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19 episodes
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Date created
2024/12/16
Latest episode
2026/10/30
Average duration
2 min.
Release period
9 days
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KVPR's Central Valley Roots explores the history, people and places of Central California. Discover something new about our region, past and present, with each episode. From Fresno and Bakersfield, to Visalia and Merced, the Central Valley is full of rich stories that make the place we call home special. Send us your question about local history or places to [email protected] and we might answer it in a future episode. Hear the series on the radio weekdays at 5:06 a.m., 9:04 a.m. and 5:32 p.m. or listen to our podcast.
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If Clovis is "A Way of Life," what exactly does that mean?
2026/10/30
We track down the origins of the city's "Way of Life" slogan, and learn who coined the phrase back in 1970.
Fresno's foremost founding father: Anthony Easterby
2026/10/29
Anthony Easterby's farm proved the potential of irrigated agriculture and led the Central Pacific Railroad to found the new town of Fresno nearby.
The curious case of Fresno State's search for a new campus
2026/10/28
After World War II, leaders agreed Fresno State needed to move to a new campus. But where to build it proved to be a big problem.
The birth of CSU Bakersfield
2026/10/27
When state leaders decided to build a new state college in Kern County, they evaluated sites all over the county.
Royal Porter Putnam and the birth of Porterville
2026/07/09
Nestled close the Sierra foothills in Tulare County, Porterville began as a ferry crossing on the Tule River.
Fresno's Maynard Dixon: A pioneering artist of the American West
2026/07/08
Dixon's landscape paintings ranged in styles from impressionism to angular modernism, all while capturing the beauty of the Southwestern landscape.
A man-made landmark in Yosemite: The Ahwahnee Hotel
2026/07/07
The grand hotel has been a Yosemite Valley icon since 1927, and has hosted presidents and royalty.
Two Fresno-area musicians who had counterculture rock hits in the 1960s: Barry McGuire and Terry Talbot
2026/07/06
Barry McGuire and Terry Talbot had their own big hits during the anti-war movement, before they both moved to Fresno and shifted their careers into worship music.
Fresno's Duncan Ceramics Building: a colorful landmark for over 50 years
2026/07/03
Fresno-area artist Stan Bitters designed the collection of glazed ceramic reliefs starting in 1969.
The history behind Fresno's Fig Garden Village shopping center
2026/07/02
Fig Garden Village was built in the "Town and County" style in the 1950s using reclaimed timbers, bricks and an eclectic design that has made it popular for close to 70 years.
The Mariposa County gold country town with Latino roots: Hornitos
2026/07/01
This gold country town was built around a central plaza, in the Mexican tradition.
Tulare's Mefford Field & historic B-17 Flying Fortress
2026/06/30
Countless pilots trained at Mefford Field during World War II, and a vintage B-17 nearby is a popular roadside attraction on Highway 99.
Downtown Fresno's Farmer's Market Shopping Center, gone but not forgotten
2026/06/29
Patterned after LA's Original Farmer's Market, it was a Fresno landmark from the 1940s through the 1990s.
The story of Fresno's Tower District
2026/06/28
The neighborhood is much older than its namesake theater, which was built in 1939 in Fresno's first "streetcar suburb."
The craftsman-style bungalows of the Central Valley
2026/06/27
Look in older parts of Fresno, Bakersfield and other cities, and you're likely to find a Craftsman-style bungalow.
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