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ADELANTO - When E.H. Richardson, inventor of the Hotpoint electric iron, settled in this once dusty desert outpost in 1915, he had a grand vision of transforming it into Southern California's first master-planned community.
He purchased a chunk of land for $75,000 and subdivided it into 1- acre plots, hoping to sell it to World War I veterans with respiratory problems. He also envisioned a respiratory hospital to serve the veterans.See the full content of this document
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A City Seeking Dignity
Richardson's vision, however, never materialized.
Like Richardson, the 54-square-mile Adelanto, population 28,500, has had a difficult time realizing its vision over the years, enduring myriad scandals, a Wild West reputation and a perpetual financial crisis it can't seem to shake."Adelanto, historically, has been in the red," s...See the full content of this document
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