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The stuff of urban legends, the chinatown tunnels are mostly passageways between the basements in old buildings. Radar archaeology in 2007 verified their existence. Many have been partially closed by various property owners. There are no organized tours, though a guided tour of Chinatown tunnels was auctioned of at the Chinatown Jazz Festival to be led by members of the Chinatown revitalization Board.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: 559-441-7915
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St. Genevieve's Catholic Church was built in 1938 for the Chinese community. It was given one block of real estate as parish boundries, making it the smallest parish in the world. It is, I believe, the only Catholic church in the USA specifically a Chinese parish. You can drive by and see it at the corner of Tulare & C street, just west of Chinatown. --- Mass is on Sundays 10:30am; we sing the Lord's prayer in Chinese on 1st, 2nd, and 4th Sundays. About a 70 attend Sunday Mass, then retire downstairs for coffee, donuts, and chit chat. ---Today, the church's demographics are about a third Chinese-American, a third Mexican-American, and a third "Gringo." :-)
Updated Mar 17, 2007
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For those of you who don't know William Saroyan (1908-1981), he is an American author and playwrite who was born in Fresno, California. William was a son of an Armenian immigrant and a small vineyard owner in Fresno who died shortly after William was born. Perhaps the most famous novel written by Saroyan is "The Human Comedy" read by most students attending high school in America. His works also include "My Name is Aram" and "The Laughing Matter"...
While in Fresno, we visited the Ararat Armenian Cemetery in search of another Armenian historical figure's grave. Instead to a nice surprise we stumbled upon William Saroyan's Grave.
The Ararat Cemetery in Fresno is located at 1929 W. Belmont Ave in Fresno California.
Written Sep 9, 2004
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For those of you who don't know William Saroyan (1908-1981), he is an American author and playwrite who was born in Fresno, California. William was a son of an...
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Q: Hi there, I live in Australia and have been invited to a wedding in Fresno... Its very expensive to fly up there is there a Bus I...
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America's Agricultural Capitol
Few Americans realize the power and influence that Fresno has within their daily dietary world. While Salinas, California reigns supreme for lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, and other such green...
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I recently had the opportunity to visit Fresno, a Central California city. It's not a well-known tourist destination. Many people use Fresno as their jumping off point for their tour of Yosemite,...
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I was raised in Fresno. Yes, Yosemite is a must, so is going up to Pine Flat Dam and rafting down the river. Shaver lake, now that is some of the coldest water I have ever seen that didn't have ice......
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I live here - and contrary to popular opinion, there's a lot to do. Best thing about Fresno - Its a short drive to everything. Wildflowers and casinos (15 minutes) Boating and fishing (30 minutes)...
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Just returned from a week of travel in Northern Portugal. Headquartered in the town of Ovar, stayed at the Hotel Meia-Lua, very accommodating staff, and simple and nice rooms, as well. They also did a...
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