Nice video, thanks for posting. I have lived and worked in the Temecula Valley for about 35 years, and only knew pieces of its history. Unfortunately the simple life we used to have out here is a thing of the past. The area has been ruined by poor planning and overbuilding. Now thousands of rental units are being built in the area, but NO new roads in or out of the valley, so things are about to get 100 times worse.
Good piece. I'm from Warner Springs area and family has hashsd a relation w Temecula for many many years. One of the reasons the RR was washed out was the engineers from east would not listen or believe warnings that dry rivers became torrents. I believe . 3 routes were tried. None w enough preparedness to withstand flood levels. Nails operation was large enough that the portion to to stockyard the flat area west of old town was maintained. That in itself is a statement on how massive vails operation was. Our families did budiness w each other for a long time. They ran our cattle operation up at Warner ranch. We managed bail lake for them.. in my life time I've watched Temecula go from a cow town to what it is today. Thank you for showing the present day the rich history that tends to get buried under our feet.
Another wonderful post informative and captivating, i learned so much about Temecula....how about eastern San diego like El Cajon, Santee, Pine valley Olde hwy 80 etal that you for all the work you put into these posts
WOW! Thank you so much for this amazing history lesson. I know you took a lot of time to verify these facts and I commend you for your diligence. I am in San Diego and I will definitely be coming to Temecula again with a different view because of your insight. God bless!
My mom's family lived there in the early 50s & her father's father(my great grandfather) moved there in the late 20s. They moved to Idyllwild in the mid 50s.
As a young girl at the age of 13 my father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad,so we lived there 1961? Live up th3 Hills. This very interesting. Thank You.
If youbever do a piece more up by Warner Springs lake henshaw palomar mountain....id be happy to assist i was chairvof historical society up there for a long time. It's tied in w Temecula as well as other areas in SD County.
My Great grandfather built his retirement house in Valley Center. He passed away in the mid 70s. I remember playing there in the early 70s. I think it's an Arabian Stallion ranch now.
@@Voyagerhq The wife and I were coming from Anza and made a stop to eat thinking I knew where we were, not recognizing it and asked a lady, she laughed as if she didn't belive me and said Temecula! I was very surprised. Thanks for the upload, professionally done.
Wineries take land ....the lands value becomes more w o a winery. I very always been told theyvarevlargely a labor of love and not hugely profitable. Ive watched southern California go from mainly agriculture to little agriculture. I understand the economics but have very mixed ferlings.
I’ve read there are many factors negatively effecting the wine industry in Temecula including less demand for wine and grapes. This upcoming generation tends to drink less often.
The land that is now Temecula was given to an indigenous man named Pablo Apis in 1845 The little Temecula Rancho was taken from him by the government & separated given to white men . Apis was a distant relative of my wife’s family. There is a park named after him on Regina Dr.
I moved to the region 50 years ago. Initially it was Temecula, then changed to Rancho California when the interstate came through Initially , the town had a stop sign or two, but it was a dump. There was no real history…. It was a wide spot in the road. As people needed an affordable place to live, they migrated out to the region and accepted the fact that they would have to commute for at least an hour and a half to real work. I’m a fan of how the region has evolved, but none of this is historical.
I grew up in Escondido, when we turned 21 we would go to the cowboy bar there. Its was nice place then. Now the gentry took over, hate it now. Thank God for the white man, he made everything way better! Look what he did for southern Calif., 25 million people just having fun.😊
Temecula has since devolved into a master-planned community packed with beige ticky tacky homes and strip malls. The Old Town area is still lovely, but the city has become dull and homogeneous.
It seems many places countries were Indian inhabitants , QUESTION? Where are they now we're they pushed out this is nothing new! Check out other Indian tribes that no longer exist in their country or town WHY?.
I’ve read the populations were affected by disease or any of the number of conflicts that came from interactions with settlers - severely decreasing the number of people. One interesting datapoint I read is that in San Diego there are as many native people now as there were prior to Spanish settlement. About 200,000 people.
This video sure does romanticize a city that’s not worth a mention, full of strip malls and overpriced cookie cutter homes. Unless you’re an alcoholic there’s no reason to visit Temecula. One of the most isolated places in all of Southern California due to geography. Temecula is full of pretentious snobs in the valley!
I appreciate your perspective. I can’t tell a lot about the people living there today - yet made this out of curiosity about the history of the region.
Nice video, thanks for posting. I have lived and worked in the Temecula Valley for about 35 years, and only knew pieces of its history. Unfortunately the simple life we used to have out here is a thing of the past. The area has been ruined by poor planning and overbuilding. Now thousands of rental units are being built in the area, but NO new roads in or out of the valley, so things are about to get 100 times worse.
@@johnklein233 Boy ain’t that the truth…the entire Temecula Valley has become a victim of it’s own success. Sad.
Being in San Diego my whole life I can sense the same happening all around here too.
@@johnklein233 you can say that about all of the inland empire. It’s become a dumping ground for Los Angeles and San Diego population overflow.
Good piece. I'm from Warner Springs area and family has hashsd a relation w Temecula for many many years. One of the reasons the RR was washed out was the engineers from east would not listen or believe warnings that dry rivers became torrents. I believe . 3 routes were tried. None w enough preparedness to withstand flood levels. Nails operation was large enough that the portion to to stockyard the flat area west of old town was maintained. That in itself is a statement on how massive vails operation was. Our families did budiness w each other for a long time. They ran our cattle operation up at Warner ranch. We managed bail lake for them.. in my life time I've watched Temecula go from a cow town to what it is today. Thank you for showing the present day the rich history that tends to get buried under our feet.
Well done, love historical stories!!!!
