A Brief History of Upland, CA

1900

  • Already a big Citrus & Stone Fruit production area
  • Library Association Founded
  • North Ontario News already in circulation - later Upland News

Orchard

1901

  • First rural postal delivery

1902

  • Name changed from North Ontario
    to Upland

1903

  • Women's Club started

1906

  • Upland Incorporated
  • First national Bank organized
  • Flood

Upland Grammer School

1907

  • Fire Department organized
  • Upland Grammer School built, called Frannie D. Noe School
  • San Antonio Hospital opened on West Arrow Hwy

San Antonio Hospital

1913

  • Carnigie Library built by John Gerry
  • Freeze January 7 down to 18%
  • Big fire Downtown, 2nd & 9th
  • Atwoods Department Store opens

Carnigie Library

1915

  • First Fire Hall and Truck

1916

  • San Antonio Heights Flood

1919

  • First school built in 1886 moved from 18th Street to Campus & 13th Street. New school built on 18th Street

1920

  • San Antonio Community Hospital by-laws adopted
  • Upland College founded, closed 1965
  • Population 2,912

1922

  • City mail delivery begun
  • Freeze

1923

  • Ground broken for current location of San Antonio Hospital

1928

  • Upland Jr. High opened

Madonna of the Trail

1929

  • Madonna of the Trail Statue placed at Euclid & Foothill
  • Rugg Lumber opens

1930

  • Population 4,737

1932

  • First stop sign at Euclid & Foothill

Rush Hour

1937

  • Severe Freeze

1938

  • Flood

1939

  • Upland Elementary School built, replaced Frannie D. Noe School
  • Original City Hall dedicated

 

1940

  • Population 6,316

1944

  • Southern Baptist Church organized

The Grove Theatre

1947

  • Grove Theatre opens with Razor's Edge starring Tyron Power

1950

  • Sierra Vista School opened at 14th and 2nd Avenue
  • 1954 Baldy View School opened on West 11th Street
  • Population 9,203

1955

  • Upland High School opened
  • Downtown Kiosk built
  • Lewis Homes organized

Downtown Kiosk

1957

  • Eleventh Street Baptist Church organized

1959

  • Foothill Knolls School opened

1960

  • Population 15,918

1961

  • Grace Luthern organized

1962

  • Grace Luthern built at Euclid & 21st Street
  • Pioneer Junior High opened on West 18th Street

1963

  • Magnolia School opened on West 14th Street

1964

  • Citrus School opened on West 7th Street

1965

  • Sycamore School opened on West 13th Street

1966

  • St. Marks Church moved to 18th Street for Chaffey Communities Cultural Center Museum
  • Valencia School opened on West 22nd Street
  • Cabrillo School opened on West 11th Street

1969

  • Flood
  • Sister City of Mildura, Australia adopted

1974

  • New City Hall built & dedicated

1978

  • Upland News closed

1980

  • St. Joseph's Catholic completed

1987

  • Elizabethan Dinners at Upland High started

1990

  • Main Street Upland started

1991

  • Upland High marches in Rose Parade

1992

  • Metro Link Train comes to Upland

Metrolink

1998

  • An original packing house re-opened as Hanger 18 Indoor Rock Climbing
  • Wayne Gretzky Worldwide Roller Hocky Center at Upland Memorial Park

Downtown Today

1999

  • Downtown refurbished with new lights, benches & paving
  • Carnigie being refurbished
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