The story
Nearly a century under one roof
Scroll through the chapters of the building, from a 1928 hotel to the ballroom it is today.
March 28, 1928
The Aurea Vista Hotel opens
Designed by architect G. Stanley Wilson, also chief architect of the Mission Inn, the building opens as a hotel and furniture store. The bar top is made from hundreds of real pennies.
1970
Riverside Ballet Arts moves in
The banquet room becomes a dance school, and the room that hosts weddings today first learns to hold a crowd that moves together.
2014
Shelby Worthington and Cindy Alden bring it back
The landmark is revitalized as Loft .84, a wedding and event venue in the heart of Downtown Riverside. Sister venues Thee Olde Chapel and Windmill Canyon Ranch follow.












