The city of Corona is a suburban community located in Southern California. It is home to more than 145,195 people.The City of Corona is located approximately 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles in western Riverside County. The City limits encompass 38 square miles. A city whose heritage spans more than a century, Corona has emerged as an ethnically diverse community, where a significant percentage of the population is made up of young, well educated families.

The Corona community boasts many amenities that provide a first-rate quality of life for residents. The City has more than 394 acres of parks, with sports fields, basketball courts, playgrounds, tennis courts, two skateparks and an outdoor pool.

The Corona Public Library and the Fender Museum of Music and the Arts provide cultural and educational programming, and the Senior Center is a hub of activity with programs, workshops and social gatherings. The City also operates a recreational airport. Corona's economy is strong and getting stronger! More than 74,000 people work here. Our retail and commercial areas are expanding and office development is booming.

The red star shows where Corona is located.

We learned that Corona was the Lemon Capital of the World.

This is the Prado Dam area along the 91 and 71 freeways.

Poster advertising the first Corona Auto Race in 1913. They were also held in 1914 and 1916.

One of the races around the circle. We're known as the Circle City because of the track.

This project was done in conjunction with our social studies curriculum (non-fiction reading)- communities and local history. After spending seven weeks studying about the history of Corona we read Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book. As a culminating activity each student wrote about Corona using the format of The Important Book. Illustrations were created to go along with the poems.
Here's a collaborative example from our class.

Corona is an Important Town The important thing about Corona is that there are a lot of places to eat and play. Corona is a safe place to live. Corona has lots of places to buy toys, malls, markets, lots of places to see movies, and Laser Tag. We like Corona because it is clean. We have citrus like oranges and lemons that we grow and eat. Corona has different kinds of weather. Long ago, we had auto races. Mr. Taylor and his crew founded Corona. But, the important thing about Corona is that there are a lot of places to eat and play.

 

Anthony's picture of Corona.

Charlie's picture of the Corona Races.

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