Jim, Your observations about Fontana are spot on. I like to make my pit stops there. One fun fact about Fontana. Kaiser decided to build its plant there because it was far from the coast, so the Japanese couldn't shell it like they did the oil rigs in Goleta. And it was astride the Southern Pacific tracks to link the plant to LA and to points east.
Henry J Kaiser found it was hard to recruit employees because Fontana was so far from "civilized" places to live. Those were the days of wage and price control under Roosevelt, and he was barred from raising wages to induce workers to live there. Kaiser hit on the ingenious idea of providing free health care to the workers - and thus was born Kaiser Medical.
What a story! I’ve been to the attack site in Goleta. Near a resort hotel now. The Japanese started a pretty good fire there but didn’t accomplish much. Kaiser had the right idea for sure.
We love us some Barstow to and from Vegas. We can supercharge there and enjoy all that the Chili's has to offer in under an hour ...then when all is done, come back to hide in the 949 lol
Jim, Your observations about Fontana are spot on. I like to make my pit stops there. One fun fact about Fontana. Kaiser decided to build its plant there because it was far from the coast, so the Japanese couldn't shell it like they did the oil rigs in Goleta. And it was astride the Southern Pacific tracks to link the plant to LA and to points east.
Henry J Kaiser found it was hard to recruit employees because Fontana was so far from "civilized" places to live. Those were the days of wage and price control under Roosevelt, and he was barred from raising wages to induce workers to live there. Kaiser hit on the ingenious idea of providing free health care to the workers - and thus was born Kaiser Medical.
What a story! I’ve been to the attack site in Goleta. Near a resort hotel now. The Japanese started a pretty good fire there but didn’t accomplish much. Kaiser had the right idea for sure.
We love us some Barstow to and from Vegas. We can supercharge there and enjoy all that the Chili's has to offer in under an hour ...then when all is done, come back to hide in the 949 lol