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Tower District Venue Gives Creative People 24/7/365 Access to Work, Play & Create

Fresno took another step toward upholding the “big city amenities” portion of its brand, with the opening of The Hashtag in the historic Tower District. Owned and operated by local creative professionals, Irma Olguin, Jr. and Travis Sheridan, The Hashtag is the newest place for the creative community to gather and collaborate.

The Hashtag is located on the ever-growing Wishon Row at 1298 N Wishon, just north of Olive. The founders wanted a place that was near restaurants, watering holes, major bus lines, and very walkable.

Irma Olguin, Jr. remembers what it was like starting out as a creative professional in Fresno, being a freelancer with a resource problem.

“Having a place to go was the biggest thing for me,” says Olguin, who owns Geekwise, a web development and computer engineering firm. The cost of renting an office suite was prohibitive, and while there were alternatives — coffee shops and libraries and friend’s houses — they all had deficiencies. The coffee shops tended to have shoddy wi-fi and minimal access to power outlets. The libraries were configured like … well, libraries.

– FresnoFamous

Think of it as the best third space ever.

The space is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year via PIN or key-card access. We have strong, reliable internet access, modular desk units, couches and bar-style seating. Plenty of dry-erase boards for anyone looking to collaborate, plus, it’s sandwiched between a the best coffee in Fresno and a bakery (Frosted Cakery). Across the street from a pizza parlor, down the road from Tower Dogs (open late on weekends) and on the route of a major bus line.

The Hashtag is designed for writers, bloggers, programmers, developers, designers, filmmakers, artists and entrepreneurs as a place they can come to work AND be around like-minded people. We host program-driven events like the “Get Shit Done Night,” and ArtHop.