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Article: A renaissance for Fresno's Tower District. (California)
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- December 1, 1990
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1990 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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It's a chorus girl of a building: leggy and brassy and spangled with pink neon that would have done Busby Berkeley proud. Fifty-plus years after its house lights first went up, Fresno's Tower Theater is glowing again. Meanwhile, the surrounding neighborhood has undergone a similar renaissance. Quirky and urbane, the Tower District is loved by residents, little known by visitors, and worth sampling-for theater, dining, and Christmas shopping. You can start your visit by picking up the new Guide to Historic ArchitectureTower District, published by the Fresno City and County Historical Society. It's available free at the city and county convention and visitors' bureau, 808 M ...