Harrison Power

HistoryView – Peggy Mensinger, Modesto Political Icon
By Harrison Power While the Modesto area elected Esto Broughton to the State Assembly in 1918, the contributions of women ...

HistoryView – Modesto’s Martin Luther King Drive
By Harrison Power Within the section of West Modesto streets named for Founding Fathers and tree varieties is Martin Luther ...

Modesto High School IB Program: Making College Attainable and Manageable Since 1994
By Abigail Power My name is Abigail Murphy Power, and I am a proud fourth-generation graduate of Modesto High School. ...

HistoryView – The Modesto-Stanislaus Library
By Harrison Power Opened to the public in 1971, the Modesto-Stanislaus Library at 1500 I Street in Modesto marked a ...

HistoryView – State Theatre Celebrates 90 Years
By Harrison Power When the State Theater opened its doors on Christmas Day in 1934, it was the newest “talking ...

HistoryView – Queen Bean’s Home: The Kerr-Maddux House
By Harrison Power Nestled between office buildings at 1126 14th Street across from Graceada Park is a quaint yet stately ...

HistoryView – Cremation in Modesto
By Harrison Power When it gets to be that spooky time of year, one’s mind may easily drift toward scenes ...

HistoryView – Modesto High’s H Street Campus
By Harrison PowerAs the new school year gets underway, students of Modesto High School are now benefiting from enhanced crosswalks ...

HistoryView – The California Ballroom
By Harrison PowerWhen it comes to the Modesto music scene, there is a place that stands out as integral to ...

Modesto Bee 1884-2024
HistoryView: Modesto Bee: 1884-2024 By Harrison Power With the news about the Modesto Bee’s upcoming transition away from daily printed ...

HistoryView- Preserve The Perley Mansion
PRESERVE THE PERLEY MANSION BY HARRISON POWER There are few buildings remaining in Modesto which hold the distinction of having ...

HistoryView – Phyl-Nor Hotel
HISTORYVIEW JUNE 2023THE MOTEL PHYL-NOR By Harrison PowerWith North 9th Street previously serving as the main route for Highway 99 ...

HistoryView – 1939 Hall of Records
By Harrison Power Facing I Street between 11th and 12th Streets stands the former Stanislaus County Hall of Records, ...

HistoryView – Modesto’s Christmas Tree
MODESTO’S CHRISTMAS TREE BY HARRISON POWER With the holiday season well underway, many will now be flocking to their favorite ...

Modesto’s Oldest Church
HISTORYVIEW FEBRUARY 2023CLINTON CHAPEL – A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MODESTO’S OLDEST CHURCHBY Harrison Power Tucked among the residential streets of West ...