Gateway Monuments

are Unveiled!

Thursday, June 8, was the culmination of a long awaited project near and dear to the KRCB Advisory Board--the Gateway Monument project.  "This has been one of our dreams for so long," Dave roger, Advisory Board Chairman and the city's former urban forester said.  $50,000 was raised by the board over four years to purchase the eight monuments which will be placed at eight arterial entrances to our city.  The first monument was placed on Mission Inn Avenue as you enter Riverside from Rubidoux. 
 

The effort was a true partnership of citizens, business and government working together to make a difference!  Citizen volunteers from La Sierra University planted the landscaping; businesses sponsored and supported the project through KRCB's annual Recognition Dinner & Silent Auction (the major fundraising vehicle for this project); and city government installed the monument, purchased the plant material and will maintain the monuments.  Thanks to our volunteers, sponsors and city government for making this vision of the KRCB Advisory Board a reality!

The remaining seven  monuments are scheduled to be placed at: Alessandro at the 215 Freeway, Central Ave at the 60 Freeway, Van Buren Blvd at Firethorn, La Sierra Ave at Victoria Ave, Arlington Ave at La Sierra Ave, Columbia Ave at Iowa (in front of Hunter Community Park), and Main Street at Garner.

There are already four monuments in place that were installed in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. These monuments are located at: Market Street near the 60 Freeway, Magnolia Avenue at Buchanan, Trautwein between Van Buren and Orange Terrace, and Van Buren at the Santa Ana River.

For more information, please contact clibrenjak@riverside-chamber.com or call 951-683-7100.