Northside - City of Riverside

Photo showing Will Rogers filming or performing
at the Riverside Fairgrounds circa 1930, Kathleen
Shigley Collection (2003)
Like other areas in Riverside such as the plunge at White Sulphur Springs, the
fairgrounds were also used as a movie set. A circa 1930s photo shows Will Rogers
either filming or performing at the fairgrounds, and Riversider Kathleen Shigley
recalled that local adults and children were paid to serve as filler for the movie-set
“crowds” (Klure 2005a). Other Northsiders recall looking events and attractions at
the fairgrounds, including horseracing, though the most popular recreation area
seemed to be Fairmount Park (Mermilliod & Klure 2005b).
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