Modesto’s 150th Celebration

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Modesto’s 150th Celebration During 2020, the City of Modesto will be celebrating our 150th year!

We will be celebrating all year long with a variety of events to honor our heritage and history!

We think postcards should make comeback. 📫⁠⠀⁠⠀Here's a couple vintage Modesto postcards to remind you what a postcard lo...
10/11/2020

We think postcards should make comeback. 📫⁠⠀
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Here's a couple vintage Modesto postcards to remind you what a postcard looks like. 😉 ⁠⠀
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What iconic Modesto spots would you like to see featured on a Modesto postcard? 💌⁠⠀
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🎼 Modesto's Music Man, Frank Mancini 🎶⁠⁠A Italian native who visited Modesto to play at the Strand Theater and loved it ...
18/08/2020

🎼 Modesto's Music Man, Frank Mancini 🎶⁠
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A Italian native who visited Modesto to play at the Strand Theater and loved it so much here that he stayed! ⁠
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He help found the Modesto Symphony Orchestra, the Stanislaus County Boys Band (now MoBand), and was an award-winning band director at Modesto High.⁠
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The Mancini Bowl in Graceda Park is named after him, of course!⁠

Since 1874, the city of Modesto has celebrated the 4th of July with a parade.Sadly, due to Covid-19, this year's 147th p...
04/07/2020

Since 1874, the city of Modesto has celebrated the 4th of July with a parade.

Sadly, due to Covid-19, this year's 147th parade was cancelled. Although we're missing this tradition today we hope you and your family have a happy & safe 4th of July! 🇺🇸⁠⠀
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1st Photo: J. S. Alexander Grain Warehouse Fourth of July parade float, 9th and I Streets, Modesto, 1890. Alexander was Grand Marshall. Courtesy of the McHenry Museum⁠⠀
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2nd Photo: One of the first 4th of July parades in Modesto. Source unknown.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀
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18/06/2020

Even if cars have to stay in the garage, the stories behind Graffiti Summer have to be told. Modesto’s Graffiti summer is alive this year, despite the coronavirus.

It’s hard to imagine June in Modesto without our .Although the event is cancelled, we’ll be highlighting the history beh...
03/06/2020

It’s hard to imagine June in Modesto without our .

Although the event is cancelled, we’ll be highlighting the history behind our graffiti tradition as well as hometown hero’s throughout June!

In the 1940s Burge’s Drive-In was the place to be! With the tagline “Good Homemade Food and Pastries” it quickly became ...
29/05/2020

In the 1940s Burge’s Drive-In was the place to be! With the tagline “Good Homemade Food and Pastries” it quickly became the local hangout and a cruising pitstop. 🍔⁠
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Adding to the cool factor was a remote DJ from the radio station KFIV who would broadcast from the drive-in and take song dedications from young love birds in the parking lot! 🎶⁠
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Burge’s role in cruising history would be used as the inspiration for Mels Drive-In in the American Graffiti movie years later. 🚘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Recognize this building? 🏴‍☠️⁠⠀⁠⠀Modesto Junior College is one of the OLDEST community colleges in California!⁠⠀⁠⠀It was...
22/05/2020

Recognize this building? 🏴‍☠️⁠⠀
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Modesto Junior College is one of the OLDEST community colleges in California!⁠⠀
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It was established in 1921 to serve the 1st junior college district established under a State Legislature Enabling Act. ⁠⠀
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Fun Fact: The 1st MJC student to transfer to a four-year college transferred to in 1922. 🌲 ⁠⠀
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To our 2020 college graduates - well done! Your hard work has paid off - you deserve to celebrate! 🎉 ⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀
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MHS is the oldest high school in Modesto and one of the oldest in California. 🚌⁠⁠It was established in 1883 by Ruliff St...
21/05/2020

MHS is the oldest high school in Modesto and one of the oldest in California. 🚌⁠
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It was established in 1883 by Ruliff Stephen Holway and the first graduating class in 1887 had only TEN students! ⁠
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To all of the high school seniors in Modesto, we'd like to say CONGRATULATIONS! Your accomplishment is one to be celebrated! While your ceremony is canceled, your achievement still remains! 🎓⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

20/05/2020

Effective today the State of California has approved our county variance application. This new state approval will allow for our county to move forward into an expanded stage 2 with modifications such as:

▪️Destination retail (retail stores), including shopping malls and swap meets
▪️Dine-in restaurants (other amenities, like bars or gaming areas, are not permitted in Stage 2)

The opening of schools for in-person learning will be delayed, as more planning still needs to take place. The Public Health Officer engaged in discussions with local Superintendents beginning in March and continues the collaborative process to assess and plan.

➡️ To learn more about the new county variance attestation visit the California Department of Public Health at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/County_Variance_Attestation_Form.aspx

➡️ For the latest Stanislaus County COVID-19 information visit: www.StanEmergency.com

In the 1920s, Modesto was the largest butter producing city in the country. 🧈⁠⠀⁠⠀Butterfat was the name of a monthly dai...
15/05/2020

In the 1920s, Modesto was the largest butter producing city in the country. 🧈⁠⠀
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Butterfat was the name of a monthly dairy magazine produced in Modesto during the 1920s and 1930s. ⁠⠀
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If you're looking for some quarantine reading, past issues can be found on Google Books! 📚⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀
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The boom in irrigated farming caused Modesto’s population not only to rebound from the losses of the 1890s but to nearly...
09/05/2020

The boom in irrigated farming caused Modesto’s population not only to rebound from the losses of the 1890s but to nearly double to 4,034 by 1910.⁠⠀
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Irrigation brought tremendous prosperity and new buildings rose all over Modesto and phone service reached 466 addresses in 1906.⁠⠀
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Stable water supply also made farmland much more valuable and prices rose five- to ten-fold. ⁠⠀
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📸: Modesto Irrigation District⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀
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@ Modesto, California

08/05/2020

In honor of Modesto’s 150th Anniversary this month we will be celebrating our local Agriculture & Industry.

Today we would like to thank Foster Farms and the many dedicated employees who are hard at work as they continue to provide poultry products to millions of families across America.

We also would like to thank you for your donation of over two million servings of poultry to COVID-19 hunger relief efforts.

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MODESTO’S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

Let’s celebrate Modesto’s 150th Anniversary all year-long!

During the 2020 calendar year, the city of Modesto will hold a sesquicentennial celebration – Modesto150 – consisting of a series of community events. Across the city, organizations and communities are encouraged to participate!

The goals of the Modesto150 celebration are to:


  • Embrace civic pride through a celebration of the city’s history.