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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.
30 km · about 35 min drive
California, United States · North America
Corona is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Home Gardens, 30km from Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Corona is a city located in California, United States. With a population of 164,226, it is an important destination in North America.
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The Andrew Carnegie Library in Corona, California in Riverside County, California, at 8th and Main Streets, was a Carnegie library built in 1905–06. Known also as the Old Corona Public Library, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The building was demolished in 1978, but apparently stillRead more
remains listed on the National Register.
The demolition of the building long remained a sore point, with many who fought for the building's preservation. The suggested alternative use for the property was as a fish-fry restaurant, which was never built. In 2010, the property was still an empty lot.
It was a Classical Revival work of architect Franklin Pierce Burnham, and was Corona's only example of Classical Revival style. The building served as Corona's public library from 1906 until 1971.
A new 19,000 square feet (1,800 m2) library was opened in 1971 at Sixth and Main Streets. The library was expanded following a bond vote in 1988. A 1971 photo available from the Corona Public Library shows a library interior, apparently from the modern replacement building.
Its architectural significance "was acknowledged by its placement on the National Register of Historic Places. However, the building stood 'boarded up and vacant while the city raged about what was to be done with the building' from 1971 to 1978. It was demolished in 1978 and the Heritage Room at the new library was 'started as a compromise between keeping the city's history alive and having a new library building.' Corona's library history dates from an 1893 WCTU reading room, replaced by an 1895 YMCA library, in its turn taken over by the Women's Improvement Club and finally transferred to the city in 1900. The early libraries occupied a succession of rented rooms until Carnegie funding of $10,000 was obtained in March,1905. This was increased to $11,500 due to the intercession of J. A. Flagler of New York, who apparently had ties in Corona in addition to being a close friend of Andrew Carnegie. Ground was broken in August and the building was dedicated July 2, 1906. The building was demolished in 1978."
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Corona is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 33.8753 latitude, -117.5664 longitude.
Corona has a population of approximately 164,226 people, making it a city in United States.
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Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.
30 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Walt Disney's original theme park opened in 1955, the happiest place on earth in Anaheim, California.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Anaheim Disney park celebrating California's culture, history, and natural beauty with Pixar and Marvel lands.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Disney's immersive recreation of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars films with the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers ride.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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A shared motorcycle workshop and social hub in Costa Mesa where riders wrench on their bikes and share the community stoke.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Long Beach aquarium showcasing the diverse marine life of the Pacific Ocean from Southern California to the tropics.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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