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Fresno preservation commission to update Chinatown survey, elevate Hitching Post ahead of longer Blackstone study
Summary
Commission staff will begin an in-house update of the Chinatown historic resources survey in January and aim to present a draft to the commission in May; commissioners agreed to move the Hitching Post thematic survey ahead of a larger mid-century study of Blackstone Avenue.
The City of Fresno Historic Preservation Commission on Dec. 23 discussed a staff plan to begin updating the Chinatown historic resources survey in January 2025 and to present a draft to the commission in May.
Assistant Director Ashley Atkinson told the commission staff did not find immediate outside funding and intends to perform an initial refresh with in-house time. Atkinson said the commission could then apply for grants from the State Historic Preservation Office to fund follow-up work: "we did not uncover any viable sources of funding except for the grants from the State Historic Preservation Office," she said.
The commission heard that the previous Chinatown survey dates to 2006. Dr. Lisha Chen, the city’s…
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