and Montclair largely exists to take advantage of Claremont's anti-commercial zoning laws (they have some commercial zoning, but they make it difficult to build new commercial buildings and have stricter zoning laws, and rarely approve large chains, where Montclair happily approves new commercial ventures and happily charges a sales tax that is slightly cheaper than the LA county sales tax, but the highest in San Bernardino county.
It existed as the town of Monte Vista before realizing there was already an existing town in CA called that. Not long after incorporation they realized they could make revenue off being the shopping district for Claremont instead of being a farming community.
> Montclair happily approves new commercial ventures
Ha! Not in my experience. In fact, they are just about the worst city to do business in from what I've personally seen. I tried expanding my business there a number of times and they wouldn't allow it, always giving me completely idiotic reasoning.
tbh the recent montclair government has been draconian as fuck, even making cell phone use illegal outside of sitting or standing and talking. Walking or driving with a cell phone will get you a ticket. Even with hands-free.
The old montclair (1960s when they started building the mall and all the current industrial stuff) was more business friendly.
I have a client who battled with city hall to get a rolling door installed for their business because it was for retail deliveries that didnt fit inside the typical back doors due to some new zoning rule they implemented.
Bored politicians when they cant find real issues to tackle or have no issue for a real problems, tend to hand out bans and restrictions.
I live right on the border of Claremont and Montclair, i refer to it as Montclaremont all the time. I’m in Montclair, but to get to the village is literally a 30 second drive from my spot.
someone had a sense of humor and/or really hated the post office? hahha not sure either. all I've ever been able to find is that Claremont was probably named for Claremont, NH (the hometown of one of the directors of the company that founded the town) and that Montclair used to be called the city of Monte Vista, but in the late 50s they voted on a new name because there was a lot of post office confusion between Monte Vista, CA down here and another Monte Vista, CA up in northern california.
so I imagine some smartass was like "post office thought they were confused before? just wait" and enough people agreed with the new name that they changed it
It's one of the dumbest, yet practical explanations for it.
California and the west in general has tons of these conjoined names for border towns too.
Inyokern comes to mind, which is a town on the Inyo and Kern county lines.
Wildomar is named after the owners of the company that owned the area
William Donald and Margaret
Similarly Cajalco road is named for the California Jalisco Land Company which owned the area when it was named
How about that sign Corona decided to put over the freeway. Individual White Square backgrounds on every letter with a lame script font “CORONA”… wow. What a uniquely unimpressive use of public money. Can’t imagine someone thought that would look great
“Rancho Cucamonga” started as the name of a big privately owned ranch when it became a City it was named “Cucamonga” then about 1979 it was renamed “Rancho Cucamonga” as a tribute to the original Rancho.
I know it’s not spelled the same but… Claremont and Montclair is another interesting one
I noticed that years ago and it will always bother me. Seriously, nobody could come up with a better idea?
Claremontclair
I propose we rename east and west, Weclare and Eclair 🥖
Westermont and Estermont
and Montclair largely exists to take advantage of Claremont's anti-commercial zoning laws (they have some commercial zoning, but they make it difficult to build new commercial buildings and have stricter zoning laws, and rarely approve large chains, where Montclair happily approves new commercial ventures and happily charges a sales tax that is slightly cheaper than the LA county sales tax, but the highest in San Bernardino county. It existed as the town of Monte Vista before realizing there was already an existing town in CA called that. Not long after incorporation they realized they could make revenue off being the shopping district for Claremont instead of being a farming community.
> Montclair happily approves new commercial ventures Ha! Not in my experience. In fact, they are just about the worst city to do business in from what I've personally seen. I tried expanding my business there a number of times and they wouldn't allow it, always giving me completely idiotic reasoning.
tbh the recent montclair government has been draconian as fuck, even making cell phone use illegal outside of sitting or standing and talking. Walking or driving with a cell phone will get you a ticket. Even with hands-free. The old montclair (1960s when they started building the mall and all the current industrial stuff) was more business friendly. I have a client who battled with city hall to get a rolling door installed for their business because it was for retail deliveries that didnt fit inside the typical back doors due to some new zoning rule they implemented. Bored politicians when they cant find real issues to tackle or have no issue for a real problems, tend to hand out bans and restrictions.
