By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: CITY CREEK TOLL ROAD: Most of the roads coming up into the San Bernardino Mountains were built by private investors, with tolls charged to produce revenue designed to pay for the construction, and to provide eventual profit. By 1891 the lumber industry had shifted from smaller, privately …
MILEPOSTS #989
By Bill Pumford, Image from Bill Pumford Collection TITLE: SMILEY PARK COUNTRY CLUB: This week’s image is a present-day photo of the clubhouse at Smiley Park Country Club. This has been one of the more interesting housing developments in the mountains. Homeowners have shares in the nonprofit corporation and have 99-year leases on the property. …
MILEPOST #988
By Ken Brafman, Image from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios TITLE: THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: One of the many prestigious Hollywood films that used Lake Arrowhead as a backdrop is The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).Kirk Douglas stars as tough, ambitious Hollywood producer Jonathan Shields. Producer Harry Pebbel (Walter Pidgeon) has summoned director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan), …
MILEPOSTS #987
By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: DEXTER GROCERY STORE IN NORTH PINE CREST: This week’s image is a real photo of George Dexter’s store from 1908. The store was located on North Road just behind the Squirrel Inn, in an area referred to at the time as North Pine Crest. The grocery …