San Bernardino
San Bernardino is a city in California, east of Los Angeles. Ancient Egyptian relics are on display at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, at California State University, San Bernardino. In the city center, Seccombe Lake Park offers playgrounds and fishing. Silverwood Lake, backed by mountains, is to the north. The resort town of Big Bear Lake, in San Bernardino National Forest, is northeast of the city.
Government, retail, and service industries dominate the economy of the city. Government is both the largest and the fastest-growing employment sector. Other significant sectors were retail and education.
The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened by Richard and Maurice McDonald in here in 1940, while the oldest McDonald’s still in operation is the third one built, in Downey, California, which opened in 1953.
