Old Town Kern
- Also Known As: Basque Block
Old Town Kern is a neighborhood on the east side of Bakersfield, California, located east of Union Ave. - AsNotedIn
Old Town Kern is a neighborhood on the east side of Bakersfield, California, located east of Union Ave. - AsNotedIn
| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
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| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
| Southern Pacific Railroad Depot East Bakersfield |
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728 | Sumner St | Baker St |
| Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library |
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1400 | Baker St | |
| Pyrenees French Bakery |
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717 | E 21st St | E of Baker St |
| Pyrenees Cafe |
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601 | Sumner St | W of Beale Ave, East Bakersfield |
| Noriega Hotel |
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525 | Sumner St | Kern St |
| Wool Growers |
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620 | E 19 St | Kern St |
| Luigi's Restaurant and Delicatessen |
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725 | E 19th St | King St |
| Y/M/D | Description | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/00/00 | Since the city of Bakersfield would not give the Southern Pacific two blocks of land for a new depot, the SP builds a depot (lost) five miles east of the city and establishes their own town, Sumner. The Sumner post office will open in 1876. | Southern Pacific Railroad Depot East Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | |||
| 1893/00/00 | Faustino Noriega opens The Noriega Hotel near the train depot in Bakersfield at a time when Basque shepherds left Spain and France to tend sheep in pockets of the American Southwest. | Noriega Hotel | Bakersfield, CA |
| Particulars for Old Town Kern: | |
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| Locale Type | Neighborhood |
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