Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cucamonga Service Station

Photographed by Adam Margolis, March 5, 2023

1. Cucamonga Service Station Marker

Inscription. This station was already in operation when U.S. Route 66 was established in 1926 and was a welcome place to stop between San Bernardino and Los Angeles on what became known as America's Mother's Road.

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 34° 6.406′ N, 117° 35.656′ W. Marker is in Rancho Cucamonga, California, in San Bernardino County. It is on Foothill Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9670 Foothill Blvd, Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

in the Peninsular Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

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in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: City of Rancho Cucamonga Historic Landmark (2009) (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cucamonga Service Station (a few steps from this marker); El Camino Real Bells (approx. ¼ mile away); Cucamonga Rock Church (approx. half a mile away); Cucamonga Winery (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Thomas Winery … More than a century of service. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tapia Adobe Site (approx. 0.9 miles away); Red Hill (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rancho Cucamonga.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, March 5, 2023

2. Cucamonga Service Station Marker

(Note the upper plaque has its own separate entry in the database.)

Cucamonga Service Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 4, 2021

3. Cucamonga Service Station

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.