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5] Name Image Location Designated Description 1 The Hayden Building 1622 19th Street: 2/12/92 Second Renaissance Revival building built in 1904 by the Kern County Land Company; occupants have included the Hayden Furniture Company, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Mrs. Andrews Dancing Hall, the Continental Hotel, and the Valley Office Supply Company, and the Spotlight Theatre and Cafe
In February 2025, the city of Bakersfield announced that Dignity Health has bought the naming rights of the arena, which will be renamed Dignity Health Arena, Theater and Convention Center. The new name will go into effect on March 1, 2025, and run through December 31, 2035.
Bakersfield College ("BC") is a public community college located in Bakersfield, California. Its main campus is on a 153-acre (0.62 km 2 ) campus in northeast Bakersfield, with two satellite campuses : the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, and the Delano Center in Delano, California , approximately 35 miles (56 km) north of Bakersfield.
The shops and cafes that line the Downtown streets feature dining and shopping venues. Notable attractions in Downtown Bakersfield include the Rabobank Arena, the McMurtrey Aquatic Center, the Bakersfield Museum of Art, the historic Fox Theater, the Padre Hotel, and a nightlife district centered on 19th Street and Wall Street Alley. [2]
In the 1980s, then-rising star John Force won Funny Car at the March Meet three times, in 1984, 1986 and 1987. Local Bakersfield-based racer James Warren dominated Top Fuel Eliminator in the 1970s, three-peating in 1975, 1976 and 1977.
California accounts for about 90% of the domestic supply of oranges, mandarins, lemons and grapefruit. About 20% of the estimated 24,000 citrus farm employees in California work in Kern County ...
In addition, several bars and restaurants also have space for musicians. The largest is the Nile Bar and Grill, which occupies the former Nile Theater in the Arts District, downtown. [5] In addition to these venues, two others were proposed but were never built. For years, the Bakersfield Symphony has wanted a "home theater" to perform their music.
The Padre Hotel is a historical landmark hotel located on the corner of 18th and H streets in Bakersfield, California. Originally constructed in 1928 as a luxury hotel and restaurant, the eight-story building went through an extensive renovation and reopened in 2010.