Victoria Avenue (Riverside, California)
Appearance
Victoria Avenue | |
Riverside Landmark No. 8 | |
Location | Victoria Ave., from Arlington Ave. to Boundary Ln., Riverside, California |
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Area | 88.7 acres (35.9 ha) |
Built | 1892[2] |
Architect | Hosp, Franz Philip[2] |
NRHP reference No. | 00001267[1] |
RIVL No. | 8 |
Added to NRHP | October 26, 2000 |
Victoria Avenue is a divided scenic road in Riverside, California, that cuts through an area referred to as the greenbelt. Originally developed in 1892 to connect the Arlington Heights area to downtown Riverside, the road became a popular tourist attraction because of the many trees and exotic plants used to landscape the route.[3] Beyond the landscaping, the road was surrounded by navel orange groves, the crop that spurred Riverside's growth. Many of the groves still exist today.
External links
- City of Riverside Parks, Recreation & Community Services—descriptive information and video
- Victoria Avenue Forever—a citizens preservation organization
- Victoria Avenue Historic Restoration Project
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2000-10-26.
- ^ a b Riverside Cultural Heritage Board (January 2002). "Landmarks of the City of Riverside" (PDF). City of Riverside. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ Lech, Steve. Riverside in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC. ISBN 0-7385-2978-8.
Categories:
- Roads in Riverside County, California
- Transportation in Riverside, California
- History of Riverside County, California
- Landmarks in Riverside, California
- National Register of Historic Places in Riverside County, California
- Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Southern California Registered Historic Place stubs
- Riverside County, California, geography stubs
- California road stubs