MONTCLAIR

The opening of the Montclair Plaza in 1968, bringing economic stability to the City, was but an indication of things to come. Located at the westernmost edge of San Bernardino County, Montclair is the region's premier shopping destination nestled at the Los Angeles, Orange County, and Inland Empire crossing... Montclair is located in very close proximity to private universities/colleges, including the prestigious Claremont Colleges, State universities, and several community colleges... The history of Montclair is as rich as that of any other West Valley city. The earliest inhabitants of the land that is now Montclair were the Serrano Indians. The Serrano Indians built their village on the banks of a sycamore tree-lined creek which followed what is now Mills Avenue. In 1774, Captain Juan Bautista D'Anza, on his historic trip to the San Gabriel Mission, named that stream "Arroyo de los Alisos," the Stream of the Sycamores. Legend has it that D'Anza carved the initials, "IHS" on a large..

Primary location: Montclair United States