Check out these fun and interesting settings of the town of Fresno, some of the valley sites, and the town of Livingston Flats and the Lazy L ranch.
Fresno
Lots of pictures (plus a map) of the town of Fresno around 1880, the setting of the Circle C Adventures. See Goodwin’s Mercantile and Jack and a friend out on delivers. The school is there too. You can also see pictures of what the real Fresno looked like after the flood from San Francisco Smugglers. Yes, Fresno was flooded often, almost every year! Check out the picture of the tenement where Megan Decker and her brother lived during the setting of Price of Truth. Plus pictures from Thick as Thieves (the saloon) and Courageous Love (Fresno House). Click on the pictures to enlarge.
Livingston Flats and the Lazy L
In Long Ride Home, Andi and the Garduno family arrive in the valley town of Livingston Flats. Andi and Rosa look for Taffy at March’s Livery, and they end up working at the Lazy L, a beautiful ranch not too far from the town. The yards and yards of white fencing made Andi hesitate to jump when she and Taffy galloped away from the ranch. They did not get far. Also pictured is the rough, old shed where Felicity Livingston stashes Andi to force her to sign over Taffy. How would you fare for two days and two nights in this dark, creepy place with a dirt floor?
The Valley
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doesn’t Fresno have like… diferent ‘districts’ or something? What’s the part with the chinese….?
I’m sorry, this probably doesn’t make sense 😀 lol
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Yes. The Chinese district and the Mexican districts are too the west of the RR tracks and are not shown in the map.
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Do you have a picture of Justin’s office?
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Not handy, but I can see what I can do.
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Where is the sheriffs office located in Fresno?
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Hmmm good question! 😉
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It’s so fun to visualize the places in the books!
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You’re writing is so descriptive that I pictured most of the places the same way they look here!
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Where in town is Justin and Lucy’s house?
Thanks
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How much would a person pay for renting a horse?
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Do you have a pic of Justin’s office?
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Oh I just saw someone already asked this 🙂
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if someone wanted to go out to eat in Fresno where would they go?
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The Sequoia Restaurant or at any hotel. All hotels had dining.
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ok thank you so much!
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Where’s the Sheriff’s office there?
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I love Melinda and Peters house!!
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where is justin and lucys house located in fresno?
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About four blocks from the main downtown
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What is the river called that somewhere near Fresno? I was sure it was mentioned in thick as thieves when Taffy was a runaway, but I can’t find it
thanks
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Actually, no. It was not mentioned in long ride home.
The river north of Fresno is the San Joaquin.
The river south of Fresno is the Kings.
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Oh wait. Duh. Thick as thieves! Yes Andi was afraid Taffy would run all the way to the San Joaquin.
Sorry.
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ok thanks
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