Description
[City of Chico] [Published Date: undated, circa 1965]. Full color promotional brochure for the city of Chico, California. Single sheet, 18 x 12", folded into sixths. Front of folded brochure says "Chico, California . . . relaxed living in an active community". Highlights include: Historic Tidwell Mansion (recently acquired by the State Division of Parks and Beaches for restoration as a monument); Chico State College (more than 75 years of cultural and academic influence); Chico, "The almond capitol of the world"; gateway to Lassen Volcanic National Park, Big Chico Creek; Chico Shopping, trout fishing; Sacramento River; bird hunting; golfing. Includes map of major highways leading from San Francisco, Reno and Oregon to Chico.