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1957: Center St. opens across tracks
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This photo taken from atop what is today the Manteca Bequarters building in the early 1960s shows the corner of Yosemite Avenue and Main Street in downtown Manteca. The Chevron station had yet to be torn down where the parking lot is today. Brown-Mahin Department store occupied the building that now houses Century Furniture. Peggys dress shop is where Aksland Real Estate is now located. In the upper right hand corner are two longtime Manteca landmarks that have long since been razed the 15-story Spreckels Sugar silos and the Manteca Bean Co.
100 years ago July 6, 1917 Manteca is to have a curfew bell rung each evening at 9 o’clock by Night-watchman Wright Oliver, at which time all young people of 14 years of age or younger are supposed to be under the parental roof. 90 years ago July 7, 1927 The officers-elect of the Manteca Lions Club were installed at a meeting today at Hotel Manteca by Dr. G. W. Walker of Stockton. The officers installed were: D. H. McKellar, president; S. H. Dye, first vice-president; Dr. L. E. Tretheway, second vice-president; L. E. Wyatt, third vice-president; E. Powers, treasurer; J. G. Smith, secretary ; J. K. Littlejohn, lion tamer; M. Adams, tail twister; directors, C. W. Forbes and F. E. Stetler.