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AwarenessView
Understanding Systemic Racism By Wendy Byrd As America celebrates the Fourth of July amid an uprising against police brutality, and ...
BigView – Modesto in the 1940s
The BigView The 1940s were a decade of change in Modesto USA. As the depression of the 1930s slowly changed ...
1900-1920 Modesto Timeline
1900 Modesto population is 2,024. The Twentieth Century 1901 The Stanislaus County Courthouse gets a new Hall of Records. Modesto’s ...
BarView – Modesto’s Speakeasies – Then and Now
BarView By Chris Murphy The Roaring 20s were wild right? But Prohibition was the law of the land, alcohol was ...
WomenView – The Future is Female
National Women’s History Month The Future is Female By Patty Castillo Davis While the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad vastly ...
fotoView – Adrian Mendoza
fotoView by Chris Murphy You know we love photos of Modesto and the surrounding area. Heck, we even have VIEW ...
GraffitiUSAView
GraffitiUSAView By Chris Murphy We are bringing 1962 back! What’s your story? Were you there? There is only one home ...
Save The Depot
Save the Depot Modesto was built around the railroad. It is the reason that our city is where it is ...
Interview – Kirstie Boyett
InterView Kirstie Boyett by Chris Murphy Opened on Christmas Day in 1934, the fabulous historic State Theatre is the last ...
Save The Depot
If the current plan is accepted by the city council, our 114-year-old depot will lose much of its historic and architectural integrity. The plan is to remove most of the interior waiting room walls including the historic women’s waiting room, creating one large open space.
All Ages View – McHenry Museum
AllAgesViewBy Sofia JohnsonI recently had the pleasure of visiting our beautiful McHenry Museum. In the heart of downtown Modesto, stands one of the most historical structures of our city. I had the opportunity to sit down and learn about
