They honor the city's pioneers. They reflect what it grows. One is meant to clear up confusion.
The names of the streets of Bakersfield have, in many cases, a good story behind them. And on Thursday, Lori Wear, curator of collections at the Kern County Museum and a CSUB alumna, shared them with the 60+ Club on campus.
Wear, whose local family roots go back multiple generations, is one of the go-to sources for Kern County history. She has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from CSUB and has worked at the museum for more than 19 years.
Here are the stories Wear said are behind some of Bakersfield's most well-known roadways:
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