Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Sunny Slope of West Riverside

On January 21, 1888 an ad appeared in the Riverside Press and Horticulturalist  advertising the new Sunny Slope subdivision in West Riverside. It said "Choice Mesa Orange Land with First-Class water right---One inch to five acres." This dates the name of the Sunnyslope community (now one word instead of two) to 124 years ago this coming January.

The developer, R.F. Cunningham, bought the land in 1887, developed a water supply, and then began to market it in 1888.  I think we should have a 125th birthday party for Sunnyslope in 2013!  

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