I went to McLane myself... remember a girl named Phyllis Olson... beautiful black hair and pale blue eyes... they thought she and I were brother and sister because we have same last name...never did get together...the hangout o had was on shields across from gemco my hung at it when it was on olive by the roeding park... can't remember the name...1969 till it closed...had bowling teams at cedar lanes... good times

The bar in that location was most recently O’Sullivan’s and it burned to the ground along with the deli. I cannot remember the name of the bar before it was O’Sullivan’s which is sad because I used to eat lunch there quite often in the 1990’s.

Does anyone remember the bar that was next to Sunnyside deli. For the life of me I can’t think of the name

In 1980 there used to be a small corner strip mall (sorta) with just restaurants that had a Castillo's? Mexican Food, a place that made the most amazing Calzones, and another place (Giuseppe's?) that made sandwiches from freshly roasting meat that was sliced when you ordered and they made their bread fresh daily. I cannot remember where this place was or the names of the shops. They were the best though!

University Medical Center and Sierra Medical Center were still operating. I remembered University Medical Center was called Valley Medical Center at the time. Both of the hospitals closed when Community Hospitals consolidated them and expanded the Downtown hospital. Also, Valley Children's Hospital used to be located at the corner of Shields and Millbrook before its Madera County location.

There used to be several Kmarts in town. One over by Roeding Park at Olive and Golden State Blvd. Another at the Northgate Shopping Center at Blackstone and Barstow. The other was at the Eastgate Shopping Center at Kings Canyon and Chestnut.

The Gemco store was located at First and Shields. The store closed in the late 80s and was converted to a Target store that is still operating to this day. Across the street from the Gemco was a Pizza and Pipes restaurant.

I loved going to Pickwicks on Cedar, I think there were other locations too. May on Clovis and Kings Canyon or Butler. They had the best Fish & Chips. We grew up in Tarpey Village and would go to Tarpey Market or Price Right on Clovis Avenue. We rarely went out to eat. Only special occasions we would go to Farrells Ice Cream Parlor in Fig Garden. Luna's Pizzeria was also a family favorite. My dad found them right after Frank and Carmella opened their restaurant. The beginning of it was just a long narrow building and you could watch Frank toss the pizza dough and make his creations. Dad would go back and chat with Frank. Frank and Carmella are gone now, but the family still runs the restaurant.

We would make family trips to White Front on Blackstone and the later to Gemco. That was a big deal to go there. I can maybe remember 4 times we went to Sunnyside Drive In. We went camping/fishing up in the Sierra's or to the coast to Atascadero State Beach usually. So many fond memories of places that are no longer. My husband and I moved from Calif in 1995,so many changes now. Glad to have left when we did. We now live in SW Georgia, though I do miss my family and friends in Calif, I really don't have a desire to visit.

Anybody remember the Orange Julius at the Fulton Mall? The old Crest Theater and JCP nearby? Woolworths. lol

I remember each and every one of these things. Was young when some were still around, but you've jogged a lot of memories. Diagonal from that AM/PM is Ashlan Park, they had a Pioneer Chicken, about where the Starbucks is now. Loved going there, getting some chicken, and sometimes popping into True Value Hardware to see what new toy trucks they had.

I too grew up at Cedar & Shields, lived on Archie across Cedar from Thrifty Drug. I could see the Fresno Guarantee sign from my bedroom window. (I could also tune into KYNO radio with just my bedroom window, think crystal radio. By the 80s I was living in old Clovis and it was pretty nice but my folks still lived in Fresno and things were getting rough. Graffiti was there and getting worse. Car theft was getting bad, things were getting shabby. Progress I guess. Things I miss Harpain's dairy, Thrifty nickel a scoop ice cream, Cedar Lanes, Potter's drug store hot dogs.

Do you mean the book store that was in the northeast corner of Cedar and Shields? It was practically my home away from home for many years. I rode my bike there constantly and spent hours, literally, perusing volumes and deciding how I would spend my allowance. I still have some of those paperbacks I bought for 25 and 35 cents. It was called Fresno Bookland and was owned by what I think was an elderly couple, but since I was between 8 and 15 or so at the time, who knows how old they really were? I just remember that the woman, Vern, had gray hair so in my young mind she must be ancient like my grandmother.