Editing Fillmore, California (section)

==Economy==
Fillmore's economy is still largely driven by agriculture. Most agricultural industry in the Fillmore area is related to [[orange (fruit)|orange]], [[lemon]], [[avocado]] orchard farming and packing and, more recently, [[specimen tree]] farming. To a lesser extent, [[row crop]] farming and small industry and assembly are also present in and near Fillmore and in other parts of the [[Santa Clara River Valley]]. The single largest employer is the Fillmore Unified School District.

In 2014, a plan was presented for a business park on the old Chevron refinery property east of Fillmore.<ref>Biasotti, Tony (November 19, 2014) [http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/fillmore/fillmore-residents-still-skeptical-about-development-plans-for-former-oil-refinery-site_50499544 "Fillmore residents still skeptical about development plans for former oil refinery site"] ''[[Ventura County Star]]''{{Subscription or libraries}}</ref>

[[File:Fillmore City Hall 2012.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Fillmore City Hall, April 2012]]

===Tourism===
Fillmore has turn of the 20th century downtown architecture, the one-screen [[Fillmore Towne Theatre]], and many unique shops and businesses. Adjacent to the railroad tracks and city hall is the Railroad Visitor Center operated by the Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://scrvrhs.com/ | title=Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society}}</ref> which has many displays as well as a fully operational {{convert|90|ft|m|adj=mid|}} train turntable and several restored railroad cars.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Metcalfe |first=Coll |date=November 9, 1997 |title=Turntable Has Fillmore Rail Fans in a Spin |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-09-me-52022-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Fillmore Historical Museum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fillmorehistoricalmuseum.org/|title=Home &#124; Fillmore Historical Museum|website=Fillmore Historical}}</ref> includes the restored [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific Railroad]] [[Fillmore station (Southern Pacific Railroad)|Fillmore station]] standard-design One Story Combination Depot No. 11 built in 1887,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Southern Pacific Lines Standard-Design Depots|last=Bender|first=Henry E. Jr. |publisher=Signature Press|year=2013|isbn=9781930013339|location=Berkeley and Wilton, California|pages=97}}</ref> a 1956 Southern Pacific railroad caboose, and railroad-related displays. The [[Fillmore and Western Railway]] trains took tourists through the orchards for thirty years until it ceased operations in 2021. The small post office from the community of [[Bardsdale]] and a 1919 farm worker bunkhouse from [[Rancho Sespe]] were moved to the site along with the 1905 Craftsman-style Hinckley House, the home of the community's first dentist and druggist.<ref>Green, Nick (February 13, 1997) [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-13-me-28164-story.html "Depot Running Late on Trip to New Home"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>  The bunkhouse contains many displays illustrating the history of Fillmore and the nearby communities of Bardsdale and [[Piru, California|Piru]].

Located nearby are the Fillmore fish hatchery<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feraday |first=Caroline |date=August 12, 2022 |title=Millions of fish are nurtured at this Ventura County hatchery every year |url=https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2022-08-12/millions-of-fish-are-nurtured-at-this-ventura-county-hatchery-every-year |access-date=August 13, 2022 |website=KCLU |language=en}}</ref> and the Sespe Creek and Sespe Wilderness, home to the [[California condor]] Sespe sanctuary.