Fresno

Lee was an acclaimed and prolific designed of movie "palaces." He believed the "show starts on the sidewalk."

This innovative development model began south of Fresno in 1875 and was quickly replicated throughout the region, leading to the growth of small, owner-occupied farms.

At 10 stories tall, the steel-framed office building set the model for most of downtown Fresno's other tall buildings in the following two decades.

These Valley roadways mark important "grid correction" lines that date back to a system devised by Thomas Jefferson.

A planned mega-development along the river in the late 1980s spurred three women to start the San Joaquin River Parkway & Conservation Trust.

The Central Valley's love affair with the automobile has helped influence American culture.

Bob Wills revolutionized country music in the 1930s by mixing jazz and string band influences. Like many of his fans in Oklahoma and Texas, he moved to Central California in the 1940s.

Spicy but flavorful, the Fresno chile was first developed in Clovis.

Fresno properties served as the prototypes for two pioneering Las Vegas resorts, and two of Sin City's most influential tycoons were born and raised in Fresno.

Exactly who the auditorium should memorialize was controversial when the building was planned in the 1930s.