Corona in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Corona's 1-Mile Diameter Grand Boulevard Historic District
Photographed by Patrick Duggan, March 20, 2025
1. Grand Boulevard Historic District Marker
Erected 2011 by Corona Historic Preservation Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 33° 52.232′ N, 117° 33.701′ W. Marker is in Corona, California, in Riverside County. It is at the intersection of East Grand Boulevard and Tenth Street, on the left when traveling north on East Grand Boulevard. The marker is located in Joy Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corona CA 92882, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles, in the Inland Empire, and in the Peninsular Ranges. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woman's Improvement Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Andrew Carnegie Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Corona (approx. 0.4 miles away); Corona Founders (approx. half a mile away); Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Corona's Final Road Race - Start/Finish Line April 8, 1916 (approx. 0.9 miles away);
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Also see . . . Grand Boulevard (Corona) (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Grand Boulevard is a beltway in Corona, California that was recognized by the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 as a part of the Grand Boulevard Historic District.(Submitted on April 1, 2025.)
It is an ordinary surface street that circles the city's historic downtown area and is approximately half a mile from the city center. It is unusual for being perfectly circular. The street was designed by Hiram Clay Kellogg (In memory of him, there is a street in Corona named Kellogg Street). Grand Boulevard was home to international races in 1913, 1914 and 1916 .
Photographed by Patrick Duggan, March 20, 2025
2. Corona's 1-Mile Diameter Grand Boulevard Historic District Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
