Citrus Challenge September 22
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Sutherland Fruit Company Packinghouse
3191 Mission Inn Ave
This former citrus packinghouse with its Mission Revival style façade was restored in 1990.
Parent Naval Tree
Arlington and Magnolia
One of the two original trees from which California's Washington navel orange industry descended and now planted at the corner of Magnolia and Arlington. Propagated from the trees imported from Bahia, Brazil in 1870 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, two specimens were sent to Luther and Eliza Tibbets for experimental planting in 1873. One was later replanted at the Mission Inn grand opening in 1903 by President Roosevelt.
California Citrus State Historic Park
California Citrus State Historic Park is an open-air museum in the state park system of California, USA, interpreting the historic cultural landscape of the citrus industry.
UC Citrus Experiment Station
Promoted by John Henry Reed and the University of California Regents for the study of citrus and tropical horticulture, the site was chosen to compliment the thriving citrus industry in Riverside. It was chosen with the influence of Frank A. Miller and other prominent citizens.
Loring Building
3685 Main Street
Built in 1890 by wealthy winter resident Charles Loring, the building was leased to the city for use as its first City Hall, library, jail, and municipal courts. Later, it was home to the Riverside Fruit Exchange, parent company of the Sunkist brand. Originally designed in the Romanesque style by A. C. Willard, the building was remodeled in 1918 by G. Stanley Wilson to resemble the Mission Revival architecture of neighboring buildings more closely. From 1890 to 1990, the Loring Building housed the Loring Opera House where famous entertainers as Fannie Brice and W.C. Fields performed.
Sources: Downtown Riverside Historic Walking Guide, Riverside Citrus Heritage Driving Tour Map, City of Riverside Historic Guides
