Fontana, California
Fontana, California is a city of almost 200,00 people located in San Bernardino County. With Interstate 10 and State Route 210 transecting the city from east to west, and Interstate 15 passing diagonally through its northwestern quadrant, intrastate and interstate movers can easily find their way to Fontana. The city was recently named One of the Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance (the Alliance), the nation’s largest partnership organization dedicated to youth and children. This accolade certainly makes Fontana an ideal moving destination for those looking to start a family.
Economy:
Once a steel town, Fontana has now evolved into a regional hub of the trucking industry. The city’s convenient geographical location and excellent transportation network makes it an ideal location for railroad and trucking operations, medium to heavy industrial facilities and warehousing distribution centers. Industrial uses, particularly trucking-based industries largely constitute Fontana’s economy. The city is home to several truck dealerships, and other industrial equipment sales centers. Fontana's economy has also encouraged the development and construction of new housing tracts.
History:
Don Antonio Maria Lugo, who received a land grant in 1813, was the earliest recorded homeowner in Fontana. However, active development of the area did not begin until the early 1900's when the Fontana Development Company acquired the land and began a community called Rosena. The name was later changed to Fontana. In 1913, A.B. Miller founded the city and established it into a diversified agricultural area with citrus, grain and grapes being the leading produce.
Fontana was radically transformed in 1942 by the construction of a steel mill belonging to the Henry J. Kaiser. The City was incorporated June 25, 1952 and became Southern California's leading producer of steel and related products. Fontana's fortunes improved notably (along with the rest of the cities of the Inland Empire) with the dawn of the Southern California real estate boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s
Tourism:
Fontana’s main cultural and entertainment attraction is the Auto Club Speedway (formerly known as the California Speedway), a racetrack that plays host to the biggest car and bike races in the world, including the Superbike 100K, the Historic Sports Car Festival, California 100 and Toyota Indy 400. The 2-mile D-shaped track is built on the former site of the Kaiser Steel mill. Annual events such as The Fontana Days Festival, The Fontana Days Half Marathon, and The Summer Concert Series are also crowd favorites. The city also has number local shopping centers, such as the Summit Heights Gateway/Falcon Ridge Town Center at the north end of the city, and Palm Court in the southern section.
Colleges/Universities:
• Chaffey College
Interesting Facts:
• Fontana’s population of largely rural Southern, Hispanic, and Midwestern origins, led to the city receiving nicknames “Fontucky” and “Fontucket.”
• The steel mill scene in “Terminator 2” was filmed in the abandoned Kaiser Steel Mill in Fontana.
• The Fontana Days Half Marathon is on record as the fastest half-marathon course in the world.
Helpful Links:
• Fontana Real Estate
• Fontana Storage Facility
• Fontana Insurance
• Fontana Moving Companies
• Fontana Official Website