One of the few Entertainment hubs in the Fresno Area.

The Tower District in southwest Fresno - long the center of the city's intelligentsia - is home to a number of higher-end eating establishments, nightclubs, and independent book and record stores - along with the historic Tower Theatre. The Tower Theatre is home to a range of performances: music, dance, comedy, etc. It is also home to Fresno Filmworks, an organization that every month shows a recent independent film that would otherwise not come to town. The Tower District is also home to Good Company Players who have two performances spaces within a block of one another (Roger Rocka's Dinner Theatre and the Second Space Theatre), and perform musicals and plays throughout the year. The neighborhood is known for its history of tolerance. In fact, every year Fresno's gay pride parade takes place right down the Tower District's main drag. Fresno's mardi gras celebrations also occur in the neighborhood. The area is overflowing with historic early 20th century mansions and apartment buildings, many in the California bungalow style. The continued preservation of these buildings in this and other areas of town is one of the many focuses of the group 1000 Friends of Fresno.

More About the area
Average household size: 2.52
Median household income: $25,805
Median age of residents: 29.4
Average home price: $229,631
Average rental price: $534
Schools: Heaton and Muir elementary, Fort Miller and Tehipite middle and Fresno High schools
City Council member: Tom Boyajian, District 1, (559) 621-8000
County supervisor: Henry Perea, District 3, (559) 488-3663

Household statistics are from the U.S. Census Bureau Census 2000 and are for census tract 22, which is bounded by Belmont, Palm, McKinley, Van Ness, Dudley avenues and Broadway. Average home price is from MetroScan and represents homes sold in the Tower District neighborhood between McKinley, Van Ness, Olive and Wishon avenues.