Quick Getaway Into a Different World at The Mission Inn Hotel
A bust of Booker T. Washington is prominent in the welcoming entrance of The Mission Inn Hotel and Spa located in the historic city of Riverside, Calif. California’s booming orange crops brought tourists from the East Coast and Europe where sunshine and orange blossoms made Riverside a popular destination. Only 60 miles east of Los...
The Mission Inn, a Storied History in Riverside Calif
Well Known In It’s Heyday I had heard about the magical holiday displays at The Mission Inn and they were a must see, but I visited in the middle of the summer to get a look at the inn. How It All Began Riverside, California, was home to a colony of healthy people who tried...
The Mission Inn in Riverside, layered with unusual architecture
Now I know how the orange industry started in Southern California and its relevance to The Mission Inn. In the late 1880’s a group of people started their own colony in Riverside and found success growing orange trees from two grafts which were provided by the US Dept of Agriculture. The area grew like gangbusters...
