Tuesday, July 8

Upland City Library

Local History

Discover your neighborhood...

The Upland Public Library has a local history collection, which consists of books, oral history tapes, newspaper articles pertaining to people and subjects of interest to Upland's history, photographs and slides of historic Upland. See below for a look at our Local History Gallery. The collection includes phone directories dating back to 1898 and Upland News microfilm back to 1913. Please call the Reference Department at 909-931-4205 for further information.

Madonna of the trail

Madonna of the trail

Twelve "Madonna of the Trail" statues mark the pioneers' trail across the United States. The Madonna in Upland signifies the end of the trail west (Bethesda, MD is the farthest east).

Packing House Workers

Packing House Workers

The citrus industry provided the economic backbone to the Inland Valley during the early 1900's. One of the largest packing houses was owned by the Upland Citrus Association.

Mule Car

Mule Car

In 1889 the mule drawn streetcar made daily trips on Euclid Ave in Ontario to 24th St. The mules rode on the rear platform for the trip down to Ontario.

Upland Inn (c. 1939)

Upland Inn (c. 1939)

Built in 1901 the Upland Inn, the hotel was a popular stopping off place for travelers between Los Angeles and points east.

Downtown Upland (c. 1900)

Downtown Upland (c. 1900)

A view of the business section taken from "A" St. and Second Ave.

Pacific Electric Railway (c. 1940)

Pacific Electric Railway (c. 1940)

View from Euclid Ave. and 9th St. The original Pacific Electric Railway line began operation in 1887 and ran from Euclid Ave. to the San Antonio Heights.

Euclid Avenue

Euclid Avenue

Looking north on Euclid Ave. near Holt Boulevard in Ontario.