[audiobook] Elk Grove Village by Nancy Colby; Kelly Behnke at Arts-Photography

Description

The neighborhood of Arlington; located about five miles southwest of downtown Riverside; was first settled in the 1870s and was later developed as a town site in 1877 by philanthropist Samuel C. Evans and William Sayward. Citrus groves flourished in the area; providing the community with a newfound wealth. Large and gracious homes were built on wide streets lined with beautiful shade trees. Arlingtons commercial district at Van Buren Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue expanded to include a bank; chamber of commerce; newspaper; store; church; boardinghouse; and post office with its own Arlington postmark; in use since 1888. In the early 1900s; an electric railway was built down the center of Magnolia Avenue ending at beautiful Chemewa Park with its large trees; dance pavilion; zoo; and polo field. Today Arlington retains much of its neighborhood feeling while undergoing a large-scale redevelopment project for a future retail and commercial district.