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Then in 1965 disaster struck. A gas leak had formed at a demolition site in western Ramona, the construction company ignored safety concern and this leak was overlooked. The house blew up and sent burning debris into neighbouring houses. Most of these houses were very old and not up to standard so in not even an hour after the blaze almost the entire eastern section of ramona burned down. Firefighters only arrived 2 hours after the initial blaze. Ramona was in ruin. Many houses and businesses were destroyed and or burned down the blaze also caused damage to the new I-5. The interstate was closed down and all the interstate traffic caused gridlock in Ramona during rush hours. Unfortunately 21 people died during the blaze and 4 died after. Around 152 Ramona citizens were homeless and had to take shelter in parking garages near the town. The city and the construction company were sued to the ground by the citizens who lost a family member or house. The construction company went into chapter 11 bankrupcty soon after. | Then in 1965 disaster struck. A gas leak had formed at a demolition site in western Ramona, the construction company ignored safety concern and this leak was overlooked. The house blew up and sent burning debris into neighbouring houses. Most of these houses were very old and not up to standard so in not even an hour after the blaze almost the entire eastern section of ramona burned down. Firefighters only arrived 2 hours after the initial blaze. Ramona was in ruin. Many houses and businesses were destroyed and or burned down the blaze also caused damage to the new I-5. The interstate was closed down and all the interstate traffic caused gridlock in Ramona during rush hours. Unfortunately 21 people died during the blaze and 4 died after. Around 152 Ramona citizens were homeless and had to take shelter in parking garages near the town. The city and the construction company were sued to the ground by the citizens who lost a family member or house. The construction company went into chapter 11 bankrupcty soon after. | ||
Unfortunately the neighbourhood wasnt built in until | Unfortunately the neighbourhood wasnt built in until 1972 when ground was broken for a new development on the eastern side of Ramona. Many new large single family homes, big apartment buildings, a large stripmall, a doctors office and a christian elementary school were built. this new suburban development attracted many white suburbanites into the neighbourhood. This was a turn around for Ramona and since then many new buildings were built in Ramona. | ||
Ramona is one of many older suburbs in Greenfield, therefore it's a historic neighborhood. Most of Ramona's residents are from Spanish and or Mexican decent. So many houses there were back then inspired by various styles such as: Spanish revival, Spanish Colonial revival, Mission revival, Pueblo revival and many more... With also the typical historical Californian styles such as Craftsman and Victorian influence making it a very architecturally diverse neighborhood. Sadly many great homes were lost due to the fire and sometimes demolition through out the years. | Ramona is one of many older suburbs in Greenfield, therefore it's a historic neighborhood. Most of Ramona's residents are from Spanish and or Mexican decent. So many houses there were back then inspired by various styles such as: Spanish revival, Spanish Colonial revival, Mission revival, Pueblo revival and many more... With also the typical historical Californian styles such as Craftsman and Victorian influence making it a very architecturally diverse neighborhood. Sadly many great homes were lost due to the fire and sometimes demolition through out the years. | ||