louis started off in field artillery till his battalion shifted into a tank destroyer battalion. He then went overseas to Germany and then was transferred into a government service unit that enforce rule over the Germans at the end of the war. When the war ended in Japan his service ended as well. The interview then shifts towards the past of the area which Louis talks about how his father owned apple orchids when the prices of apples completely collapsed due to the orchids growing up in the mountains above Yucaipa were growing better and were better. His father then established a hardware store in 1923 where burrows appliance currently is near State and 5th for two years till they established a similar business in San Bernardino. He lived there till 1933 when he finished high school. Then moving to Loma Linda in 1935. The freeway then came by with the construction was near his home which he wasn’t specific about the date but in 1962 moved back to Redlands till the current time of the interview. They stayed in the business similar to his fathers till 1980. They then begin to talk about the multiple names his current location has had “Ocean to Ocean Highway”, “Highway 99”, “Colton Ave”, and then “Redlands Blvd”.
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Eric Rush a business owner in Calimesa is talking about the history of the area and the current issues going on in the city. One of the main problems discussed in this interview is the issue of big developers/ companies coming in and getting rid of rural areas. He talks about his background and why he owns businesses here. He talks about how close the community is here since it's a small city. He highlighted the major problems surrounding the local government's use of the eminent domain to benefit the large corporations arriving in the area and how it is destroying the community.
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The interview starts with Ernest Siva in a restaurant in which they are talking about how Indigenous communities are thriving economically due to the development of the I-10 Freeway. As well as many things that are in place within the local communities intended to draw people into the cultural centers and museums around the casino as well as outside populations. These family centers have the potential to educate many groups of people locals and even out of state who are visiting the Casino the I-10 made this easier. The interview then takes place in what seems to be a small store owned by Eric Rush. Eric Rush is a small business owner who is explaining how the small local community is being taken advantage of by the city government through the use of the eminent domain. As well as sharing the story of the locals affected by this and the problems emerging.
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Ernest Siva is a historian who highlights many issues around the Native American populations in the area. He talks about the Soboba Reservation his birthplace and the Morongo Reservation where he grew up. He briefly explains how the Morongo Reservation is home to many Native American tribes such tribes being the Cahuilla and Serrano. He mentions difficulties Indigenous students faced as they weren't allowed to attend public schools. and indigenous artifacts of the local tribes have been taken by museums in the area. He mentions how there's an effort in place to restore their lost indigenous culture. One way is by teaching the native languages of the local tribes which are being done at UCR where a professor is trying to keep the language alive. Ernest mentions that the Serrano language no longer has pure speakers.
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Virginia Geil highlights the importance of representing the community of Bloomington and how she and her team are the voice of the community. She and the team tell the board of supervisors the wants/ concerns/ needs/ etc of the residents of Bloomington. At the time of the interview, a ten-year plan was in the works in the city of Bloomington which intended to uplift the city and the concerns of the community yet only focusing on the needs of the truckers. She also highlights the importance of preserving material history that the youth can learn and see.
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The construction of the 10 Freeway created many problems in Bloomington California creating many barriers to the preservation of the historical aspects of the city. Destroying parts of 'Old Bloomington' history and devastating what remained. Till the arrival of Virginia Geil who actively fought in preserving Bloomington's past while educating the older population on the importance of preserving and maintaining the city.
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Greg Palmer gives Antonio Vasquez and a few other people a tour of Palmer Ranch in Yucaipa, which borders the I-10 freeway. Additionally, the video includes footage of Mira Loma activist Penny Newman discussing the Stringfellow Acid Pits. She says that the danger they pose to the surrounding communities is what led to her involvement in creating the Center for Community Action for Environmental Justice.
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The first half of this video includes clips from a Calimesa City Council meeting at which the redevelopment of section 5 in Calimesa was struck down, which is celebrated by community members. Additionally, it includes a video of a conversation between Antonio Vasquez and Celest Sanburg, owner of the Southside Saloon in San Bernardino. She says that since buying it, her business has been very profitable and as a result, if the city wanted the land for redevelopment they would have to pay a lot.
