A Hidden History: Riverside’s Forgotten Fairgrounds

If you travel north out of downtown Riverside on Market Street, go past the entrance of Fairmount Park, and you will see the old Union Pacific steam engine #6051. Then turn right on Fairmount Blvd, go under the 60 Freeway, and immediately turn left on the first street. As you turn, look at the name of this street – Fairgrounds Street. What is the history and story behind this short street hidden along the freeway in an industrial area?

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