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RIVERSIDE'S MISSION INN
Historic Hotel for Romantic Weekend Getaway or just Brunch
Riverside,
California probably does not place on anyone's top ten vacation destinations,
at least
not today, although
it probably has more RV’s
for sale per square foot than any other city in the world. But at one
time, Riverside was a major resort destination of the east coast and
international wealthy class seeking the warm sun and investment opportunities
provided by oranges and open land. At the turn of the last century,
Riverside was where the California citrus industry began, and became
one of the
hottest real estate speculation spots, advertised on fruit crates by
the railroad barons speculating on the state's population growth potential
and all those rail passengers heading west.
The resort hotel to stay in
was the Mission Inn. Taking up an entire city block ofdowntown Riverside,
the Mission Inn was first built in 1876 as an adobe boarding house,
but expanded in 1902 as a hotel. A year
later President Theodore Roosevelt came to California on a tour of industry
and natural wilderness sights like Yosemite (see also Jeffery
Hotel).
While staying at the Mission Inn, he planted two ceremonial parent navel
orange trees in the courtyard. Several other presidents have stayed sinceas
evidenced by the portraits in the President's Lounge. The hotel grew
in the teens and 20’s
with more wings, art gallerys, a rotunda with the Flyers Wall commemorating
California’s pioneers of aviation, but fell into decline in the
30’s.
Today,
the Mission Inn is a remarkable example of early California’s
architectural and historic heritage. The hotel is a perfect spot for
a weekend romantic getaway for two, or the family, with its mission style
architecture, rich interior, tree garden and promenade "paseos". It
could also be a unique
stop-over for visitors to the Inland Empire or international air travelers
flying into Ontario Airport as an alternative to LAX. On the weekends,
The Mission Inn puts on one of the most sumptuous brunches to be found
in a surrounding
of 1900’s
grand luxury style. Riverside is about an hour and a half drive east
from Los Angeles, but 20 minutes from Ontario. The Mission Inn offers
getaway travel packages, weddings, honeymoons and special events.
And for those interested in citrus history or aviation, the California Citrus Museum dedicated to the state’s first major growth industry is located in Riverside and March Air Reserve base is home to the March Aviation Museum with a remarkable collection of jet aircraft on display. The Orange Railway Museum (see Orange Empire Rail Museum) is about 25 minutes from downtown Riverside near the sky-diving mecca of Perris. © Bargain Travel West
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