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Diamond Bar Landmark Preservation

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(Photo Courtesy: lifeintheheights.com)

Diamond Bar – The Diamond Bar windmill is getting a new lease on life, thanks to a partnership between the City and the owners of the Diamond Bar Towne Center.

According to the City of Diamond Bar, efforts will get underway in mid-October to recondition the historically-significant windmill structure and spruce up the land it sits on, with plans for an official City dedication to take place sometime in November.

The preservation project is the culmination of many years of efforts by the Diamond Bar City Council to enter into a long-term maintenance and preservation agreement with the shopping center owners.

In August, shortly after Retail Opportunity Investments Corp (ROIC) took over ownership of the shopping center, the agreement materialized granting the City access to the windmill and the immediate property where it stands for purposes of carrying out routine maintenance work to keep it structurally sound.

The windmill is believed to have stood only 200 feet away from where it is now situated, serving as a water source for livestock and field irrigation on the Diamond Bar Ranch. According to accounts by several long-time residents, the windmill was saved from destruction by Don Ury, then Vice President of the Transamerica Corporation, the first and major developer of Diamond Bar.

The Diamond Bar Towne Center is located near the intersection of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Grand Avenue; the windmill is located near the Wells Fargo Bank.

For more information about the Diamond Bar’s history and the planned windmill dedication event, visit http://www.diamondbarca.gov/history.


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