Life in the Central Valley of California (1949)

★★★★ · Still the same, over fifty years later! · RedAliCat · 2003-04-21

As a Fresno native, I've seen most of the places in this film, and none of them have changed. Really. Actually, it was very fascinating to have the ocean development of the valley explained (they never did while I was in school there). Good shots, bland narration, not much music overall. Since this film was made, Selma (just south of Fresno) has been christened "Raisin Capital of The World," but Fresno still remains the epicenter of ag trade and the "Midwest of California."

★★★ · Californet · Spuzz · 2003-09-26

Pretty standard film about California, and how the irrigation factors made California towns like Fresno and Sacramento made them into larger communities because of all the agriculture made availible to them. This film is ultra-surprising since it's made by Coronet, who have branched off from social guidance films in the past, but I never knew that the company made films like this. Nice color too.