The Kaiser Tract was built in 1946 by the Kaiser Community Homes Project. The opening of the Kaiser Steel plant in nearby Fontana exacerbated the housing shortage created by lack of construction during WWII. These reasonably priced homes were built not only for Kaiser Steel employees, but for Veterans as well. A partnership between Kaiser Steel industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sydney Garfield to provide healthcare to Kaiser shipyard workers eventually evolved into what is now Kaiser Permanente. The employees of the Kaiser Fontana steel plant were the first to be able to purchase complete medical coverage for a family of four for $1.80 a week. #125to125 #CelebrateOntar
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