The area populated by early-day Armenians was located in a 10 square-block section. After the infill of the area, the Armenians spread out into an even wider area east of downtown Fresno. This encompassed some 6 square-miles with Armenian homes and retail, wholesale, and industrial complexes.

The timeline of growth began at about 1890s, and effectively ended in the early 1950’s. By the mid-1950’s –and continuing into the 1980’s and 1990’s—under the mantle of urban renewal, older residential and retail structures were torn down and replaced by non-residential buildings, both private and public: the Convention Center complex; motels and hotels; various municipal service companies, such as Pacific Gas and Electric; and the off-ramps and elevated freeways of the state highway system.

A steady growth of homes and businesses occurred from 1900 through the mid-1930’s. By the end of 1939, there was a full density of homes, apartments, and businesses. With the infill of all available land, very little expansion occurred in the “original” 10 square-block area known as Old Armenian Town. The movement and expansion into east Fresno resulted in the Armenian community covering a 6-mile area. With the onset of World War II and the shortage of building materials, construction halted. The Armenian community then relocated throughout the city and outlying communities of Fresno.