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Covina, California
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The district features a rare collection of early 20th-century commercial buildings, showcasing Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco styles. [source: National Register of Historic Places]
The Covina Theater, built in 1921, is one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the San Gabriel Valley. [source: Covina Historical Society]
The name 'Covina' is a combination of 'cove' and 'vine,' referring to the area's early vineyards. [source: City of Covina official website]
In the early 1900s, Covina was one of the largest producers of oranges in the world, earning it the nickname 'The Orange Belt.' [source: Los Angeles Times]
The Covina Firehouse, built in 1911, is now a museum preserving the city's firefighting history. [source: Covina Firehouse Museum]
Covina was a key stop on the Pacific Electric Railway, which connected it to Los Angeles in the early 20th century. [source: Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society]
