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Yreka

Twenty minutes on Miner Street.

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A Yreka participant asks drivers on I-5 to spend even twenty minutes walking Miner Street. Concerts in the park, the Marketplace at the Carnegie and Golden City Days add specific occasions to that invitation. The Gold Rush streets become a place to meet people, buy something local and hear music.

An aerial view shows Yreka streets and rooftops against dry hills.
Yreka in its mountain setting. Frame from a Backroads Culture archive video.Backroads Culture / SPYR Media Group · Film frame 00:02.50
A presenter in a dark hat and tan jacket speaks on a tree-lined downtown street.
A voice from the Yreka film; presenter not identified in this frame. Frame from a Backroads Culture archive video.Backroads Culture / SPYR Media Group · Film frame 00:19.14
People dance in front of a live-music stage in Yreka.
A gathering around live music. Frame from a Backroads Culture archive video.Backroads Culture / SPYR Media Group · Film frame 01:04.90

Take the participant’s invitation

A short walk on Miner Street provides a way into the downtown’s people and businesses.

See the street in use

Concerts and Golden City Days bring food, music and neighbors into the same setting.

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An editorial account drawn from Backroads Culture’s original reporting and project material. The coverage label describes what is available here. Original media and collaboration credits accompany the work. Dates and offers in archive reels belong to their original publication.

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