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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SANBER_120710_001.JPG: Historic Site: Heritage Building: Built in 1931 after the City Hall, Seville, Spain. Renowned for its hand painted ceilings
2. SANBER_120710_012.JPG: San Bernardino City Hall
3. SANBER_120710_026.JPG: Placed in tribute to those San Bernardino members of the U.S. armed forces who served in Vietnam. Dedicated 1 June 1979
4. SANBER_120710_042.JPG: "... I have a dream ..." Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968 Julian Martinez Soto, sculptor Erected by the Citizens of San Bernardino, California the "All-American" City. Dedicated on November 8, 1981
5. SANBER_120710_045.JPG: The Dreamer Dreams do come true... In memory of a great American ... this monument was erected and dedicated by the grateful citizens of San Bernardino, the All-American City. With the approval of the mayor and common council, the Martin L. King Jr. Statue Committee was established for the expressed and single purpose of raising funds. Many individuals and organizations rallied to the cause on November 8, 1981. This statue sculptured by Julian Martinez Soto. Was unveiled before thousands of residents and visitors. The event was hailed as San Bernardino's finest hour. Long live this symbol of a legend of non-violent revolution that changed the course of American history. Stand tall, O dreamer... Your legacy remains in perpetuity.... it shall come to pass that people of all races, creeds, and nationalities will join hands in peace and brotherhood and sing "Free at Last, Free at Last, ... Thank God Almighty ... We are Free At Last."
6. SANBER_120710_071.JPG: Historic Site Harris Building. Built in 1927. The first Harris' department store opened in 1905 and has expanded throughout the Inland Empire
7. SANBER_120710_088.JPG: Historic Site. California Theater. Built in 1928 Famous American Humorist, Will Rogers, made his last appearance here in 1935.
Wikipedia Description: San Bernardino, California
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San Bernardino is a city located in and the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. One of the major cities of the Inland Empire region, it is the 18th largest city in California, and the 99th largest city in the United States, with a population of 207,832 as of 2009. The city spans 81 square miles. Though much of the housing stock is, on average, older than that of the surrounding region, new homes continue to be built in different parts of the city, with the bulk rising in the Verdemont area on the north side. The California State University, San Bernardino is located in the northern part of the city. Other attractions in San Bernardino include the Fox Performing Arts Center, the California Theatre, the Robert V. Fullerton Museum of Art, Route 66-McDonald's Museum, the Santa Fe Rail Road Museum which houses exhibits and artifacts of local history and the Arrowhead Springs Resort and Hotel. The city is also the gateway to the San Bernardino mountains, less than 10 miles north and east.

History:

The City of San Bernardino, California, occupies much of the San Bernardino Valley, which indigenous tribes people originally referred to as "The Valley of the Cupped Hand of God." Upon seeing the immense Arrowhead geological monument on the side of the San Bernardino Mountains, they found the hot and cold springs to which the rock formation seemed to point.

The City of San Bernardino is one of the oldest communities in the State of California. Named for Bernardino of Siena on May 20, 1810, San Bernardino, in its present-day location, was not largely settled until 1851 when California entered the Union. The first Anglo-American colony was established by pioneers associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who would later be recalled in 1857 by Brigham Young due to the Utah War. During the interim, the city was officially incorporated in the year 1857. Soon afterward, San Bernardino became an important trading hub in Southern California.

According to the Native American legend regarding the landmark Arrowhead, an arrow from heaven burned the formation onto the mountainside in order to show tribes where they could be healed. During the mid-19th Century, "Dr." David Noble Smith claimed that a saint-like being appeared before him and told of a far-off land with exceptional climate and curative waters, marked by a gigantic arrowhead. Smith's search for that unique arrowhead formation began in Texas, and eventually ended at Arrowhead Springs in California in 1857. By 1889, word of the springs, along with the hotel on the site (and a belief in the effect of the water from the springs on general health) had grown considerably. Hotel guests often raved about the crystal-clear water from the cold springs, which prompted Seth Marshall to set up a bottling operation in the hotel's basement. By 1905, water from the cold springs was being shipped to Los Angeles under the newly-created "Arrowhead" trademark.

Indigenous people of the San Bernardino Valley and Mountains were collectively identified by Spanish explorers in the 19th Century as Serrano, a term meaning highlander. Serrano living near what is now Big Bear Lake were called Yuhaviatam, or "People of the Pines". In 1866, to clear the way for settlers and gold miners, state militia conducted a 32-day campaign slaughtering men, women, and children. Yuhaviatam leader Santos Manuel guided his people from their ancient homeland to a village site in the San Bernardino foothills. The United States government in 1891 established it as a tribal reservation and named it after Santos Manuel.

The California Southern Railroad established, through San Bernardino, a rail link between Los Angeles and the rest of the nation in 1883.

In 1905, the City of San Bernardino passed its first Charter.

World War II brought what would become Norton Air Force Base.

In 1948 the McDonald Brothers founded McDonald's, along with its innovative restaurant concept, in the city.

In 1980, the Panorama Fire destroyed 284 homes. And, in 1994, Norton Air Force Base closed to become the San Bernardino International Airport.
San Bernardino, California, city and village, 1909. ...

