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In 1961, Ventura County master plan consultants proposed developing
Montalvo as "the core of an urban region" covering Ventura, Oxnard, Point Hueneme, and Saticoy, which was predicted to reach a population of 700,000 by 1980 and 2,000,000 by the year 2020. The consultants proposed making Montalvo the
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planned to establish a satellite campus, to be known as the "Collegiate
Institute", on a grassy knoll in Montalvo. According to one account: "There was a splendid hotel beside the large depot. The town boasted a daily newspaper, a Chinese laundry, a general store and post office that was the center
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In the early 1900s, after railroad service was extended to Oxnard, most of the homes in
Montalvo were physically relocated across the Santa Clara River to Oxnard. Oxnard became a boom town, and home mover John Brakey developed a thriving business loading homes on rollers and moving them across the
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In its early days, Montalvo was served by the
Washington Street railroad depot. For awhile, the depot was the terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Ventura County. Goods destined for Ventura and Port Hueneme were unloaded at Montalvo and taken by cart to those locations. The community also
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Montalvo also was home to a natural dirt mound in the northern part of the community that was rumored to be the work of native
Americans. It was described in the 1890s as having an altitude of 150 feet with smoothly sloping sides and approximately one-quarter mile in length. Later press reports
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Annexation of areas around
Montalvo stimulated new construction including 35 apartment buildings on three Montalvo streets south of the Bristol Shopping Center. By 1990, unincorporated Montalvo had a population of 4,630 and a median household income of $ 46,602. In the 1990s, the area began to
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experience increased blight and crime, including fights, drug dealing and tagging, as two gangs claimed the apartment area as their territory. In 1994, the
Ventura Police Department opened a storefront substation in the Montalvo area to attempt to fight the increased crime.
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dry river bed from
Montalvo to Oxnard. During this time, Montalvo also lost its newspaper and printing press. By the 1920s, most of Montalvo's population had relocated elsewhere.
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became a center for growing and processing apricots. A school was built on Grand Avenue in 1889. In the 19th century, the community had a newspaper called the
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J. G. Hill, credited with being the founder of
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the city of Ventura expanded eastward and residents debated proposals to accept annexation of Montalvo into the city of Ventura.
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Jack Smalley (July 10, 1966). "The Montalvo Story: A History As Old As The County: The Faithfuls Stayed When Others Migrated To Oxnard".
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hub of Ventura County government, culture, and transportation, including development of a civic center and a state college.
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Al Sophos (May 26, 1961). "County Master Plan: Montalvo Seen as Core Of Million Population; 700,000 Seen Next 20 Years".
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of life along the river." Montalvo promoters touted the community as "the Pasadena of Ventura County."
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Melissa Eastman (May 16, 1989). "Montalvo annexation foes deliver protests".
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Michael E. Hoffman (February 27, 1989). "Annexation issue divides Montalvo".
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Jerry Thomas (February 19, 1967). "Freeway: A Rocky Road For Montalvo".
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