place

Grand Boulevard (Corona)

Beltways in the United StatesCalifornia road stubsHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in CaliforniaNational Register of Historic Places in Riverside County, CaliforniaRoads on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Streets in Riverside County, CaliforniaTransportation in Corona, CaliforniaUse mdy dates from August 2023
Victoria Street Corona CA postcard
Victoria Street Corona CA postcard

Grand Boulevard is a beltway in Corona, California that was recognized by the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 as a part of the Grand Boulevard Historic District.It is an ordinary surface street that circles the city's historic downtown area and is approximately half a mile from the city center. It is unusual for being perfectly circular. The street was designed by Hiram Clay Kellogg (In memory of him, there is a street in Corona named Kellogg Street). Grand Boulevard was home to international races in 1913, 1914 and 1916. Grand is easily accessible from the Main Street exit on California State Route 91.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Grand Boulevard (Corona) (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Grand Boulevard (Corona)
East Grand Boulevard, Corona

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Grand Boulevard (Corona)Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 33.869166666667 ° E -117.56722222222 °
placeShow on map

Address

East Grand Boulevard

East Grand Boulevard
92879 Corona
California, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Victoria Street Corona CA postcard
Victoria Street Corona CA postcard
Share experience

Nearby Places

Andrew Carnegie Library (Corona, California)

The Andrew Carnegie Library in Corona, California in Riverside County, California, at 8th and Main Streets, was a Carnegie library built in 1905–06. Known also as the Old Corona Public Library, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The building was demolished in 1978, but apparently still remains listed on the National Register. The demolition of the building long remained a sore point, with many who fought for the building's preservation. The suggested alternative use for the property was as a fish-fry restaurant, which was never built. In 2010, the property was still an empty lot.It was a Classical Revival work of architect Franklin Pierce Burnham, and was Corona's only example of Classical Revival style. The building served as Corona's public library from 1906 until 1971.A new 19,000 square feet (1,800 m2) library was opened in 1971 at Sixth and Main Streets. The library was expanded following a bond vote in 1988. A 1971 photo available from the Corona Public Library shows a library interior, apparently from the modern replacement building.Its architectural significance "was acknowledged by its placement on the National Register of Historic Places. However, the building stood 'boarded up and vacant while the city raged about what was to be done with the building' from 1971 to 1978. It was demolished in 1978 and the Heritage Room at the new library was 'started as a compromise between keeping the city's history alive and having a new library building.' Corona's library history dates from an 1893 WCTU reading room, replaced by an 1895 YMCA library, in its turn taken over by the Women's Improvement Club and finally transferred to the city in 1900. The early libraries occupied a succession of rented rooms until Carnegie funding of $10,000 was obtained in March,1905. This was increased to $11,500 due to the intercession of J. A. Flagler of New York, who apparently had ties in Corona in addition to being a close friend of Andrew Carnegie. Ground was broken in August and the building was dedicated July 2, 1906. The building was demolished in 1978."

Corona Founders Monument
Corona Founders Monument

The Corona Founders Monument is a monument built in 1936 to the founding fathers of the City of Corona in the Riverside County, California. The monument was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.738) on June 6, 1960. The monument is in the Corona City Park in the 100 block of 6th Street of Corona, California. The founding fathers at first called the city South Riverside after the company they started the South Riverside Land and Water Company.The founding fathers of the City of Corona on May 4, 1886, bought land from the Rancho La Sierra and the Rancho Temescal Mexican land grants. On this land the founding fathers planted orange trees and lemon trees. By 1912 Corona have 5,000 acres of lemon, orange, grapefruit, limes and tangerines groves. With the groves came packing and processing plants. In Corona about 80% of all job were in the citrus industry. The citrus industry continued in Corona into the 1980s. Corona had the title of Lemon Capital of the World, but lost it to Ventura County, California. Corona Heritage Park & Museum at 510 W Foothill Parkway, Corona, California had displays about the Corona citrus industry. On July 13, 1896, South Riverside incorporate and changed the city name to Corona. Corona is Spanish for “Crown”. H.C. Kellogg laid the city out in a one-mile diameter circle in 1887, with Grand Boulevard three miles around it. To the North of the circle was a railroad station and citrus packing houses. To the South acres of citrus groves of what was called "Queen Colony'.On May 4, 1886, for $110,000 they started the South Riverside Land and Water Company with the purchase of: From Rancho La Sierra 11,5100 acres from the Yorba family. From Rancho Temescal 5,000 acres from the Serrano family.Counting for inflation $110,000 in 1886 would be almost $3 million in 2018 dollars.