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The building was a big break from tradition for civic buildings in America. It got national attention when it was new, including in an exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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Kearney dreamed of establishing a French-style chateau at his Fruit Vale Estate west of Fresno.
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Kearney helped jumpstart Fresno's development with the agricultural colony system. He was a raisin industry pioneer and left his considerable estate, including mansion and private park to the University of California.
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Their biggest hit "Come and Get Your Love" has had a resurgence in popularity in recent years, thanks to movies and TV commercials.
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Scholars say the Tulare County town of Yettem is the only one in America that bears an Armenian name.
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This pop song from Japan went to the top of the U.S. charts thanks to a radio station in Fresno.
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Lee was an acclaimed and prolific designed of movie "palaces." He believed the "show starts on the sidewalk."
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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.
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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.