Thanks glad you enjoyed it!
Had no idea Temecula had so much history 🙌🏾
Good food too! 😊
Another wonderful post informative and captivating, i learned so much about Temecula....how about eastern San diego like El Cajon, Santee, Pine valley Olde hwy 80 etal that you for all the work you put into these posts
Great Suggestions. I have been gradually gathering information about eastern San Diego. Theres a lot to cover!
WOW! Thank you so much for this amazing history lesson. I know you took a lot of time to verify these facts and I commend you for your diligence. I am in San Diego and I will definitely be coming to Temecula again with a different view because of your insight.
God bless!
Thank you! I appreciate it and hope you get to travel there soon 🙂learning about Temecula made it very enjoyable for us to visit.
Great information..thank you
Thank you glad it was helpful!
This video is incredibly well done. I had to hit the Subscribe.
Thank you much appreciated! 🙂
My mom's family lived there in the early 50s & her father's father(my great grandfather) moved there in the late 20s. They moved to Idyllwild in the mid 50s.
It would be interesting to learn how it was there back then.
When Temecula was a one horse town the old taver had bullet holes in the wall behind the bar.
Interesting the town must have been wild back then!
I remember Temecula from back in the early 1970's before the freeway was built. I revisited the area in 2014 and found it mostly unrecognizable.
It’s one of the fastest changing areas I’ve seen
As a young girl at the age of 13 my father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad,so we lived there 1961? Live up th3 Hills. This very interesting. Thank You.
That must have been an interesting time to be there! 🙂
If youbever do a piece more up by Warner Springs lake henshaw palomar mountain....id be happy to assist i was chairvof historical society up there for a long time. It's tied in w Temecula as well as other areas in SD County.
Thank you that’s sounds great. Ive read quite a bit about Warner springs recently and there is a lot to be told about the area.
Or pauma valley, valley center?
I’d like to visit there soon. If you have recommendations I’m all ears!
My Great grandfather built his retirement house in Valley Center. He passed away in the mid 70s. I remember playing there in the early 70s. I think it's an Arabian Stallion ranch now.
I remember a time when it still had dirt roads
It was interesting to learn that most development didn’t occur until the late 1960’s
@@Voyagerhq The wife and I were coming from Anza and made a stop to eat
thinking I knew where we were, not recognizing it and asked a lady, she laughed as if she didn't belive me
and said Temecula! I was very surprised. Thanks for the upload, professionally done.
Many of the wineries are for sale because wineries are not trending anymore.
Wineries take land ....the lands value becomes more w o a winery. I very always been told theyvarevlargely a labor of love and not hugely profitable. Ive watched southern California go from mainly agriculture to little agriculture. I understand the economics but have very mixed ferlings.
I’ve read there are many factors negatively effecting the wine industry in Temecula including less demand for wine and grapes. This upcoming generation tends to drink less often.
@@Voyagerhq they go to dispensaries
@@Themanisredthat sounds right
I grew up here.
Beautiful area. The times I have visited, weddings or at the vineyards was nice.
The land that is now Temecula was given to an indigenous man named Pablo Apis in 1845
The little Temecula Rancho
was taken from him by the government & separated given to white men . Apis was a distant relative of my wife’s family. There is a park named after him on Regina Dr.
His home was a gathering place, where the Luiseño found safety. Only to be encroached upon and eventually taken.
And now it is cement
I moved to the region 50 years ago. Initially it was Temecula, then changed to Rancho California when the interstate came through
Initially , the town had a stop sign or two, but it was a dump. There was no real history…. It was a wide spot in the road.
As people needed an affordable place to live, they migrated out to the region and accepted the fact that they would have to commute for at least an hour and a half to real work.
I’m a fan of how the region has evolved, but none of this is historical.
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I moved from pauma valley to Oregon in 1990. Temecula is beginning its ruin by vast housing development. It’s awful now.
That’s what I hear from many people who live near there.
Yes, so much of California has been converted to sprawling suburbia. I suspect even the wine industry will sell off their acres.
I grew up in Escondido, when we turned 21 we would go to the cowboy bar there. Its was nice place then. Now the gentry took over, hate it now. Thank God for the white man, he made everything way better! Look what he did for southern Calif., 25 million people just having fun.😊
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Temecula has since devolved into a master-planned community packed with beige ticky tacky homes and strip malls.
The Old Town area is still lovely, but the city has become dull and homogeneous.
It’s seems to be growing at a rate much like here in San Diego
@@Voyagerhq Crazy growth, infrastructure can't keep up.
It’s not hidden if you found it😂
Visible 🤣
It seems many places countries were Indian inhabitants , QUESTION? Where are they now we're they pushed out this is nothing new! Check out other Indian tribes that no longer exist in their country or town WHY?.
I’ve read the populations were affected by disease or any of the number of conflicts that came from interactions with settlers - severely decreasing the number of people. One interesting datapoint I read is that in San Diego there are as many native people now as there were prior to Spanish settlement. About 200,000 people.
@@josieruiz3946 looking back who were the real savages ?
This video sure does romanticize a city that’s not worth a mention, full of strip malls and overpriced cookie cutter homes. Unless you’re an alcoholic there’s no reason to visit Temecula. One of the most isolated places in all of Southern California due to geography. Temecula is full of pretentious snobs in the valley!
I appreciate your perspective. I can’t tell a lot about the people living there today - yet made this out of curiosity about the history of the region.
@@makaulaulak9424 Obviously you have some sort of chip on your shoulder for Temecula, and have no idea what you are talking about.
@@makaulaulak9424 You definitely zeroed in on the bad features of the area. Now I want to drive through the town sometime.