History | Banning-Beaumont

Looking back at some of the people that enjoyed the Pass early in life and have traveled as far away as the space station!

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Location:  Highway 99, Beaumont
Year built:  Early 1950s
Operated by:  Beau-Bann Enterprises, later Sero Entertainment.
Vehicle Capacity:  500

Notes:
First appeared listed in the 1951/52 International Motion Picture Almanac. Was acquired by Sero Entertainment in 1954 from Beau-Bann Enterprises.

The Cherry Pass made it into the 1970s ... *CORRECTION* the Cherry Pass Drive-In was located on the corner of Highland Springs Avenue and 6th Street where Burger King, Stater Bros., and Food4Less now reside. (Source V. Larkin)

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Take a moment to remember your childhood in the Banning-Beaumont Pass with its breezy (100mph winds) days of Fall, the crisp cool Winters and the bright sunny Springs of yesteryear "Growing Up in the Pass". We've intentionally left out Summer because most of us left town for quick trips to the beautiful California coastline from San Diego to Los Angeles.

Growing up in Beaumont made for an interesting childhood. Despite never having 'anything to do' we always found ways to entertain ourselves. Banning and Beaumont were places where, as young children, we could still ride our bikes all around town until just after dark. We could take a quick trip down to 4th street to explore the 'wilderness' or trek up to Bogart park to fight the 'trecherous grade'. When it rained the parks on Orange Avenue would flood -- I remember blowing up a 4 man raft complete with oars and safety lines, dragging it down the street with my cousin and paddling to the 'islands' as if we were Marines landing on Iwo Jima during WWII.

Somehow there wasn't a week that went by without a trip to Baker's! 

Yeah, all-in-all I think the Pass was a great place to grow up and an even better place to raise a family!

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The Devon Miller Memorial Fund
Press Release

Beaumont, CA, February 4, 2010
A memorial fund has been established in honor of Devon Christine Miller. Devon, 14 years old, was a ninth-grade Beaumont High School student who passed away Wednesday, February 3rd. She was a cheerleader, involved in the Associated Student Body and took part in numerous campus sports and other activities.

Anyone wishing to help out the family can make checks payable to:
Devon Christine Miller Memorial Fund

Donations can be taken to Beaumont-Cherry Valley Recreation and Park District, 390 W. Oak Valley Parkway, Beaumont or to any Bank of Hemet. Both cash and check donations are accepted.