Fontana travel guide

Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Founded in 1913 by A. B. Miller, Fontana was founded as an agricultural town of citrus orchards and ranches astride Route 66 (now known as Foothill Boulevard) and numerous rail lines. Fontana was radically transformed during World War II by the construction of a steel mill belonging to the Henry J. Kaiser Company and the routing of the San Bernardino Freeway through a section of the town. Explosive growth soon followed, with the area becoming a prominent industrial suburb of San Bernardino. The Hells Angels motorcycle gang was formed in Fontana in 1948.
The production and consumption of methamphetamine and its distribution in much of the western United States by the Hells Angels rose during this time. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,929, but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate showed the fast-growing city's population at 143,607. The present population is estimated at 183,640 (2007 estimate).
Fontana's principal cultural/entertainment attraction is the California Speedway, a racetrack that plays host to two NASCAR Nextel Cup events a year and various smaller races. It is built on the former site of the Kaiser Steel mill. Some parts of the mill were sold to China, and the rest remains as an operating steel mill. (...) more....

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