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Description and Characteristics of Area
Terrain: Level with no construction hazards. Land improved 40%. Zoning very mixed and subject to constant change, usually single-family. Conveniences are all available, schools being particularly good and well placed. Development of area, which began over 25 years ago, has never been impressive, growth having been sketchy and intermittent, being similar to many farming communities in this respect. Population, improvements and maintenance are all highly heterogeneous. Improvements are practically all single-family frame bungalows. Twenty-six of the new improvements are located south of Imperial between Cherry and Yukon and were financed under FHA Title I. There are many Mexican and Japanese farm laborers in adjacent territory, whose children attend the city schools, and this is considered a detrimental influence. The community is poorly regarded by realtors and mortgage institutions, and many of them will not make commitments there. However, the town is quite evidently on the upgrade, recent construction being of distinctly better quality and design than the older dwellings. The area is therefore accorded a “low yellow” grade.