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| California Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 4) |
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| Driftwood Dairy El Monte, CA |
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| The Driftwood Dairy was established in the 1920s. This retail store was built in 1961. It was originally known as the Driftyland Dairy-Port. The curbs are decorated with ceramic tiles of milk bottles and "Drifty the Cow", the company's mascot. In 2012, the upper panel of the sign was damaged by wind. The panel was removed and the sign was altered. The first photo above is from 2008; the second is from 2013. [map] |
| parking garage Encino, CA |
Sherwin-Williams Paint Store Eureka, CA |
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This parking garage screen is located at the rear of the Ventura Woodley Building which was built in 1969. [map]
This Sherwin-Williams Paint Store building appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. Does anyone know more about this building? [map] |
| Corner Post Fall River Mills, CA |
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| The Corner Post building is probably from the 1960s. The building has been vacant since at least 2021. [map] |
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Fort Bragg:
A Frame Expresso |
| parking garage Fresno, CA |
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| This parking garage was built in 1969. It is also known as the Spiral Garage. There are similar spiral parking structures in St. Louis, MO, SeaTac, WA, and Switzerland. These structures may have been inspired by New York City's Guggenheim Museum which was built in 1959. [map] |
| Ridge Building Fresno, CA |
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| The Ridge Building is decorated with sculpture and fountains from Stan Bitters. He designed this exterior in 1968. [map] |
| Duncan Ceramic Products Fresno, CA |
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| The sign and exterior sculpture at Duncan Ceramic Products was created by Stan Bitters in 1969. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Fresno Fulton Mall fountains Fresno, CA |
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| The Fresno Fulton Mall was built as a pedestrian mall in 1964. These fountains were installed then. The first fountain above, entitled "Obos", was created by George Tsutakawa. The fountains on the right above, entitled "Dancing Waters", were sculpted by Stan Bitters. In 2017, the pedestrian mall was opened to traffic. The 32 sculptures were all preserved. The Dancing Waters fountain had to be moved slightly. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
| Clocktower Fresno, CA |
Big Top Carousel Fresno, CA |
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This sixty-foot-tall Clocktower is installed at the Fulton Street Mall. It was built in 1964 by Jan de Swart. The tower is made of wood with a fiberglass finish. It was restored in 2017. [map]
I believe the Big Top Carousel was built in 1955 when Playland opened. There was a different roof then. It was probably remodeled to its current folded plate roof in the early 1960s. Playland closed in 2025 but may become part of the adjacent Storyland. [map] |
| Fink & Skopp [gone] Fresno, CA |
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| The Fink & Skopp home furnishings store was designed by Robert W. Stevens and built in 1962. The building had been vacant since at least 2009. It was demolished in 2024. For more, see this website. |
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