FAQ
What is this website about?
- Known as the Lanterman Developmental Center, this 302-acre campus opened in 1927 and was previously known as Pacific Colony, Pacific State Hospital, and Frank D. Lanterman State Hospital and Developmental Center. It housed almost “14,000 people in its 87 years." [1]
- “The Lanterman Developmental Center (LDC) mission was to provide the highest quality services and supports to people with developmental disabilities who require concentrated health care and/or training to develop skills in which to enhance their independence.”[2]
- This site, located in Pomona, California, “consisted of nine client residences, one acute hospital unit, a variety of training and work sites, a Vocational Training Center, and recreation facilities including playgrounds, camp, carousel, track, and a ballpark at the time of closure. Other entities housed on campus were a Research and Staff Training Building, a Child Day Care Center for community and staff members’ children, a Credit Union, and the California Conservation Corps."[3]
Who currently owns this property?
- California Polytechnic University, Pomona currently owns this site. After its closure, the property was managed by the state Department of General Services and was put up for sale until it was purchased by the University.
What are the future plans for this site now that it is closed?
How can I visit and/or film here?
- CPP Campus South is currently closed to visitors. For information about filming please contact the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation.
Why did it close? When did it close?
- The Lanterman Developmental Center closed on June 30, 2015.
- “The last resident moved to their new home in the community on December 23, 2014 and the facility closed its doors on June 30, 2015 when the property was transferred over the authority of the California Polytechnic State University."[4]
- “The decision to close Lanterman was made in 2010. It was determined that though the campus--with 393 residents--was the smallest of its kind in the state, it had the highest cost per resident. Since then, clients have transitioned to homes throughout Southern California."[5]
Who lived on this site?
Who was Lanterman?
- Frank D. Lanterman was “a state assemblyman who authored the Lanterman Act, which granted rights to serves for the developmentally disabled."[6]
- Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act: proposed in 1973 by Lanterman, passed in 1977--providing rights and services to those with special needs.
What was here before the hospital was built?
[1]Tre’vell Anderson, “An Aera comes to an end as Pomona’s Lanterman Center for disabled closes.” Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2014.
[2] www.dds.ca.gov/lanterman
[3] www.dds.ca.gov/lanterman
[4] http://www.dds.ca.gov/lanterman
[5] Tre’vell Anderson, “An Aera comes to an end as Pomona’s Lanterman Center for disabled closes.” Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2014.
[6] Tre’vell Anderson, “An Aera comes to an end as Pomona’s Lanterman Center for disabled closes.” Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2014.