Fun Facts: Pomona, California
- Pomona, got its name from the Roman goddess of fruit — fitting for a city once crowned “Queen of the Citrus Belt.” By the 1920s, because of its prosperous citrus industry, Pomona had one of the highest per capita income levels in the United States.
- Downtown Pomona’s picture palaces were often used as a film preview / test screening location for major studio releases
- Pomona’s massive Fairplex complex has been drawing crowds since 1922, hosting the L.A. County Fair – the nation’s largest county fair.
- The Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (a legendary dragstrip that helped inspire the creation of Lightning McQueen, the racecar main character in Pixar’s hit movie Cars).
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POINTS OF INTEREST
- Fox Theater
- 301 S Garey Ave
- California Trailor Grove
- 222 E. Foothill
- NHRA Museum Fairgrounds
- 1101 W. Mkinley Ave