Central Valley Roots

By KVPR

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... more

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The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.

Central Valley Roots episodes:

July 09, 2026 Royal Porter Putnam and the birth of Porterville
Nestled close the Sierra foothills in Tulare County, Porterville began as a ferry crossing on the Tule River.
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July 08, 2026 Fresno's Maynard Dixon: A pioneering artist of the American West
Dixon's landscape paintings ranged in styles from impressionism to angular modernism, all while capturing the beauty of the Southwestern landscape.
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July 07, 2026 A man-made landmark in Yosemite: The Ahwahnee Hotel
The grand hotel has been a Yosemite Valley icon since 1927, and has hosted presidents and royalty.
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July 06, 2026 Two Fresno-area musicians who had counterculture rock hits in the 1960s: Barry McGuire and Terry Talbot
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.
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July 03, 2026 Fresno's Duncan Ceramics Building: a colorful landmark for over 50 years
Fresno-area artist Stan Bitters designed the collection of glazed ceramic reliefs starting in 1969.
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July 02, 2026 The history behind Fresno's Fig Garden Village shopping center
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.
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July 01, 2026 The Mariposa County gold country town with Latino roots: Hornitos
This gold country town was built around a central plaza, in the Mexican tradition.
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June 30, 2026 Tulare's Mefford Field & historic B-17 Flying Fortress
Countless pilots trained at Mefford Field during World War II, and a vintage B-17 nearby is a popular roadside attraction on Highway 99.
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June 29, 2026 Downtown Fresno's Farmer's Market Shopping Center, gone but not forgotten
Patterned after LA's Original Farmer's Market, it was a Fresno landmark from the 1940s through the 1990s.
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June 28, 2026 The story of Fresno's Tower District
The neighborhood is much older than its namesake theater, which was built in 1939 in Fresno's first "streetcar suburb."
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The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.

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