Deliver Us From Overnight Delivery

Valley Truck Farms was once a rural refuge for Black families who built homes, gardens, and community just south of San Bernardino. Today, only a handful of houses remain, overshadowed by warehouses and surrounded by truck traffic. It's a pattern that echoes across the region.

Spurred by a World War II-era boom in military infrastructure, Inland Southern California has evolved into a hub for global commerce. But the costs to families, neighborhoods, and public health are mounting. Through a collaborative public history and art project called Live From the Frontline, researchers and residents are documenting the transformation - and toll - of supply chain communities in flux.

Read about some of the Inland Empire communities that have been reshaped by the logistics industry, the growing impact on residents, and efforts to push back against further encroachment, in the first installment of special features presented by UCR Magazine: "Deliver Us From Overnight Delivery"

^{Header: Built in 1928, St. Mark's Missionary Baptist Church is now surrounded by warehouses. (Still of aerial footage of Valley Truck Farms by Tamara Cedré and Adrian Metoyer III, 2024, courtesy of the artists and A People's History of the I.E.)}