Economy:

Government, retail, and service industries dominate the economy of the City of San Bernardino. From 1998 to 2004, San Bernardino's economy grew by 26,217 jobs, a 37% increase, to 97,139. Government was both the largest and the fastest-growing employment sector, reaching close to 20,000 jobs in 2004. Other significant sectors were retail (16,000 jobs) and education (13,200 jobs).

The city's location close to the Cajon and San Gorgonio passes, and at the junctions of the I-10, I-215, and SR-210 freeways, positions it as an intermodal logistics hub. The city hosts the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway's Intermodal freight transport yard, the Yellow Freight Systems' cross-docking trucking center, and Pacific Motor Trucking. Large warehouses for Kohl's, Mattel, Pep Boys, and Stater Bros. have been developed near the San Bernardino International Airport.

Over the last few decades, the city's riverfront district along Hospitality Lane has drawn much of the regional economic development away from the historic downtown of the city so that the area now hosts a full complement of office buildings, big-box retailers, restaurants, and hotels situated around the Santa Ana River.

The closure of Norton Air Force Base in 1994 caused the loss of 10,000 highly-skilled military and civilian jobs, emptied whole neighborhoods, and sent San Bernardino's economy into a significant downturn that has been offset by more recent growth in the intermodal logistics industry. The jobless rate in the region swelled to more than 12 percent during the years immediately after the base closure, and even today households within one mile (1.6 km) of the city core have a median income of $20,480, less than half that of the Inland region as a whole.

Museums:

The site of the original McDonald's restaurant is now a Route 66 museum.

The Robert V. Fullerton Museum of Art, located on the campus of California State University, San Bernardino, contains a collection of Egyptian antiquities, ancient pottery from present-day Italy, and funerary art from ancient China. In addition to the extensive antiquities on display, the museum presents contemporary art and changing exhibitions.

The Heritage House holds the collection of the San Bernardino Historic and Pioneer Society, while the San Bernardino County Museum of regional history, in Redlands, has exhibits relating to the City of San Bernardino, as well.

The San Bernardino Railroad & History Museum is located inside the historic Santa Fe Depot. And, a Route 66 museum is located on the historic site of the original McDonald's restaurant.

Specialty museums include the Inland Empire Military Museum, the American Sports Museum, and the adjacent WBC Legends of Boxing Museum.

Performing arts:

The 1928 California Theater of the Performing Arts in downtown San Bernardino hosts an array of events, including concerts by the San Bernardino Symphony, as well as touring Broadway theater productions presented by Theatrical Arts International, the Inland Empire's largest theater company. The Glen Helen Pavilion at the Cajon Pass is the largest amphitheater in the United States. The National Orange Show Events Center contains: the Orange Pavilion; a stadium; two large clear-span exhibition halls; a clear-span geodesic dome; and several ballrooms. Coussoulis Arena in the University District is the largest venue of its type in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Sturges Center for the Fine Arts, including the 1924 Sturges Auditorium, hosts lectures and other theater. Roosevelt Bowl at Perris Hill presents outdoor theater by Junior University during the Summer months. The historic 1929 Fox Theater of San Bernardino, located downtown and owned by American Sports University, has recently been restored for new use. ...

Notable natives and residents:

Arts:

* Gene Hackman - actor
* Kirk Harris - actor, writer
* Edith Head - Academy Award–winning costume designer
* Michael Reaves - screenwriter, mostly on animated series
* Twyla Tharp - modern dancer

Politics:

* Anna Escobedo Cabral - 42nd Treasurer of the United States
* Merritt B. Curtis - Brigadier General in the Marine Corps and candidate for President of the United States in 1960
* Jefferson Hunt - Western Pioneer
* Dirk Kempthorne - former US Secretary of the Interior and former governor of Idaho
* Claude R. Kirk, Jr. - former governor of Florida
* Jerry Lewis - United States House of Representatives, 41st District of California.
* Robert Waterman - former Governor of California
* Oliver M. Wozencraft - Indian Agent, California Constitutional Delegate, Expansionist.

Science:

* Michael R. Clifford - astronaut
* Howard Georgi - professor of physics at Harvard University

Sports:

* Glenn Braggs - professional baseball player, Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds
* Brandie Burton - professional golfer
* Chuck Carr - professional baseball player, New York Mets; St. Louis Cardinals; Florida Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; and the Houston Astros
* Tyson Chandler - professional basketball player, New Orleans Hornets
* Rich Dauer - professional baseball player
* Eric Koston - pro skateboarder, was born in Bangkok, Thailand but grew up in San Bernardino
* Shawn Estes - professional baseball player
* Charles Johnson - professional football player
* Steve Johnson - professional basketball player
* John Laurinaitis - professional wrestler
* Alberto Madril - professional wrestler
* Ryan Nece - professional football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Craig Newsome - professional football player, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers
* Derek Parra - speed skater, gold and silver medalist at 2002 Winter Olympics, competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
* Bryon Russell - professional basketball player, Denver Nuggets
* Swede Savage - Indy 500, sports car, and NASCAR driver. Died in 1973 Indy 500.
* Mark Seay - Former wide receiver - San Diego Chargers
* Jeremy Stevenson - NHL player born in San Bernardino
* Dave Stockton - professional golfer
* Lisa Marie Varon aka Victoria - professional wrestler
* Charlie Venegas - professional speedway rider and two-time world champion, four-time ice racing world champion
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