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From the front window of the Zalud Saloon on Main Street in Porterville, CA, one could about 1892 see the east side of Main between Putnam and Mill streets. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

This photo, taken in Porterville, CA, ca 1885 shows the view north from Oak and Main streets, the year prior to the establishment of the railroad. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

This was the well-known Pioneer Hotel in Porterville, CA, as it appeared in the mid-1930s. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

The Arlington Hotel was built when the railroad came to town in Porterville, CA. John Lloyd is holding his son's hand (Carl Lloyd). Mr. Lloyd was the proprietor of the hotel. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

Emanuel Evangelical Church was located at the northwest corner of Putnam and Third streets in Porterville, CA, about 1940. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

The Pioneer Hotel was built when the railroad came to town in Porterville, CA. This photo of the hotel was taken in 1889. It was torn down in the 1960s to make room for Security Pacific Bank. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Smith and family pose with their horse and buggy in front of the family home in Porterville, CA, in 1897. The Smiths "were workers in the Porterville Congregational Church." (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

The First Baptist Church of Porterville was located on the southeast corner of Mill and Second streets in Porterville, CA, ca 1910-1915. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

This photo looks north from the intersection of Main and Oak streets in Porterville, CA, about 1900. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

Taken between Oak and Mill streets, this view of Main Street in Porterville, CA, this photo. looking toward the north shows the Morton St. School in the distance. The school was remodeled in 1907 and then torn down in 1938. (Photo courtesy of…