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 129 episodes available.

Central Valley Roots episodes:

March 19, 2026 Pueblo San Emigdio: The oldest Western settlement in the Valley
Located near the Grapevine in Kern County, this pueblo became a rancho in the Mexican-era and is the oldest Western settlement in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
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March 18, 2026 Why do cities like Fresno and Bakersfield have so many county islands?
County islands are unincorporated areas surrounded by land that is part of an incorporated city. These "islands" often lack city-level infrastructure and services.
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March 17, 2026 Lloyd Tevis and the birth of Bakersfield's Stockdale neighborhood
Today's Stockdale Country Club began as the Tevis family estate, and was named for a Tevis relative, Sir Edmund Stockdale, the Lord Mayor of London.
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March 16, 2026 James Ben Ali Haggin: Kern County's original land baron
James Ben Ali Haggin made a fortune in the Gold Rush, before acquiring a huge swath of Kern County.
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March 13, 2026 More than movies: Fresno's historic Azteca Theater
Fresno's Azteca Theater was the focal point of Fresno's Latino community in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, hosting Mexico's biggest film stars and a stop on Cesar Chavez's march to Sacramento in 1966.
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March 13, 2026 The story of El Teatro Campesino
Born in Delano, the theater group has a long legacy dramatizing the stories of those who work in California's farm fields.
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February 25, 2026 Fresno County's pioneering Black farmer, Gabriel Moore
Moore was born into slavery in Alabama in 1812 and became one of the earliest successful farmers in Fresno County, arriving here in 1853.
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January 28, 2026 The Carnegie libraries of the Central Valley
Several Central Valley Carnegie library buildings still remain, in cities like Clovis, Hanford, Exeter and Orosi.
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January 27, 2026 The story behind downtown Fresno's historic Van Ness Avenue entry arch
Back when Railroad Avenue was U.S. Route 99, downtown merchants funded the archway to help draw motorists to their businesses.
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January 26, 2026 The story of Cressman's, Mountain Rest and Pine Ridge
Located at the top of Tollhouse grade, a variety of Pine Ridge-area businesses have served centuries of weary travelers.
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