You drive passed it all the time, so much so that you never even notice it any more. But you should! The West Riverside Fire Station No. 18 is a great piece of Jurupa history! Built in 1934 as a WPA project, the station is built from large pieces of granite which are thought to have been quarried from nearby Rattlesnake Mountain. The walls are said to be 18 inces thick(!) but I haven't measured them. It was built on land donated by the Harvest Festival Association, which once owned a huge piece of property that stretched from Mission Boulevard up to the hills to the north. To see a great old photo of this fire station, go to the link below.
http://www.rvcfire.org/opencms/facilities/FireStations/NorthWestDiv/WestRiversideStation18.html
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