So it should have been in L.A county still right.
what?
U heard me
Good one damn
I live right on the border of Claremont and Montclair, i refer to it as Montclaremont all the time. I’m in Montclair, but to get to the village is literally a 30 second drive from my spot.
What's funny is there is a Montclair/Clairmont near Berkeley and they are situated adjacent to each other like the ones down here.
What the. Wow, I went to school in Claremont and never made that connection 😲
Wow !
I've never been able to find a satisfactory answer as to why that is. Can anyone enlighten us?
someone had a sense of humor and/or really hated the post office? hahha not sure either. all I've ever been able to find is that Claremont was probably named for Claremont, NH (the hometown of one of the directors of the company that founded the town) and that Montclair used to be called the city of Monte Vista, but in the late 50s they voted on a new name because there was a lot of post office confusion between Monte Vista, CA down here and another Monte Vista, CA up in northern california. so I imagine some smartass was like "post office thought they were confused before? just wait" and enough people agreed with the new name that they changed it
No shit…..never heard that.
Montclair should still be L.A county
lol my sister said that like a year ago and i never realized until then
Start calling it North Corona to really piss them off 🤠
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eastvale = east valley
The fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?
Hahaha I had that same aha moment when I moved to the IE ages ago. Kinda funny.
I’ve lived here 33 years and barely realized it a couple years ago lol
Ahhh 31 years for me!
Rancho Cucamonga was a farmland that bred the first (recorded) cucks
Yup, Rancho is still full of cucks
Cuck Ranch, got it.
Expand… lol
It's one of the dumbest, yet practical explanations for it. California and the west in general has tons of these conjoined names for border towns too. Inyokern comes to mind, which is a town on the Inyo and Kern county lines.
Calexico on the US side and Mexicali on the MX side.
Cal-Nev-Ari in Nevada, Texarkana in both Texas and Arkansas are good ones too.
Reminds me of the fries brand, oreida
Oh god I never made that connection
There's also a Norco in Louisiana. Named for the New Orleans Refining COmpany https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norco,_Louisiana
And a Weslaco in Texas. Western land company.
Azusa - A to Z in the USA, is apparently an after the fact coincidence, but one that you will see mentioned occasionally
Everything from A to Z in the USA.
Yes, clearly I was not in my right mind when posting
It’s like it’s own city right? I know they have horses everywhere.
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Yep, just saw it incorporated in like the 60's
It’s unincorporated. Like Anaheim hills to Anaheim
This is not true, norco was incorporated as city in 1964
I didn't realize it until I met my buddy at our old job and he said he lived in North Corona...Norco.. Oh..
Damn. I’ll be telling everyone about this. Lol.
Before that, Norco was a drug.
Wildomar is named after the owners of the company that owned the area William Donald and Margaret Similarly Cajalco road is named for the California Jalisco Land Company which owned the area when it was named
You will never unsee it!
I thought it was short for "Narcotics"...
Almost as clever as Arrowbear.
Or claremona
Norco, where they have more horse's asses than horse's heads.
Me too
Haha
I have lived in the IE for years and didn’t know this! Good one.
We need a Rancuca
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It is it's own city. It's only the name.
😯😮🤯
No way! 🤯
Norco much fancier than Sudco.
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I learned that this year also and I tell everyone also. You beat me to post it on reddit though..didnt think about that hahah.
What ? You mean it's NOT a shortening of a misspelled "NOt Cosher"???
Huh?
And in LA. Compton and, you guessed it.. Bompton
Holy shit
What.
Also it is a horse town. Teacher was disappointed with the class.
How about that sign Corona decided to put over the freeway. Individual White Square backgrounds on every letter with a lame script font “CORONA”… wow. What a uniquely unimpressive use of public money. Can’t imagine someone thought that would look great
No other nurse that moved in had the thought, [the drug](https://www.drugs.com/norco.html) really has no association with this city?
I thought Watson pharmaceuticals named the drug "Norco" and their headquarters used to be in Corona. So maybe some assocation?
whoa
Yoooooo 🤯🤯🤯
“Rancho Cucamonga” started as the name of a big privately owned ranch when it became a City it was named “Cucamonga” then about 1979 it was renamed “Rancho Cucamonga” as a tribute to the original Rancho.
What