100 years ago in Redlands: Redondo Beach band gives a concert at the Redlands amphitheater
July 10, 1922
Redondo band here tonight
The Redondo Beach band will give a concert at the amphitheater tonight, starting promptly at 7:45. The band will reach here at 6 o’clock on the Pacific Electric and the men will be entertained at dinner at Suess Cafeteria by the Chamber of Commerce. The concert will be featured by solos and during the intermission there will be souvenirs given to the kiddies. Manager MacCammond especially invites the children.
July 11, 1922
Band concert pleases crowd
The Redondo Beach band, with Director Miller in charge, gave a fine concert before a large crowd at the amphitheater last night, a concert thoroughly enjoyed except for the noise made by a lot of youngsters. One soloist refused to continue his solo until the boys quieted down. No policeman was present to direct traffic in the park and preserve order among the children.
The concert was an excellent one, varied and interesting and wonderfully well done. The soloists were Pacheco, cornet, Hullinger, flute, and Miss Ethelyn Ostrom, prima donna soprano. She has a beautiful voice and it was heard to good advantage in the amphitheater.
The band was sent here by the Pacific Electric Company out of courtesy to the Redlands Chamber of Commerce and gave the concert free of charge.
Accompanying the band were these Pacific Electric officials: W.A. MacCammond, manager, resort department; Lon Sommers, manager, Redondo department; G.W. Peadhy, superintendent, San Bernardino division; C.H. Jones, general agent, San Bernardino; E.F. Froude, manager, Urbita Springs.
The party were entertained at dinner at the Suess Cafeteria. Following the concert they returned to Redondo by special electric car.
July 14, 1922
Elks improve the clubhouse
Improvements are being made at the Elks clubhouse on West State Street, the summer months when activities in the lodge are at the lowest ebb being taken for doing the work. The improvements are in line with the policy of the house committee to keep the clubhouse in perfect shape all the time.
Several of the rooms on the main floor are being tinted and redecorated. These are the billiard room, the library and the card room. The panel work of the entire downstairs is being gone over with oil and the floors are being varnished and put back in good shape.
New awnings have been put up on the outside of the building, replacing some that were worn out. Some work will also be done in the dormitories of the clubhouse.
Editor’s note: In 1922, the Redlands Elks clubhouse, now on New York Street, was on West State Street on the southeast corner of State and Third streets.
July 14, 1922
Will remodel Grand building
Fred Linnert, owner of the Grand Theatre building, the equipment of which he sold some time ago to the Shannon-Bell interests, announced today that he had let the contract for the entire remodeling of the building which is to be occupied just as soon as it can be completed by Howland & Holiday.
Mr. Linnert says that the building will be entirely changed. The stage will be torn out, the sloping floor leveled and partitions built. The front will be entirely remodeled and two large show windows with a central entrance will be built.
The Howland & Holiday plant has grown recently until more room is greatly needed and the lease soon expires on the present quarter. Mr. Howland says that the move will give them the room necessary for the stock, also for the harness manufacturing and for the automobile top factory and the awning factory.
The rear of the building will be remodeled so that automobiles can be driven from the alley into the top plant. The work will be rushed as rapidly as possible and Howland & Holiday will move as soon as it is completed.
Sering & Cortner have taken a lease on the room now used by Howland & Holiday, for their rapidly growing furniture business demands more room, an expansion they have desired for some time.
Editor’s note: The Grand Theatre was listed in the 1917 Redlands city directory at 102½ W. State St., in a block now part of the Redlands Mall property. Howland & Holiday was listed at 23 W. State St., also part of the Redlands Mall property, in the 1921 directory and at 102-104 W. State St. in the 1925 directory. Sering & Cortner, at 17-21 W. State St. in 1921, was at 17-21-23 W. State St. in 1925.
July 15, 1922
Wilson Spoor installs radio at his cabin
Wilson Spoor is down from Big Bear Valley where he has been spending several days at his cabin and says that everything is going big there now. The housekeeping cabins are all full and the big hotels and resorts have almost a capacity crowd. Several companies of moving picture people are in the valley.
The Chamber of Commerce is active there this year and is sprinkling the roads, enlarging the beach for bathing and doing much to make the resort a better one. A ferry service is being installed across the lake and much building is in progress.
Mr. Spoor says that after several days of work he has his radio receiving set working in fine shape and each day gets the digest of the world’s news over the radio.