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CHURCHES:
Most denominations are represented in the Fresno area
and have convenient locations throughout the city.
SERVICE GROUPS AND CLUBS:
There are numerous adult and youth clubs, associations
and other organizations in Fresno. For a copy of our new
Professional Associations, Groups and Clubs directory, contact the Chamber of Commerce for price information, 2331
Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93716 or call, (209)233-4651.
TOURIST INFORMATION:
Fresno is the center of a great tourist area. We invite you to
write to the Fresno Tourist Information Center, 1429 W. Olive,
Fresno, CA 93728 or call (209) 486-5218.2331 Fresno St. P.O. Box 146
SPORTS:
Fresno residents and visitors enjoy a well-balanced, year-
round program of sports. Fresno has professional baseball,
auto racing, wrestling, boxing, hockey and bowling. Fresno
State University offers fine competition in collegiate football,
basketball, baseball, track and minor sports. For over 50 years,
Fresno State University has hosted the West Coast Relays the first weekend in May.
The Greater San Joaquin Valley Sports Association sponsors the California Bowl football game at Fresno State University's 30,000-seat football stadium. The fourth of these NCAA-approved bowl games is to be played in December, 1984. Fresno State's Beiden Field baseball facility was completed for the 1984 season. The new 3,578-seat stadium is the largest facility of its kind on the West coast and the nation's sixth largest collegiate baseball complex. Selland Arena is home to the Fresno Falcons hockey team and houses the regional NCAA playoffs. The city recently approved an $8 million project to expand its capacity from 7,000 to 10,000 seats. Boating, fishing and water skiing are available at Millerton Lake, Pine Flat Reservoir, Bass Lake, Shaver and Huntington Lakes. Only 1 1/2 hours drive away, downhill skiing is available at Sierra Summit and Badger Pass ski resorts. Cross-country skiing is also available in the near-by Sierra Nevada Mountains.
AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION: Registration for a California driver's license is required within 10 days of becoming a permanent resident of California. Car licenses, however, will be honored until the month of their expiration. For California automobile registration and driver's license information, contact the State Department of Motor Vehicles, 655 W. Olive, Fresno, CA 93728, or call (209)445-5469. HUNTING AND FISHING: Fresno County offers some of the finest hunting and fishing to be found in the West. For specific information about hunting and fishing seasons, non-resident licenses, etc., write to: California State Department of Fish & Game, 1234 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93710, or call (209)222-3761.
QUICK FACTS: ELEVATION: City, 328 Ft.
Area: City, 72 Sq Mi -
POPULATION -
FRESNO 252,598,
CLOVIS 36,225,
COALINGA 7,270,
FIREBAUGH 3,938,
FOWLER 2,696,
HURON 3,328,
KERMAN 3,972,
MENDOTA 5,859,
ORANGE COVE 4,277,
PARLIER 5,925,
REEDLY 11,876,
SANGER 13,249,
SAN JOAQUIN 2,075,
SELMA 12,216,
Number of households - (City) 92,122 (County) 200,491,
Median Effective Household Buying Income - (City) $19,243 (County) 200,491,
Asssessed Valuation - (City) $5,670,787,542 (County) $14,265,515,849,
Retail Sales - (City) $1,454,758,000 (County) $2,258,426,000,
CLIMATOLOGICAL CHART - 30 Year Average,
FRESNO California April 1984,
Object Description
| Title | Fresno facts from the Fresno Chamber of Commerce |
| Creator | Fresno Chamber of Commerce: author |
| Date Created | 1984-00-00 |
| Description | Pollock kept a folder of 2 brochures, 1 document, and a letter from the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. All of these items give "fast" facts about 1984 Fresno, as a response to letter of request sent by Pollock to the Chamber of Commerce. |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Facility | none |
| Subjects | Geographic communities--California--Fresno |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Brochures |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 10 items |
| Collection | Walter E. Pollock Papers |
| Project Name | California State University Japanese American Digitization Project |
| Rights | Rights have not been transferred |
Description
| Local ID | csufr_wep_0112 |
| Project ID | csufr_wep_0112 |
| Title | Brochure 1 - A |
| Type | image |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 20 cm. x 37 cm. |
| Transcript | CHURCHES: Most denominations are represented in the Fresno area and have convenient locations throughout the city. SERVICE GROUPS AND CLUBS: There are numerous adult and youth clubs, associations and other organizations in Fresno. For a copy of our new Professional Associations, Groups and Clubs directory, contact the Chamber of Commerce for price information, 2331 Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93716 or call, (209)233-4651. TOURIST INFORMATION: Fresno is the center of a great tourist area. We invite you to write to the Fresno Tourist Information Center, 1429 W. Olive, Fresno, CA 93728 or call (209) 486-5218.2331 Fresno St. P.O. Box 146 SPORTS: Fresno residents and visitors enjoy a well-balanced, year- round program of sports. Fresno has professional baseball, auto racing, wrestling, boxing, hockey and bowling. Fresno State University offers fine competition in collegiate football, basketball, baseball, track and minor sports. For over 50 years, Fresno State University has hosted the West Coast Relays the first weekend in May. The Greater San Joaquin Valley Sports Association sponsors the California Bowl football game at Fresno State University's 30,000-seat football stadium. The fourth of these NCAA-approved bowl games is to be played in December, 1984. Fresno State's Beiden Field baseball facility was completed for the 1984 season. The new 3,578-seat stadium is the largest facility of its kind on the West coast and the nation's sixth largest collegiate baseball complex. Selland Arena is home to the Fresno Falcons hockey team and houses the regional NCAA playoffs. The city recently approved an $8 million project to expand its capacity from 7,000 to 10,000 seats. Boating, fishing and water skiing are available at Millerton Lake, Pine Flat Reservoir, Bass Lake, Shaver and Huntington Lakes. Only 1 1/2 hours drive away, downhill skiing is available at Sierra Summit and Badger Pass ski resorts. Cross-country skiing is also available in the near-by Sierra Nevada Mountains. AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION: Registration for a California driver's license is required within 10 days of becoming a permanent resident of California. Car licenses, however, will be honored until the month of their expiration. For California automobile registration and driver's license information, contact the State Department of Motor Vehicles, 655 W. Olive, Fresno, CA 93728, or call (209)445-5469. HUNTING AND FISHING: Fresno County offers some of the finest hunting and fishing to be found in the West. For specific information about hunting and fishing seasons, non-resident licenses, etc., write to: California State Department of Fish & Game, 1234 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93710, or call (209)222-3761. QUICK FACTS: ELEVATION: City, 328 Ft. Area: City, 72 Sq Mi - POPULATION - FRESNO 252,598, CLOVIS 36,225, COALINGA 7,270, FIREBAUGH 3,938, FOWLER 2,696, HURON 3,328, KERMAN 3,972, MENDOTA 5,859, ORANGE COVE 4,277, PARLIER 5,925, REEDLY 11,876, SANGER 13,249, SAN JOAQUIN 2,075, SELMA 12,216, Number of households - (City) 92,122 (County) 200,491, Median Effective Household Buying Income - (City) $19,243 (County) 200,491, Asssessed Valuation - (City) $5,670,787,542 (County) $14,265,515,849, Retail Sales - (City) $1,454,758,000 (County) $2,258,426,000, CLIMATOLOGICAL CHART - 30 Year Average, FRESNO California April 1984, |
