Mind-blowing: drastic differences in Chino (growth) (Rancho Cucamonga, Corona: townhouses, construction, move to)

[Andy1369]

I was browsing Google Street View when I noticed a drastic change on Pine Ave, in Chino, in only 6-8 years. Gone is a quiet, tree-lined street with small, modest houses hidden behind trees, to a large, ugly-looking area (granted, I know the area is still under construction) with little to no trees, cookie-cutter townhouses, and more traffic.

See the before (late 2008) and after (2016) photos below (yes, in the exact same area). So mind-blowing how different the area became in only a (relative) few years!

[Ulysses61]

It's not just Chino, it's almost all of southern California that has been wantonly destroyed due to growth. If you're old enough to remember the 70's, what was the last gasp for this area. Too many people-- by the millions.

[Californiaguy2007]

This eventually happens to Urban Areas that have reached buildout,so they either build further out where land is available or build upwards,but even with all this new home construction their are those that say California is not meeting the demands of what the state currently needs to accommodate our population growth.

[therese marie]

Originally Posted by Ulysses61

It's not just Chino, it's almost all of southern California that has been wantonly destroyed due to growth. If you're old enough to remember the 70's, what was the last gasp for this area. Too many people-- by the millions.

I grew up here, 57 yrs.. I remember Rancho Cucamonga before it was a city.. Just miles of grapes..
When we moved to South Corona 20 yrs ago, it was all orange trees on the 15 till you got near the 91..

[Maliblue]

Chinese money has reached Chino. Next stop, Rancho Cucamonga.

[Brother1]

I remember Chino and Corona in the early 70's they had stop signs and 2 lane roads, you could have labeled it Country Roads by John Denver. Now where do I move to get that back?

[underdog50]

Originally Posted by Andy1369

I was browsing Google Street View when I noticed a drastic change on Pine Ave, in Chino, in only 6-8 years. Gone is a quiet, tree-lined street with small, modest houses hidden behind trees, to a large, ugly-looking area (granted, I know the area is still under construction) with little to no trees, cookie-cutter townhouses, and more traffic.

See the before (late 2008) and after (2016) photos below (yes, in the exact same area). So mind-blowing how different the area became in only a (relative) few years!

Look at Lakewood - before the 1950s, it looked like Chino - farmlands and dairy. Hard to imagine, because in the span of maybe 5 years after WWII ended, it got turned into the non-descript urbanized-suburb that it is now.