Note: This article is one of a series of Mariposa Memories and was originally published on May 12-13, 2012.


On Friday evening, May 11, 2012 a fire that began near the Pizza Factory on 5th Street grew until the whole block was engulfed in flames. By Saturday evening the remains of the burnt out buildings on the block had been hauled away to the Mariposa County Landfill.