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Mayflower Lofts
Posted on 22 July 2011.
If you have transvered the intersection of Tuolomne and Broadway, you have no doubt noticed the progress on the construction on the Mayflower building. We’ve written before about the interesting design from Pasadena based developers Jake & Romi. I got a sneak peak tour today with Jake (@JakeKojikian). Below are a sampling of photos. This where [...]
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3 Remarkable Products from the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference
Posted on 08 July 2011.
Recently, Enoch Sears, attended the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference (PCBC) in San Francisco, CA, touted to be the largest building products tradeshow on the west coast. Below is his review. The show was half the size it has been in previous years, but still big enough to take up half of the Moscone Center. Many products [...]
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thank you for 3 years and counting
Posted on 01 October 2010.
September was a good month. This blog was active, reporting and opinionating on various built environment issues. If you missed anything, here is the recap: BLUE BIRD grand opening in the Kress Bldg Park(ing) Day finds a spot in Fresno Fulton Village foundation Tower District streetscape pilot project potential: Central Valley Cheese Mayflower Hotel under construction what lies beneath: Tower Streetcar [...]
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SHRC votes Fulton Mall eligible for the National Register
Posted on 30 April 2010.
UPDATE: 4:30 4/30/2010 Patrick Kolasinski has posted his review of the SHRC meeting. The nomination is an interesting one, because (unlike most historic resources), the mall is a) less than 50 years old, b) subject to an unusual ownership situation, and c) incredibly controversial. The mall was built in 1964 as part of an attempt to revitalize [...]
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Kress Building unveiled after 60 years of hiding
Posted on 29 March 2010.
UPDATE: 4/7/10 The Fresno Bee has caught up with coverage of this fascinating building and interesting sequence of events that led to its discovery. Reporter, George Hostetter wrote the article that is feature on the website and on the front page of today’s paper. Though, you may notice that the story told below starting on March [...]
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California High Speed Rail – Fresno station
Posted on 16 February 2010.
There is much anticipation for the California High-Speed Rail and the transformative properties it may have on Fresno. With state and federal money now allotted to the project, it is hard to curb my enthusiasm about the idea. After all we must be realistic that it will be several years if not a decade or [...]
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Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture
Posted on 31 December 2009.
Inspired by an article that John King wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle, we decided to do a Decade in Review article to identify the 10 best buildings representing Fresno architecture. Our parameters were that the buildings be in Fresno County with construction completed between 2000 and 2009. The reviewers were Joe Moore, president of [...]
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