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Noriega's is located two blocks from the former Southern Pacific Station, where many immigrants had arrived from Ellis Island only with a lapel that said "Noriega Hotel Bakersfield, California". In 1906, the name changed from Iberia Hotel to Noriega Hotel. [4] In 1931, Jean and Grace Elizalde bought the property. [5]
Basa ("Pangasius bocourti"), as it is commonly referred to, is a species of primarily freshwater-dwelling catfish in the shark-catfish family, Pangasiidae, native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins of Mainland Southeast Asia. [2]
The presence of Basques in California dates back four centuries. Basque explorers arrived in what is now California in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. [1] There is a significant presence of Basque-Americans in the Bakersfield area.
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
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km 2) [9] [10] near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region.
The 2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represents California State University, Bakersfield during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 14th-year head coach Rod Barnes , play their home games at the Icardo Center located in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West ...
Bakersfield: 1866: Los Angeles and Tulare: Edward Kern, cartographer for John C. Fremont's 1845 expedition: General Law 913,820: 8,142 sq mi (21,088 km 2) Kings County: 031: Hanford: 1893: Tulare: Kings River; original Spanish name Rio de los Santos Reyes ("River of the Holy Kings") General Law 152,682: 1,390 sq mi (3,600 km 2) Lake County: 033 ...
Buck Owens Crystal Palace has rapidly become the symbol of Bakersfield's country music heritage.. In the 1950s and 1960s, local musicians such as Bill Woods, Tommy Collins, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Wynn Stewart developed a streamlined country music style called the Bakersfield sound, which emphasized pedal steel guitar, the Fender Telecaster electric guitar and intense vocals.