Shafter Master Plan Seeks Central District Growth
A comprehensive downtown plan proposes expanding commerce from 41 to 93 acres and boosting population to 19 300 by 1980. It outlines traffic separation, parking near businesses, highway access, reduced lot sizes, unified industrial districts, and park drainage integration to support growth.
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NeeSthetchon
Shafter
Rokersfield
Central Business District
Bakersfield
Manuel Avenue
Fresno Avenue
Lerdo
Schnaidt
Shafter Avenue
Los Angeles Avenue
Fertilizer tips for Kern lawns and 1957 vehicle report
The Kern County guide stresses nitrogen as key to lawn quality recommending a minimum 6 pounds of actual nitrogen per 1000 square feet annually and monthly applications of water soluble nitrogen to limit leaching. It notes organic nitrogen forms resist leaching and can be applied every 8 to 12 months with similar results. Also included is 1957 vehicle mileage data and urban rural travel shares, plus a Shafter merchants appeal encouraging buying local.
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Kern
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Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Lerdo Road
Minter Field
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lerdo Highway
Poplar Avenue
Shafter High School
Stanislaus
Central Valley Highway
Poplar
T. V
Smith
Cal-Cut Pipe & Supply. Inc
S. Union
Pillsbury
Libby
Con
Stokeley
Leon
Arden's Butter
Shank
USDA
POST
Fishers Biskit
Swift
Merry Maid
Lucky Lady Oysters
Boy
AR. Dee
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee
Tor
Borden’s
Scott Va
Arden’s Pint Carton
Cottage Cheese
Alifornia Hite Rose
Hiess
Morrell
Alisweet
Starlac
LA Bella Pizza
Booth
Yeu Aft Green Stamp Stores
Central Avenue
First Southern Baptist Church Career
van & Suse
Sam Wilcoxon
Jack Graves
Pastor B.1.u
Doyle Hamman
Paster Prayer Service
Leif Barton
Brotherhood al Wedel
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