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On July 18 1915 the Rim of the World Drive was dedicated as politiciansbusinessmen and local luminaries looked on. What followed is the incrediblestory of how a road changed the lives of San Bernardino Mountain visitors andresidents alike. In a single generation the slow 19thcentury lifestyle thatmoved at the pace of horses wastransformed into the streamlined and fastpaced 20thcentury age of theautomobile. By the 1930s a realigned highgear route led up the hill from SanBernardino to Crestline then along the crest to LakeArrowhead Running Springs and Big Bear and finally down the hill toRedlands. This fascinating evolution of Southern CaliforniaAaas landmark Rimof the World DriveAaafrom Native American trail to statehighwayAaais showcased here in a meticulously researched presentation of rarephotographs many never before published. «
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