Fresno

Few cities in California have a history as closely tied to irrigation and agriculture as Fresno. Set in the broad San Joaquin Valley, with the Sierra Nevada rising to the east, it is a commercial centre for one of America’s most productive farming regions. Railroad connections and irrigation helped transform dry valley land into orchards, vineyards and fields. The Forestiere Underground Gardens, built over four decades by Sicilian immigrant Baldassare Forestiere, preserve an unusual network of subterranean rooms, courtyards and citrus plantings. Downtown’s historic Warnors Theatre and the Tower District provide an urban counterpoint to the surrounding farmland. Find related webcams in California’s Central Valley to build a fuller picture of Fresno and its agricultural surroundings.

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