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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In 1929, a letter in the local newspaper from the local Lions Club asked for historical documents, photos, and information related to Kern County's past. Thousands of pieces of information were donated to the Kern County Chamber of Commerce in response. [3] In 1941, by a decree from the county, the Kern County Museum was founded.
1954 – Bakersfield City Hall built. 1955 – Memorial Stadium opens. 1961 – Sister city relationship established with Wakayama, Japan. [5] 1962 – Bakersfield News Bulletin begins publication. [3] 1963 – Crest Drive-In cinema in business. [6] 1964 – Goodwill thrift shop in business. [7] 1965 – Community Action Partnership of Kern ...
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
The Bakersfield sign became the arched sign for the city. [3] By the late 1990s, the sign had fallen into a state of disrepair. The Bakersfield Inn had closed down and no one was maintaining the sign. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), fearing the sign could collapse onto the road, wanted to remove it. [4]
As a newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian is a descendant of Kern County's first newspaper, the Havilah Courier (1866). Havilah was the first county seat before local government was moved to Bakersfield. Built in 1926, the building itself is considered an architectural landmark and a reminder of the golden years of the newspaper.
In 1961 a group of local citizens organized to build a replica of the tower at a new site. The new tower, which incorporated the metalwork from the old structure, was built in front of the Kern County Museum on Chester Avenue, approximately 1.25 miles north of its original location. It was dedicated on December 13, 1964 to the County of Kern.
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