Redlands Santa Fe Depot District

The Redlands Santa Fe Depot District is a historic commercial district and station located in downtown Redlands. The district is centered on Redlands' Santa Fe Railway depot, which was established in 1888.

Redlands Santa Fe Depot District
Redlands Santa Fe Depot District is located in California
Redlands Santa Fe Depot District
Redlands Santa Fe Depot District is located in the United States
Redlands Santa Fe Depot District
LocationRoughly bounded by Stuart Ave., N. 5th St., Redlands Blvd., Eureka St. and the SFRR tracks, Redlands, California
Coordinates34°3′31″N 117°10′57″W
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.91001535[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1991

History
See also: Streetcars in Redlands

The current station building, is a Classical Revival structure, was built in 1909–10 to replace the original depot built in 1888. The station lost passenger service in 1938 with the closure of the Pacific Electric red car trolly service.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1991, and the California Points of Historical Interest.[1]

The buildings surrounding the station represent many of the important components of the city's economy, particularly the orange packing industry. Several packing houses remain from the city's heyday as an orange packing center, forming one of the largest remaining groups of orange packing houses in the Inland Empire. A number of the other buildings were used by growers' associations and other groups in the citrus industry. The district also includes three buildings from the city's historic Chinatown, which thrived from the 1880s through the 1920s after Chinese immigrants came to Redlands to build the railroad.[2]

Redevelopment

The depot was purchased from Krikorian Premier Theaters founder George Krikorian by Property One LLC, a real estate development company with ties to Esri executives in September 2017.[3] (Esri is also funding a train station next to its nearby headquarters.)[4] With new ownership and a name change to Redlands Railway District LLC, the depot was restored and integrated with the adjacent Redlands–Downtown Arrow rail station.[5][6] Redlands Railway District LLC is currently redeveloping the surrounding properties as the Redlands Packing House District with shops and restaurants. Set to open by 2024.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Wright, Judy; Stoddard, Mary (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Redlands Santa Fe Depot District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 1, 2015. Accompanied by photos.
  3. Emerson, Sandra (2017-11-15). "What new ownership at Redlands Santa Fe Depot could mean to future rail service". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  4. Emerson, Sandra (2017-11-07). "Passenger rail project remains priority for Rail to Redlands Working Group". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  5. "Redlands Passenger Rail Project" (PDF). SANBAG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  6. Emerson, Sandra (2017-12-07). "City now has a name for the planned rail station in downtown Redlands". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  7. https://www.sbsun.com/2017/11/15/what-new-ownership-at-redlands-santa-fe-depot-could-mean-to-future-rail-service/
  8. https://sbcsentinel.com/2022/03/two-new-buildings-near-santa-fe-depot-in-redlandst-after-dark/
  9. https://www.redlandscommunitynews.com/news/government/planners-approve-two-transit-village-retail-buildings/article_1e047a56-5eb6-11ec-a340-ab5a7ea953ba.html
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