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The crossing of I and Mariposa streets was for many years a leading intersection of Fresno. Charles W. DeLong, Fresno's second postmaster and Fresno's first clothier built this store on the northwest corner of the intersection.

An 1888 flood scene showing the damage along Inyo street. The Arlington Hotel is seen on the right at the intersection of Inyo and J streets. In the distance is probably a freight warehouse of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

The intersection of K (now Van Ness) and Tulare streets in 1888 as seen from atop the Court House. A map of the period indicates the two story building on the corner is the Southern Pacific Hotel.

A 1920 street scene at the corner of Tulare and H streets looking in an easterly direction along Tulare towards I Street (later to become Broadway). The Hughes Hotel, built in 1888 by Mr. Thomas Hughes, can be seen on the right. The sign indicates…

A 1920 street scene along the 1100 block of J Street (later Fulton) looking north from the Grand Central Hotel at the corner of Mariposa and J streets. Clearly seen on the right is the Strand Theatre at 1132 J Street. Also seen further up the street…

A 1920 scene at the corner of K (later Van Ness) and Tuolumne streets looking south along the 1300 block of K Street. The Woodman of the World (W.O.W.) Building is the first building on the left. A map of the period shows the W.O.W. Hall on the…

Forsyth Building is completely destroyed by Fire, loss million read the headline in the 20 March 1921, Fresno Morning Republican newspaper. The fire chief characterized the event as the biggest fire in the history of Fresno. A conservative estimate…

A 1922 street scene of Mariposa Street looking east probably from atop the Fresno County Court House.

Picture of Hutchinson Post Office in Fresno, taken in 1884, located in the two-story Hutchinson Block, currently the location of the Security Bank Building at Mariposa and Fulton Streets. The Hutchinson Block was built by Charles G. Hutchinson, a San…

Located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, this is the first power house on the Big Creek Project to be placed on commerical operation. Generators powered by water falling from Huntington Lake Reservoir, providing…