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Redlands city council member John Harrison holds a town hall to address concerns over redevelopment in the Northside, where two men are invited to talk about the processes of eminent domain and relocation. The community members present are largely unhappy with the prospect of redevelopment and as a result, Councilmember Harrison claims that all efforts will be paused so that the community can collectively decide on the next step. The second part of this meeting is captured in the video "Redlands Redevelopment Town Hall" which can be found under "relation".
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The video begins with images of the Bloomington Garage and a discussion with its owner about the space, he is excited to begin using the space as a community meeting place. Then, there is a video of a community meeting led by Antonio Vasquez to discuss the plans for redevelopment in north Redlands, specifically on and around Lugonia Ave. Community members are upset by these redevelopment plans as it creates a potential for them to be forced out of their homes, but there is some disagreement among residents.
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The second part of a Redlands redevelopment meeting, see the video "Redlands Townhall Reel 1" under "relation". Residents of the north side of Redlands, CA meet to discuss the city government's efforts to redevelop their neighborhoods, which would potentially displace many community members from their homes. In this town hall meeting, they bring up these concerns and others.
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A community meeting is held to discuss redevelopment in certain areas of Redlands, where City Council Member John Harrison is present to explain the process and answer questions. Many community members are deeply upset by the prospect of being forced out of their homes and have many questions about the complex legal processes of redevelopment. Some residents claim that they have already been approached by developers interested in buying their homes and are angry about the fact that the city has gone forward making the redevelopment plans without consulting them first.
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A group of concerned community members in Redlands meet to discuss their fears of redevelopment in their neighborhoods. They discuss the next steps to take to protect their houses and community parks, stressing the importance of staying united as a community so that they can be successful.
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The movie "Chavez Ravine" is screened for members of the Rancho Park neighborhood in Beaumont. All of the residents present resoundingly condemn the level of traffic infiltrating the community as the number of trucks increases, endangering local children. They also share concerns about being displaced, as was shown in Chavez Ravine.
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Antonio Vasquez and Sophie Harris go around the neighborhoods in and around Richardson Street interviewing them about the neighborhood and what they think about it. They find it is a very multicultural area with recent immigrants from Romania, Mexico, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Additionally, they asked people how the construction of the I-10 freeway has impacted their lives, especially considering how close it is to their neighborhood.
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Joe Gonzales and Lenard Torres discuss racial discrimination in the 1920s and societal changes and displacement within Redlands, California following the construction of the I-10 freeway. Gonzales and Torres also discuss the lack of representation within community involvement in Redlands, California.
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Epimenio Robles recounts his experience as a Mexican immigrant. He discusses his experience in the Bracero Program, struggles in labor, construction of the I-10 freeway, and discrimination in the citrus industry in Redlands, California.
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Interviewees gather at a breakfast club and recount memories of their lives, upbringings, and personal struggles, particularly brought upon by discrimination in Redlands, California throughout the twentieth to the twenty-first century. Each interviewee takes a turn to briefly discuss their ancestry and their experiences.
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Interviewees discuss the Mexican experience in the Inland Empire from the 1930s to the 2000s as well as experience in working in the agricultural field and racial discrimination in the Inland Empire. Citrus agricultural fieldwork is discussed as well as the racial division further perpetuated by the construction of the I-10 freeway that further separated communities.
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Bryn Mawr residents Nellie Rodriguez and Fred Ramos discuss life in Bryn Mawr. Nellie remembers moving in 1934 after working at a traveling circus, once settled she worked at the Mission Packinghouse. Fred Ramos recalls the effect of the WWII draft on the area.
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Peter Martinez posing with a friend in front of what appears to be military housing/barracks; based on visual evidence, it is likely Camp Zama, Japan.
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Peter Martinez posing with a white American servicemember.