Riverside, CA
Riverside, CA
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In my home town of Riverside, CA, we have a special Easter Sunday Sunrise Service annually on Mt. Rubidoux.
In 1909, Jacob Riis, a friend of President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Riverside at the Mission Inn and after a visit to the site, suggested holding an Easter sunrise service at the top of the mountain. It was the first such non-denominational outdoor event of its kind in the country.
Celebrated annually thereafter, it drew huge crowds from all over the Southland including prominent citizens and newly minted Hollywood celebrities. Attendance in the 1920s was estimated at more than 30,000 people. https://www.riversideeasterservice.com/
In 1909, Jacob Riis, a friend of President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Riverside at the Mission Inn and after a visit to the site, suggested holding an Easter sunrise service at the top of the mountain. It was the first such non-denominational outdoor event of its kind in the country.
Celebrated annually thereafter, it drew huge crowds from all over the Southland including prominent citizens and newly minted Hollywood celebrities. Attendance in the 1920s was estimated at more than 30,000 people. https://www.riversideeasterservice.com/
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