Council to consider establishing Ridgecrest historic district Ridgecrest Daily Independent Ridgecrest old-timers like to share memories of the city’s early days. The task has been made easier by the Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert, which maintains a cluster of historic buildings on and around West Ridgecrest Boulevard downtown. When the Ridgecrest City Council gets together April 21 they will look at formally establishing a Ridgecrest Historic District which would include these buildings. “What we are trying to do is preserve as much of old Ridgecrest as possible,” said Mayor Eric Bruen Friday. The proclamation was initially suggested by the HSUMD, a 501(c)3 non-profit, as a way of preserving and protecting the area of historic significance.