SPECIAL PAGE
Fresno Timeline
Walk through the eras, turning points, and local developments that shaped Fresno from its early growth to the modern city.
EXPLORE BY ERA
A Chronological View of Fresno
Foundations
Early settlement, railroad growth, and the making of a city.
Growth & Agriculture
How farms, irrigation, commerce, and migration influenced Fresno.
A Changing City
Neighborhood expansion, culture, institutions, and civic life.
Modern Fresno
Recent decades and the continuing evolution of the Central Valley city.
TIMELINE STORIES
Stories That Put Fresno in Context
Peacock Building Fresno 2026: Why the Historic Vote Matters for Chinatown
October 7, 2026
The Peacock Building Fresno 2026 debate has become one of the city’s most interesting preservation stories this fall. On September 28, Fresno’s Historic Preservation Commission
Weinstock’s at Fashion Fair: What Fresno’s 2026 Demolition Says About Its Mid-Century Past
August 25, 2026
For more than half a century, the large department-store building at 755 E. Shaw Avenue marked the eastern end of Fashion Fair Mall. Generations of
The Fresno Bee Plant and the History We Lose When Buildings Disappear
August 25, 2026
One of Fresno’s most consequential historic-building debates of 2026 is unfolding at 1626 E Street, where the former Fresno Bee printing and production plant is