ADVOCATE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND RESOURCES
Benjamin Dudley built this house (still standing on the northwest corner of Giddings and Main Streets) in about 1917 as a wedding gift for his new wife Helen. c 1920
This view, looking eastbound on Main from about West Street shows how dominant the Fox Theatre is in the downtown landscape. c 1932
This view, looking eastbound on Main from Locust Street, shows a bustling business district in about 1940, including vehicle traffic traveling in both directions – now it is one way only.
A. E. Brooks, owner of the Brooks Mortuary, built this hearse in about 1914. The Tulare County Courthouse is in the background at Center and Court Streets. c 1920
Numerous teams hauling freight wagons are traveling on Main Street, just east of what is now Giddings, coming into Visalia. c 1916
In 1919, the Visalia Electric Railroad took employees of the S. Sweet Co. on a picnic to Terminus Beach.
The Visalia Steam Laundry was built in 1899 at Encina and Center Streets. It stood until 1936 when it burned to the ground. c 1920
All along Main Street people gathered waiting for the much anticipated circus parade. c 1903
This view is looking east on Main Street. The first cupola on the left is at Court Street. Farther east, the second cupola is the Bank of Visalia at Church Street. c 1910
This 1863 view looking eastbound on Main from Court Street is likely the oldest photographic image of Visalia.
Built in 1912 facing Locust at Center Street, the First Presbyterian Church stood until 1956. It was replaced by the current Presbyterian Church on the same site. c 1940