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Grimm Family Compound
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Rodney Grimm († 1998) and Robert Grimm († 2006) were the owners of Grimmway Farms, the world's largest carrot manufacturer. The company, as well as this 45-acre estate, is still family-owned.

Buck Owens' House (former)
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This was the final home of the late singer and guitarist, who had 20 number-one hits on the Billboard magazine country music charts. He passed away on March 25, 2006.

Joey Porter's House (former)
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Joey Porter is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Porter earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL. He has also played for the Miami Dolphins.

Mildred Baena's House
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By: jdubble07.
Mildred Baena is the former housekeeper of Arnold Schwarzenegger and his ex-wife, Maria Shriver, with whom Schwarzenegger had an affair which resulted in a child, Joseph Baena.

Thompson Ski Ranch
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Scott Hill's House
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By: jdubble07.
Scott Hill is a founding partner of H&H Roofing Supply.

Mesa Marin Raceway
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By: milwhcky.
This 1/2 mile track closed in 2005 in favor of a new housing development. This track opened in 1977 and hosted several types of racing, including NASCAR truck races from 1995-2003.
Soon after selling this land, the track's owners planned to build a new facility (Kern County's New Home to NASCAR) west of Bakersfield near Interstate Highway 5. In 2008, work halted on their new track, and the land eventually was sold in a foreclosure auction.

Sean Todd's House
Sean Todd is the owner of Sean Todd Company, a custom painting and home remodelling company.

'Leddy House' by Richard Neutra
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Greg Weaver's House
Greg Weaver is Vice President of Golden State Drilling.

'Davis House' by Richard Neutra
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By: pmoore66.
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Kern County Raceway Park
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By: milwhcky.
Shortly after the nearby Mesa Marin Raceway closed due to urban sprawl in 2005, plans were hatched to build this motorsports facility alongside Interstate Highway 5 near Bakersfield.
The project originally had the title of "Kern County's New Home to NASCAR", and eventually was coined "Kern River Raceway". It was to feature a progressively-banked 1/2 mile oval track with a 1/4 mile oval along the front stretch. A 1/8 mile drag strip was also planned for the site.
A short list of events for 2008 was announced the previous year, but work halted on the facility in April 2008 before the first event could be held. The property was sold in a foreclosure auction in June 2010.
UPDATE - The incomplete facility was left untouched until a group of local investors bought the track in 2012. The final tasks to complete the construction are underway, and the track has planned its grand opening on April 20, 2013.

Colby Lewis' House
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
The MLB pitcher owns this house in his hometown of Bakersfield.

Ravi Patel's House
Ravi Patel is an oncologist.

Buck Owens' Crystal Palace
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Brijesh Bhambi's House
Brijesh Bhambi is an cardiologist.

Bakersfield Speedway
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By: milwhcky.
Coined as "The West's Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval". Sprint cars have turned laps in less than 11 seconds on this bullring. Several classes of stock cars race here weekly.
Built in 1946, it was originally a 1/4 mile dirt track and spent some time over the years as a paved track. It was enlarged to it's current size in 1992. It has gone by several names - Oildale Speedway, Oil Bowl Speedway, Bakersfield Speedbowl, Bakersfield Thunderbowl and Hawks Brothers Speedway.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Elcano family
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
Season 2, episode 8. Aired 11/21/04.

Sharktooth Hill
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Shoe shaped building
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By: kjfitz.
The 30-ft. long, 20-ft. high plaster and wood frame construction started as Deschwanden's Shoe Repair shop.
After 1992, when the owner died and it no longer operated as a shoe repair shop, you could still see piles of unclaimed shoes through the windows. The instep was damaged when a car collided with it in 1997, but the intrusion was repaired. The Deschwanden family put the shoe and an adjacent house on the market in early 2000, and it was open for business -- as a shoe repair shop, natch! -- in 2003.
It's now called Big Shoe Repair.

Bakersfield Arch
Originally built in the 1940s as a walkway between two sides of the Bakersfield Inn which straddled Union street. The Inn burned down in 1964.
The letters were recovered and the new arch was built along side Buck Owens' Crystal Palace.

'Bakersfield Airpark'

Exit
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Bakersfield Swap Meet
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Murray Family Farms Corn Maze
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Dr. George Ablin House by Frank Lloyd Wright
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North Kern Golf Course
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By: AKpilotEMT.
North Kern is just a short drive from downtown Bakersfield. It is a mature golf course built in the late 1950's.

