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Barstow's Beacon Tavern

Circa 1935

Interior view of the lobby and stairways of Beacon Tavern in Barstow circa the 1930s. One of a series of hotels built by developers Highway Communiti…

Barstow's Beacon Tavern

Circa 1935

Interior view of a bedroom in the Beacon Tavern in Barstow circa the 1930s. One of a series of hotels built by developers Highway Communities Corpora…

Barstow's Beacon Tavern

Circa 1935

Exterior view of the Beacon Tavern in Barstow circa the 1930s. One of a series of hotels to be built by developers Highway Communities Corporation, L…

Barstow's Beacon Tavern

Circa 1935

Exterior view of the Beacon Tavern in Barstow circa the 1930s. In the foreground is the great Richfield Airways aeronautical tower, with its 16,000,0…

Barstow's Casa del Desierto

1930s-1950s

Exterior postcard view of the Casa del Desierto (House of the Desert) in Barstow. This landmark hotel was built in 1912. In bygone days the hotel hou…

Canyon near Barstow

1900s-1930s

A scenic drive through Odessa Canyon near Barstow. The sun is striking the far canyon wall.

4th of July celebration, Hemet

1909

Crowds of people fill the streets during this 4th of July celebration in downtown Hemet. The large 2-story building on the left is the Farmers and Me…

Aerial view of Corona

This view of Corona highlights the early residential and commercial development of the once small agricultural community in Riverside County. A circ…

Bank of Hemet

1908

Front view of the recently completed Bank of Hemet, located on the northeast corner of Harvard and Florida. It shows a square brick building with num…

Christian Science Church, Riverside

Exterior view, Christian Science Church in Riverside, located on President Roosevelt Drive.

First National Bank of Hemet vault

1918

Information provided with this photo indicates that this was the bank vault of the First National Bank of Hemet, which was what remained after the 19…

First National Bank of Hemet

1918

Front view of the earthquake damaged First National Bank of Hemet, located on the northeast corner of Harvard and Florida. It shows a square brick bu…

Golden State Theatre, Riverside

Exterior of the Golden State Theatre, located at 3745 7th Street in Riverside. Golden State opened as the Loring Opera House on January 8, 1890, with…

Golden State Theatre, Riverside

1970

Golden State Theatre, located at 3745 7th Street in Riverside. Golden State opened as the Loring Opera House on January 8, 1890, with seating put at …

Hotel Edinburgh, Beaumont

Very detailed drawing of the Hotel Edinburgh, located in Beaumont. This beautiful Queen Anne Revival 3-story, 70 room, $40,000 hostelry in Riverside …

Lake Elsinore, a view from the hill

1943

Panoramic view of Lake Elsinore and surrounding country, as seen from a hill. The Lake View Hotel (visible at center, 1 1/2 inches from the left) was…

Palm Canyon Trading Post, Palm Canyon

1931

Looking up towards the Palm Canyon Trading Post in Palm Canyon. Several palms trees and a small stream are visible below.

Riverside Junior College

View of the north front of the Riverside Junior College (later Riverside City College) with the entrance to Lecture Hall in the right foreground; arc…

Riverside Library

Exterior view of the Riverside Public Library, California's first Mission style Carnegie library. In 1901 Riverside received an initial $20,000 Carne…

Riverside

Sherman Institute's school and dormitories.

Riverside

Riverside's high school on President Roosevelt Drive. Later the school would become the Sherman Indian Institute.

Riverside

Street scene.

Riverside

1926

As a sales promotion of the citrus industry these people have dressed in Spanish costumes to offer oranges to the passengers traveling on the train f…

Riverside

Street scene.