A Walk around Visalia by George Pilling

This book explores various neighborhoods in Visalia, the history of some buildings, and the trees.  Full color photographs on every page.

Rave reviews:

• "The best book I have ever read about walking around Visalia." - Carol Tuttle-Pilling, wife of author and proofreader.
• "This book almost makes me want to visit Visalia!" - Charles King, Book designer (Geneva, NY) (www.ckmm.com)
• "Finally, it's done!" - Alan George, Tulare County Historical Society.
• Click here to read the review in the Valley Voice Newspaper.
• Click to read review in Visalia Times-Delta

To see the table of contents and read some excerpts, click here.

Only $14.95 (paperback) or $22.95 (hardback.) Delivery free for web orders.

Click here to order

Click here to email the author or call 559-901-6676

Book signings coming up:

April 21, 10:30 AM   AAUW meeting at the Tulare County Library. This meeting will be followed by a short walk around the library area.

This book is not for sale at Costco or on Amazon. Did you ever wonder why there are no bookstores in Visalia? These are two of the reasons.

Also for sale at:

• The Book Garden - 189 E. Pine St, Exeter CA
• Linda's Used Books - 1107 E. Houston Ave, Visalia CA
• Bargain Books - 5139 W. Walnut Ave. Visalia CA
• Tulare County Historical Society
• Arts Visalia - 214 E. Oak St, Visalia CA
• Brown Shoe Fit Company - 201 W. Main St, Visalia CA
• Four Creeks Coffee - 630 S. Atwood St, Visalia CA
• Glick's Meat Market - 604 W. Murray Ave, Visalia CA
• Link's Men's Wear - 115 E. Main St, Visalia CA
• Pacific Treasures - 219 W. Main St, Visalia CA
• Stephen's Jewelry - 105 W. Main St, Visalia CA
• Tazzaria Coffee Shop - 208 W. Main St, Visalia CA
• Valhalla Restaurant and Gift Shop - 314 W. Center St,  Visalia CA 93277
• Visalia Learning Center - 630 S. Atwood St, Visalia CA
• Studio One - Tracy Byerlee - 1640 W. Mineral King Ave, Suite 104, Visalia CA

If you know of any other places that would like to carry this book, please let me know.

Errata

My friend Brian Newton found some mistakes in the text which I list below with corrections. These errors are fixed in the hardback version second printing. There are also many changes to houses, landscapes, trees, etc. - life goes on...

Page 1. Evans Ditch is north of Howard where it goes under Watson St. It turns south after the first house, then west again south of Howard. A branch continues south and creates the "hump" on Paradise Avenue.

Page 3. First picture. This is a loquat tree, not a kumquat. (Mistake found by Lee Schumacher.)

Page 26. The artist who painted the Read for Life mural is Colleen Mitchell-Veyna.

Page 29. The College of the Sequoias moved to N. Mooney Blvd. in 1939. (Mistake found by Alan George.)

Page 59. The captions on the two pictures at the top of the right column are reversed.

Page 63. The College of the Sequoias campus on Mooney Blvd. opened in 1939.

Page 64. Last paragraph. The tree is a Pin Oak, not a Silver Maple.

I welcome any corrections - The second printing incorporates the changes above.