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Ontario is the home of Ontario International Airport and the
huge Ontario Mills shopping mall (the largest in Southern California and one of
the largest in North America). It is also the former home of the Ontario Motor
Speedway. It takes its name from the Ontario Model Colony development
established in 1882 by Canadian engineers George Chaffey and William Chaffey,
who named the settlement after their home province of Ontario, Canada.Today,
Ontario still has a manufacturing industry, the most notable of which is the
Maglite corporation, which produces flashlights there. However, manufacturing
has waned, and today Ontario's economy is dominated by service industries and
warehousing. Much of southern Ontario still contains dairy farms and other
agricultural farms. However, the area is currently under planning to be
developed into a mixed-use area with appraisals being for residential homes,
industrial and business parks, and town centers, collectively known as the New
Model Colony. In 1996, the Ontario Mills was opened on the eastern side of the
city. Since then, the previously-undeveloped area has undergone a surge of
commercial and residential construction.The Ontario International Airport
provides domestic and limited international air travel. Because of the many
manufacturing companies and warehouses in the city, the airport also serves as
a major hub for freight, especially for FedEx and UPS. Because Ontario is a
major hub for passengers and freight, the city is also served by several major
freeways. Interstate 10 and the Pomona (60) freeway run east-west through the
city. Interstate 10 is north of the Ontario airport while the Pomona freeway is
south of the airport. Interstate 15 runs in the north-south directions at the
eastern side of the city. California State Route 83, also known as Euclid
Avenue, also runs in the north-south direction at the western side of the city. |
