La Loma, Modesto, California
Introduction '''La Loma''' is a neighborhood in central Modesto, California. The earliest accounts of La Loma attribute to a small settlement called "Ripperdan" that flourished in 1871, until its demise in the 1900s. The neighborhood was named after La Loma Avenue that diagonally intersects the area. The name ''la loma'' means "the hill" in Spanish. Other Spanish names located in the neighborhood are ''El Río'', ''La Sombra'', ''Buenavista'', ''Bonita'', ''Cuesta'', ''Las Flores'', ''Santa Rosa'', ''Roble'', ''Las Palmas'', and ''Escuelita''.This area is recognized by the City of Modesto as a neighborhood within city limits, named '''La Loma Neighborhood'''.
External links *  La Loma Neighborhood Homepage