The Acclaimed Journal

Notes From the Field

Local building history and straight talk on paint — from a third-generation Inland Empire crew.

Local History · Rancho Cucamonga

From Adobe to Stucco: The Building History of Rancho Cucamonga

Two hundred years of building in this valley — from 1839 adobe ranchos to wine country to modern stucco homes — and how paint, lead, asbestos and textures changed right along with it.

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Local History · Ontario

From Citrus Groves to Stucco: The Building History of Ontario, California

A town that was designed before it was built — from the Chaffey brothers' 1882 Model Colony and the citrus era to today's stucco neighborhoods, and how the paint changed along with the homes.

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