Editing Adelanto, California (section)

==History==
The area was originally inhabited by the [[Serrano people|Serrano]] Native American tribe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/1366/ADLT-022---Best-Western-Hotel-and-Restaurant-ISMND-July-2-2020|title=July 2, 2020 - Adelanto, CA|accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref>

Adelanto was founded in 1915 by E. H. Richardson, the inventor of what became the [[Hotpoint]] [[electric iron]].<ref>{{cite web  | title = The Hotpoint/General Electric Collection, 1911-1975  | publisher = Robert E. Ellingwood Model Colony History Room, Ontario City Library  | url = http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1789  | access-date = November 18, 2014  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033646/http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1789  | archive-date = November 29, 2014 | url-status = dead  | df = mdy-all  }}</ref> He sold his patent and purchased land for $75,000. He had planned to develop one of the first [[Planned community|planned communities]] in Southern California.

The name ''Adelanto'' means 'progress' or 'advance' in Spanish, and was first given to the post office that was established on the site in 1917.<ref>{{cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| author2 =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth |publisher=University of California Press|page=3|isbn=978-0-520-24217-3}}</ref>

Acres of [[deciduous]] fruit trees once grew in the city, which became known in the state for its fresh fruit and cider. The orchards thrived until the [[Great Depression]], when they were replaced by poultry ranches. As the wartime emergency developed early in 1941, the Victorville Army Air Field was established with land within the Adelanto sphere of influence. In September 1950, the airfield was named [[George Air Force Base]] in honor of the late [[Brigadier General]] [[Harold H. George]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/218/About-Adelanto|title=The History of Adelanto|accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref>

Adelanto continued as a "community services district" until 1970 when the city incorporated, and Adelanto became San Bernardino County's then smallest city. The city became a charter city in November 1992.<ref name=History>{{cite web  | title = History: Adelanto  | publisher = City of Adelanto - Official Website  | url = http://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/index.asp?SEC=53C695EC-9BD6-49B3-9ECD-41123B9E2666&Type=B_BASIC  | access-date = November 18, 2014  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140916103501/http://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/index.asp?SEC=53C695EC-9BD6-49B3-9ECD-41123B9E2666&Type=B_BASIC  | archive-date = September 16, 2014 | url-status = dead  | df = mdy-all  }}</ref>

Adelanto had a card room called the Hi Desert Casino which operated from 1975 to 1997. The casino was located across from city hall at the corner of Air Expressway and U.S. Highway 395. It boasted a fine restaurant and bar and people came from all over San Bernardino County to play cards.<ref>[https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20190829/site-of-former-adelanto-cardroom-to-see-arco-ampm-by-early-next-year Site of former Adelanto cardroom to see ARCO ampm by early next year – VV Daily Press]. August 29, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020.</ref>

During the [[2000s United States housing bubble]], many large suburban subdivisions were built in the southern portion of the city, along Highway 18. Like neighboring Victorville, Adelanto suffered severely from the collapse of real estate values after the [[2008 financial crisis]]. While most of California has seen property values rise to historic highs, much of the Victor Valley region has yet to recover to the 2006 peak.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 11, 2019 |title=Victorville lags in US housing recovery |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a0adda46-e345-11e8-a8a0-99b2e340ffeb |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> However, in the years since the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] there has been a resurgence in suburban and exurban housing demand. Formerly affordable areas in the [[Inland Empire]] have become increasingly expensive, and the region has experienced a major boom in logistics and industrial development. As a result, residents and businesses seeking affordable properties have been increasingly looking further north along Interstate 15 and into Victorville and Adelanto.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2023 |title=Why This California Inland Empire City Is Considered the 'Next Frontier' for Industrial |url=https://www.costar.com/article/1600311252/why-this-california-inland-empire-city-is-considered-the-next-frontier-for-industrial |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=CoStar}}</ref>