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Unread 06-19-2011, 07:09 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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There are a few reasonably famous people from Modesto. Guess living in the valley can get the creative juices flowing (for whatever reason). Some of the film/TV industry related ones:

George Lucas
Timothy Ohyphant
Jeremy Renner
James Marsters
Carol Channing

Didn't list all the people that were born there or lived there for a short time - there are quite a few.
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Unread 06-19-2011, 09:15 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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Originally Posted by jeffredo View Post
There are a few reasonably famous people from Modesto. Guess living in the valley can get the creative juices flowing (for whatever reason). Some of the film/TV industry related ones:

George Lucas
Timothy Ohyphant
Jeremy Renner
James Marsters
Carol Channing

Didn't list all the people that were born there or lived there for a short time - there are quite a few.
If I'm not mistaken, the movie from the 70s "American Graffiti" was set in 1950s Modesto and was based on George Lucas' story of his growing up there.
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Unread 06-20-2011, 01:41 PM
 
Location: South Park, San Diego
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If I'm not mistaken, the movie from the 70s "American Graffiti" was set in 1950s Modesto and was based on George Lucas' story of his growing up there.
Yep. Actually it was based more in the 60s because remember some were going off to Vietnam.

There are actually some beautiful neighborhoods in "Old" Modesto, around the junior college, and from the medical center to Enslen Park, Classic homes from the '20s-'60s, big beautiful lots and canopies of trees.

Modesto, CA - Google Maps

Modesto, CA - Google Maps

This was a childhood friend's home:
Modesto, CA - Google Maps

and this Frank Lloyd Wrightesque Prairie Style around the corner from my childhood home helped inspire me in the 2nd grade to become an architect.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Modest...4,,0,2.16&z=18

Modesto today does have a well-deserved reputation for crime and other problems but the Modesto of my youth in this area, riding bikes through all the alleys and tree-lined streets in these beautiful neighborhoods- daring each other to swim in the "dangerous" canals- will always bring back fond memories for me.

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Unread 06-20-2011, 02:38 PM
 
Location: In them thar hills
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I lived in Oakdale seven years when I was a kid and Stanislaus County was a pretty nice place back then. But then again, so was most of California. Thankfully Oakdale has stayed pretty nice so I don't get the "you can't go home again" feeling when I visit. Modesto has changed pretty radically in the last two decades and not always for the better.
I'd rather be in Oakdale than Escalon ... Oakdale has character ... love the Old West style covered sidewalks ... reminds me of Calistoga.
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Unread 06-20-2011, 02:42 PM
 
Location: South Park, San Diego
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I'd rather be in Oakdale than Escalon ... Oakdale has character ... love the Old West style covered sidewalks ... reminds me of Calistoga.
I agree, Oakdale still is a nice town, and the river rafting and beautiful foothills are just a short drive away.
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Unread 06-20-2011, 05:05 PM
 
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New 49ers QB Colin Kapernick is from Turlock.
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Unread 06-20-2011, 06:49 PM
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Location: Cardboard box
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I'm pretty sure that owner or former owner of the San Diego Chargers, Billionaire, A.G. Spanos, is from Stockton. He still lives there I think.
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Unread 06-20-2011, 07:11 PM
 
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I've never lived in Modesto but, having spent time there for work and driven through many times, I don't see a single, redeeming quality. It's not redneck, like Majin wrote, it's far more Hispanic and African American. Call me a racist, but I've yet to see a community stay nice when those two groups compromise the majority of residents. Sorry, IMO, Modesto is a hole... and it's not getting better. Maybe there are nice pockets there but you have to engage all the crap unless you stay inside your doors.
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Unread 06-20-2011, 11:59 PM
 
Location: CA
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I've never lived in Modesto but, having spent time there for work and driven through many times, I don't see a single, redeeming quality. It's not redneck, like Majin wrote, it's far more Hispanic and African American. Call me a racist, but I've yet to see a community stay nice when those two groups compromise the majority of residents. Sorry, IMO, Modesto is a hole... and it's not getting better. Maybe there are nice pockets there but you have to engage all the crap unless you stay inside your doors.
This is what I'm talking about. People with no information or experience with a city making ignorant and straight up rude comments with no basis.
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Unread 06-21-2011, 12:41 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Originally Posted by T. Damon View Post
Yep. Actually it was based more in the 60s because remember some were going off to Vietnam.

There are actually some beautiful neighborhoods in "Old" Modesto, around the junior college, and from the medical center to Enslen Park, Classic homes from the '20s-'60s, big beautiful lots and canopies of trees.

Modesto, CA - Google Maps

Modesto, CA - Google Maps

This was a childhood friend's home:
Modesto, CA - Google Maps

and this Frank Lloyd Wrightesque Prairie Style around the corner from my childhood home helped inspire me in the 2nd grade to become an architect.
Modesto, CA - Google Maps

Modesto today does have a well-deserved reputation for crime and other problems but the Modesto of my youth in this area, riding bikes through all the alleys and tree-lined streets in these beautiful neighborhoods- daring each other to swim in the "dangerous" canals- will always bring back fond memories for me.
Those are lovely homes/neighborhoods. You could drop them right down in Los Altos or San Carlos and no one would be the wiser.
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