Riverside, CA

About Riverside

• • MLB pitcher Bobby Bonds, father of Barry Bonds, was born in Riverside.
• • The California citrus industry was born in Riverside with the planting of navel orange trees.
• • Citrus cultivation and packing put Riverside on the map in the late 19th century.
• • Fairmount Park's Lake Evans was once a borrow pit for railroad construction.
• • The Great Freeze of 1913 devastated Riverside's citrus crops.
• • Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it was incorporated in 1883.
• • With over 314,000 residents, its population exceeds that of Pittsburgh, PA.
• • At 850 feet above sea level, the air is drier than coastal cities.
• • Healthcare and social assistance are significant employment sectors here.
• • A warm, sun-drenched serenity settles over you in the 'City of Arts & Innovation'.
• • The Los Angeles Angels, a Major League Baseball team, plays 60 miles northwest.
• • The UC Riverside Highlanders basketball team won the Big West tournament in 2023.
• • Box Springs Mountain, rising east of the city, offers hiking trails and panoramic views.
• • The Santa Ana River flows through Riverside, providing a vital water source for the region.
• • California gnatcatchers, a threatened bird species, inhabit the coastal sage scrub near Riverside.
• • Riverside is known for its citrus groves, particularly the cultivation of navel oranges.
• • The Cahuilla people inhabited the Riverside area for thousands of years before European contact.
• • In 1857, the first Anglo settlement was established, known as Jurupa.
• • The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, a National Historic Landmark, was built starting in 1902.
• • U.S. Route 60, a major east-west highway, passes through Riverside.

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