The city of Fresno occupies a land area of 256.7 sq km (99.1 sq mi). The downtown was revitalized in the 1960s with the completion of a major shopping mall and a convention center, which underwent expansion in the mid-1990s. At the center of the downtown area is Courthouse Park. Several structures of architectural and historical significance are located near the park. Northwest of the park is the old Fresno City Hall, constructed in the early 1940s and now the police headquarters. The new site of City Hall, built in 1992, is west of the park. Nearby is the city's best-known landmark, the Old Fresno Water Tower (1894).
The surrounding district is a retail and residential neighborhood with mostly low-rise architecture. To the southeast is the Santa Fe Depot, a railway station built in 1896 in the California Mission Revival Style; a second nearby station was scheduled for construction by the end of the decade. South of this station is the Warehouse Row Historical District, containing several restored structures from the early 20th century.
