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- This area was originally part of the Rancho Cucamonga Valley with the Mira Loma area becoming a portion of the Jurupa Valley more recently. Once known as Wineville, the name was changed to Mira Loma, which means "view of the hills," after the Wineville Chicken Murders of the late 1920's.
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Mira Loma (Spanish for "Look Hill"), now officially part of Jurupa Valley, was a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. Its population was 21,930 in the 2010 census, up from 17,617 in the 2000 census. Mira Loma was known as Wineville prior to 1930.
- July 1, 2011
- Riverside
Jul 18, 2018 · The southern California town certainly existed, although it abruptly “vanished” in 1930, replaced suddenly by Mira Loma. What had happened was the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders – crimes so heinous that the townspeople couldn’t bear to be associated with “Wineville” any longer.
Wineville changed its name to Mira Loma on November 1, 1930, in large part because of the negative publicity surrounding the murders. The new cities of Eastvale and Jurupa Valley took different parts of the area of Mira Loma in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
- 1926–1928
- Axe
- 6330 Wineville Ave, Jurupa Valley, CA 91752
Formerly known as Wineville, a town prominently featured in the 2008 drama film “Changeling,” Mira Loma was a farming community for much of its two-century-long history. Mira Loma’s housing stock reflects this town’s long history, including its Mexican origins and its agricultural heritage.
- Melanie Wynne
In 2011, the Mira Loma community was incorporated as a neighborhood in the newly created city of Jurupa Valley. Mira Loma has gotten more developed through the years, but it remains connected to its small-town past. “The community has many horse properties. You will often see families riding their horses down the streets!” —Michael B., resident.
Jun 6, 2014 · Signs and equipment at the Galleano Winery in Mira Loma, Calif. Galleano, founded in the early 1930s, is one of the few remaining wineries in the Cucamonga Valley, and designated on the National ...
May 11, 2022 · Slow Violence of the Supply Chain: A History of Logistics in Mira Loma. Redwood military warehouses from 1942 are demolished to make way for the future of logistics. | Aaron Glascock. From California’s citrus heyday in the 1800s to Cold War military expansion, the Inland Empire has been a center of shipping and distribution.
