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Grape fruit and orange on the same tree
We were told that Mr Forestiere was able to graft a single tree to produce 6 different types of fruits in his days. This is 1 of the few that left still produces 2 different fruits on the same tree.
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The auto tunnel
Even though Mr Forestiere has no family of his own, he wasn't a loner. He opened up his underground garden for the public to freely visit to get away from the hot Fresno summer.
Here is a driveway into the tunnel that he built for the public to access his underground garden.
A page from The Fresno Bee, dated May 28, 1930.
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The bell tower
Here is a skylight with a bell hanging on the top. We were told that the underground garden was so vast that it was hard for guest to find Mr Forestiere in any of his 50 rooms so the guests came here to ring the bell and he would come out. Is this where the words "door bell" came from?
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Private chapel
One of the room was his private chapel where he prayed.