Mill Creek is a district in Downtown Bakersfield, California. It is primarily a mixture of residential and commercial on the east side of downtown. Since the mid-2000s, the district has gone through major redevelopment. These included, the development of the Kern Island Canal into a walking path (also called Mill Creek), the redevelopment of Central Park, construction of the Federal Courthouse, and construction of several new housing and commercial developments.
Mill Creek | |
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  Mill Creek Location within Downtown Bakersfield  Mill Creek Mill Creek (California) | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′34″N 119°0′29″W / 35.37611°N 119.00806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| City | Bakersfield |
Prior to the 2000s, this district did not exist, and was generally referred to simply as "part of downtown." When the project was being developed, it was discovered that a mill used to be located on the Kern Island Canal in the new district. It was decided to name the new district "Mill Creek" after the mill.[1]
Points of interest
edit- Bakersfield Museum of Art
- Beale Memorial Library
- Central Park or Mill Creek
- Federal Courthouse
Transportation
editThe Bakersfield Amtrak Station is located in the district. It serves Amtrak Inter-city trans traveling north and Amtrak Thruway traveling west, south, and east. It is also used by Kern Regional Transit as one of its Bakersfield hubs for inter-regional service. Golden Empire Transit has two routes stop near the station.[2]
References
edit- ^ Mayer, Steven. High hope grows where the water flows. The Bakersfield Californian. March 14, 2010. A1, A6-A7.
- ^ System map. Golden Empire Transit. Accessed: December 2, 2011.