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Central Bakersfield refers to the area in the center of Bakersfield. Starting north and traveling clockwise, it is bounded by Golden State Avenue, Union Avenue, State Route 58, and State Route 99. Central Bakersfield includes the civic center, the Arts District, the Lowell Community, and the Oleander Community.
Bakersfield: 24: Walker Pass: Walker Pass: October 15, 1966 : 60 mi. NE of Bakersfield on CA 178: Bakersfield: 25: Wasco Union High School Auditorium: Wasco Union High School Auditorium: September 30, 1997 : 1900 Seventh St.
5] Name Image Location Designated Description 1 The Hayden Building 1622 19th Street: 2/12/92 Second Renaissance Revival building built in 1904 by the Kern County Land Company; occupants have included the Hayden Furniture Company, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Mrs. Andrews Dancing Hall, the Continental Hotel, and the Valley Office Supply Company, and the Spotlight Theatre and Cafe
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km 2) [9] [10] near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region.
Most of the land that makes up the region was originally owned by the Kern County Land Company. That company later became Tenneco West and is currently known as Castle and Cooke. Growth started in the early 1950s but accelerated by the 1960s. Most of the growth in Bakersfield between the 1960s and 1980s occurred in the southwest. [1]
Douglass-Harrison Homes (demolished) Felix Fuld Court (Little Bricks) (vacant) Stephen Crane Village; Millard Terrell Homes (Riverview Court) Orange. Father Rasi Homes (demolished) Walter G. Alexander Homes (demolished) Passaic. Alfred Speer Village; Vreeland Village; Paterson. Riverside Terrace; Alexander Hamilton Homes (Alabama) (demolished ...
More than 90,000 homes and businesses in Southern California were without power Wednesday, including more than 30,000 in Los Angeles County and 32,000 in neighboring San Bernardino County.
Unlike most of Bakersfield, which sits on the flat valley floor floodplain, northeast Bakersfield is situated along rolling hills that formed a series of bluffs and are about 450 feet (137 m) higher in elevation than the rest of the city. The Panorama Bluffs provide scenic views of the Kern River oilfields, Oildale and downtown Bakersfield.