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In 1918, the Modesto Tallow Company opened along a then-lonely Crows Landing Road. The tallow company was a rendering plant that processed dead animal carcasses and fleshy leftovers (meats, fats, bones) from area restaurants and butchers to make tallow, an important ingredient in animal feed, tooth paste, soap, and glue, among other household ...
New Deal Market: It launched in 1933 with a small store at 14th and D streets in Modesto, named for the anti-Depression effort. At its peak around 1980, the chain had 15 sites in Modesto, Turlock ...
Crows Landing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California. [2] Crows Landing is about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Modesto. Crows Landing sits at an elevation of 128 feet (39 m). [2] The 2020 United States census reported Crows Landing's population was 322.
The sites have been vacant for 12 and 14 years, respectively. That will change by early 2025.
Originally, passengers in Modesto were served by streetcars over the short-line Modesto Interurban Railway from 1911 to 1917, operated intermittently first by the Tidewater Southern Railway; the Modesto and Empire Traction Company was founded on October 7, 1911, and began regularly scheduled passenger service between Modesto and Empire on November 1 of that year.
The holiday honors a day in 1862 when Mexico defeated France.
The Vintage Faire Mall opened in March 1977. The original anchor stores at the mall were Weinstock's and Sears.. In 2001, the mall's owner Macerich invested $10 million in an extensive renovation that included new escalators, new railings and carpet on the second floor, new tiles on the first floor, modern light fixtures and new exterior signage.
Downtown Modesto featuring the skyline of the DoubleTree Hotel (left; the city's tallest building) and the Brenden Theatres (right) on 9th street. Downtown Modesto attractions. Downtown Modesto is the principal administrative area and historic townsite of Modesto, California. Measuring a square mile, it is bordered by Needham and Downey Streets ...