Restoration of a historic landmark that stood in the Fresno High neighborhood for over 100 years before it was demolished by a drunken driver has begun.
City crews will use as much of the original salvaged material as possible to rebuild the 12-foot tall stone and brick pillar at Palm and Simpson avenues, Mayor Jerry Dyer announced at a media gathering Tuesday.
It was one of five of its kind marking the Fresno High area that surrounds the historic Boulevard Gardens neighborhood, which traces its roots back to the Poppy Colony Subdivision established in 1902…