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Early on, Fresno's downtown, like many in California, centered at its railroad. In the late 1800s, main street was a rustic area with wooden sidewalks, just like something out of a Western movie. Businesses sprung up around J Street, which was later renamed Fulton Street after the well-known real estate investor Fulton G. Berry, who died in 1910.
The street was the hub of commercial activity until the 1960s, when more and more businesses were moving north. In an effort to revive the area, the city hired landscape architect Garret Eckbo to design the Fulton Mall, a pedestrian-only outdoor mall. But, unfortunately, the unique mall also was subject to the attrition caused by businesses moving north, so that in the 1970s, it was failing.
For 50 years, city government debated about what to do. Finally, efforts to revive the mall culminated in 2017, with reportedly $20 million in federal grants helping to pay for the work intended to make Fulton a thriving urban center.
More community sites are celebrated in the photos below taken by Traci Obata (Undergraduate Admissions).
To celebrate the community with campus, send your photos to campusnews@csufresno.edu.
Research for the story from abc30 and the Fresno Bee.
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Chukchansi Ballpark Stadium
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Chukchansi Ballpark Stadium
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Pacific Southwest Building, Fresno's tallest skyscraper (1925)
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Palm trees line historic Kearney Blvd.
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Fresno Bee Building (1922)
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Fresno Bee Building (1922)
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