Pomona Valley
The Pomona Valley, located between the San Gabriel Valley and Cucamonga Valley in Southern California, straddles the border between Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Back on March 1, 1893 the California Assembly voted 54-14 for a new county to form in the region, San Antonio County, with Pomona as its seat. Los Angeles interests in the Senate rejected the concept, however, and today the eastern and western portions remain divided between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties.[1] Physical dividing lines separating the Pomona valley from the San Bernardino Valley on the east include: the San Antonio River, the eastern border of the Watershed of the San Antonio River, and Interstate 15/Etiwanda Avenue. The Pomona Valley is separated from the San Gabriel Valley to the west by the San Jose Hills running approximately along State Route 57. The valley lies south of the San Gabriel Mountains and north of the Chino Hills. The historic Route 66 runs through the Pomona Valley.
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Demographics
The residents of the Pomona Valley are predominantly White and Latino. In contrast to the San Gabriel Valley, the population of Asian Americans is much smaller.
Institutions of higher learning
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), public - Pomona
- Chaffey College, community college - Rancho Cucamonga
- Claremont Colleges, liberal arts and engineering - Claremont
- Claremont School of Theology
- DeVry University, technical institute - Pomona
- University of La Verne, private - La Verne
- Western University of Health Sciences, private - Pomona
Local sites of interest
- Fairplex, annual Los Angeles County Fair - Pomona
- Montclair Plaza - Montclair
- Ontario Mills, shopping center - Ontario
- Pomona Valley Air Fair - Upland
- Raging Waters, water park - San Dimas
- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - Claremont
- Victoria Gardens, outdoor shopping center - Rancho Cucamonga
- Ygnacio Palomares Adobe, List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California - Pomona
- La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose, List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California - Pomona
Public transit
- Foothill Transit
- Public transportation in Los Angeles County, California
- Public transportation in San Bernardino County, California
- Public transportation in Orange County, California
- Public transportation in Riverside County, California
Highways
The Pomona Valley is served by freeways:
- San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10) - connects to San Bernardino
- Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210)
- Ontario Freeway (Interstate 15) - connects to Las Vegas, Nevada
- Pomona Freeway (State Route 60) - connects to Riverside
- Chino Valley Freeway (State Route 71)
- Orange Freeway (state route 57)
Major Surface Thoroughfares serving the Pomona Valley
- Central Ave (Chino, Montclair, Upland)
- Euclid Ave. (Ontario, Upland, Chino)
- Foothill Blvd.
- Grand Ave. (Chino Hills, Diamond Bar)
- Garey Ave. (Chino Hills, Pomona, Claremont)
- Holt Ave. (Pomona; becomes Valley Blvd from Pomona to Los Angeles)
- Holt Blvd. (Pomona, Montclair, Ontario)
- Mission Blvd. (Pomona, Montclair, Ontario)
- Mount Baldy Road (Claremont, San Antonio Heights, and Mt. San Antonio)
In Claremont, Mt. Baldy Road leads into the Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts of Mount San Antonio (nicknamed "Mt. Baldy") in the San Gabriel Mountains.
The city of Ontario is the site of LAOntario International Airport (ONT). Cable Airport is a small public airport in Upland. Brackett Field in pomona
Communities
The cities of the Pomona Valley include:
Newspapers serving the area
- Claremont Courier
- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, with its offices located in Ontario
See also
References
- ↑ . San Bernardino County Sun. October 30, 2007. http://www.sbsun.com/empireday_3/ci_7323066. Retrieved 2007-11-15.