Rusty's Pizza Parlor
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Hopper
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By: Mieguy.
Hopper Inc. was a steel company from Bakersfield, California

Hero cat saves boy from dog's mauling
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By: Fab.

Northrop T-38A Talon
The Northrop T-38 Talon is an American supersonic jet trainer. It was the world’s first, and most produced supersonic trainer. It remains in service as of 2007 in air forces throughout the world including the USAF, which remains its largest user.
It is considered to have an exceptional safety record for a supersonic jet. The basic airframe was used for the light combat aircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter family. In addition to USAF pilots, T-38s are also used by NASA astronauts, other NATO pilots under a joint training program, and some under civilian ownership.

Fox Theater
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Sam Lynn Ballpark
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By: AKpilotEMT.
Home field of the Bakersfield Blaze, the California League (Class A Advanced minor league) affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

Shoe Shaped Building
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Northrop T-38 Talon
The Northrop T-38 Talon is an American supersonic jet trainer. It was the world’s first, and most produced supersonic trainer. It remains in service as of 2007 in air forces throughout the world including the USAF, which remains its largest user.
It is considered to have an exceptional safety record for a supersonic jet. The basic airframe was used for the light combat aircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter family. In addition to USAF pilots, T-38s are also used by NASA astronauts, other NATO pilots under a joint training program, and some under civilian ownership.

Beale Memorial Clock Tower
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Bakersfield
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Kern County - Meadows Field (BFL)

Colonel Thomas Baker statue
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Founder of Bakersfield
Colonel Baker was born in 1810, in Zanesville, Ohio, at that time a part of Virginia, and was a direct descendent of Colonel Thomas Baker, an officer in the Revolutionary war who served on the staff of General Washington. In the paternal line he traced his ancestry back to the Bakers of the west of England, members of the nobility, whose titles extended back for several hundred years.

Forrest E. Majors' private airstrip (6CL0)
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By: AKpilotEMT.
Dude's got a nice sized spread in the desert.

'Cancer...there's Hope' by Victor Salmones
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Dream Air Douglas DC-3C
Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G N64784 owned by Dream Air.

Lengthwise Brewing Company

Bakersfield Muffler Man Indian
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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
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The Buena Vista Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Bakersfield, California. It is located in the Arts district, downtown. The museum focuses on three areas: Geology, Anthropology, and Paleontology.

Kern Veterans Memorial
The Kern Veterans Memorial is a monument located in Kern County, California. It honors all Kern County residents who served in the armed forces, both in peacetime and in war. It is located in downtown Bakersfield, at the corner of Truxtun Ave. and S St. The memorial is adjacent to the Kern County Visitors Bureau, Bakersfield Amtrak Station, and Beale Memorial Library. It is also in between the two segments of Mill Creek.

BMX track

In Flight
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By: gamma.
Strange in GE it's another plane ?

Mexico Lindo Market

California Living Museum
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By: Matheus_.
The California Living Museum (commonly referred to as CALM) is a zoo and living museum in Bakersfield, California. The primary focuses are plants and animals that are native to California, specifically Kern County. It is a part of the Kern River County Park.

Sport plane in flight
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By: Pdunn.

The Trailer Company

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (Memphis Belle)
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By: Rene73.

Blinded by the Light
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By: Carrera.
It doesn't seem that early Google cameras like sunlight too much, which can explain that you may see halos, streaks, or flashes of light when out in intense sunlight or coming from a dark to a light area (e.g., from a tunnel to the highway in a forest)
Image date: May 2007

Cesar E. Chavez National Monument

Elk Hills Power Plant
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By: Matheus_.

Nissan 370Z
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Kern River Cogeneration

Bill Destefani's House (Destroyed by Arson)
Bill Destefani is a local Bakersfield farmer and owner of this property, Palazzo Destafani, which he often rents out for events and parties.
On the night of 28 MAR 2022, the 18,000 square foot mansion was set ablaze. The arsonist was apprehended by police, but not before he had set fire to two other properties.

Brandon Grimm's House
Brandon Grimm is General Manager of Grower Relations for Grimmway Farms, his family's company, which is the one of the largest growers of carrots in the United States.