Film Premiere of Rancho Cordova: From the Gold Rush to the Space Race
Nimbus Films is proud to announce the premiere of Rancho Cordova, from the Gold Rush to the Space Race, a documentary film that chronicles the fortunes of Rancho Cordova. The film will debut Wednesday, March 22 at 7:00 PM on KVIE Public TV Channel Six, with subsequent airings:
3/24 4:00 pm Friday
3/25 7:30 am Saturday
3/26 6:30 pm Sunday
First serving as a transportation corridor to the gold fields, Rancho Cordova underwent numerous transformations throughout its history. In the 1800s, its lush soil and American River access attracted farmers, and became famous for grape and hops production. Then, due to its climate and wide-open spaces, the U.S. military created Mather Air Base in the early days of aviation, and generations of people served there through the 1980s. Another critical player in the region’s rise was Aerojet General Corporation, which developed rocket engines and fuel for the space vehicles that took America to the moon in 1969.
The end of the Cold War and the related closing of Mather Air Force Base provided tough challenges for the local economy. The film explains how concerned citizens organized and successfully gained cityhood for the area in 2003, a critical move that has led to the area’s revitalization.
The film is supported by the City of Rancho Cordova’s Community Enhancement & Investment Fund and is funded by Measures H and R, half-cent local sales tax measures approved by Rancho Cordova voters respectively in November 2014 and 2020.
Learn more about the fund at CityofRanchoCordova.org/CommunityEnhancementInvestmentFund