Redlands Highway 99 ~ A Road With Many Names

173 South Eureka Street,Redlands CA 92373

23 May, 2022

Description

A celebration of the legacy of Highway 99 which traversed Redlands before the completion of the Interstate 10 freeway in 1962. This program is being presented IN PERSON and VIA ZOOM. To attend IN PERSON please register here on EVENTBRITE. For National Historic Preservation month, the Redlands Area Historical Society is sponsoring a celebration of the legacy of Highway 99 which traversed Redlands before the completion of the Interstate freeway in 1962. In 1936 Highway 99 was established through the central part of Redlands which had been part of the "Ocean to Ocean Highway" created in 1915. The state highway designation caused the renaming of Water Street and Central Avenue. The completion of Interstate 10 freeway in 1962 caused the renaming of the Highway 99 to Redlands Boulevard. Tom Atchley, president of the Redlands Area Historical Society, will present a series of slides depicting a collection of buildings and facilities that used to be frequented by travelers on Highway 99. He will explore the historic impact that Highway 99 had on the community of Redlands and what has happened since the construction of the Interstate freeway. Historical Society programs are free and open to the public