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RUBIDOUX’S HISTORY
AND STORIES
The history of Friends of Mt. Rubidoux
With a long history beginning in the mid 80’s and continuing until today, the Friends of Mt. Rubidoux have been passionately preserving Mt. Rubidoux. To hear more about our story, click below.
Meet the Board
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Glenn Wenzel
President
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Claudia Rodriguez
Secretary
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Rob Reul
Treasurer
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Natalie Gomez
Membership Director
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Chuck Beaty, Nancy L. Cox, Brad Curry, Jon VanDenburgh, Susan Wassman, Katie Wider
Director at Large
Hotel Rubidoux – Early Development on Mount Rubidoux
The first major attempt at development of the area immediately around the mountain began in 1887 with the formation of the Rubidoux Hotel Association led by Emil Rosenthal and with Albert White as president.
Totally Mount Rubidoux – A City Comes Together
To understand the history of the historic Serra Cross on Mount Rubidoux one needs to go back to December of 1905 when the Huntington Park Association was formed. At that time the Riverside Enterprise reported: “Through the generosity of H. E. Huntington, the public spirit of the leading citizens of Riverside and the persistent work of Frank A. Miller, Mt. Rubidoux will soon be the beauty spot of the whole Southwest, if not the scenic gem of the whole country.” Read More…