SW CH-196 Hemet - in the San Jacinto Valley

Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California. It covers a total area of 27.847 square miles (72 km²), about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighbouring city of San Jacinto. The population is about 80,000.

The city is home to the Hemet Valley Medical Center, a 320-bed general hospital. The city is also known for being the home of The Ramona Pageant, California's official outdoor play. Started in 1923, the play is one of the longest running outdoor plays in the United States.

The City of Hemet was incorporated in January 1910. In the 1960s, large-scale residential development began, mostly in the form of mobile home parks and retirement communities, giving Hemet a reputation as a working-class retirement area. Currently, the retirement orientation of the town is still there but the area's affordability, its proximity to employment centers such as Corona, Riverside and San Bernardino, and its relatively rural character makes it an attractive location for younger working-class families priced out of other areas of Southern California.

This postcard came from  Julia W. (16 July 2014) Swap-bot.