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Re: Underground Gardens

by Clipper cat » Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:05 pm

My grandfather took me to see the Underground Gardens when I was perhaps 5 years old. (He was fond of visiting unusual and/or new Fresno sights.)No less a luminary than the great writer T.C. Boyle made the creation of the Gardens the subject of a short story originally published in the New Yorker magazine. You can read it as part of the short story collection "After the Plague"(published 2001).

Re: Underground Gardens

by Keith Simpson » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:32 am

I remember that place it was so neat my family went there a couple times we lived out close to there out in highway City I remember the fig trees was up and down Shaw. That was a very neat place to go hang out

Re: Underground Gardens

by Lost Fresno » Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:19 am

Here is a vintage 1950 brochure of the Underground Gardens.
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Re: Underground Gardens

by Lost Fresno » Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:02 am

Watch this great video by one of the family members!

Re: Underground Gardens

by Lost Fresno » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:04 am

Here is a vintage photo from 1963!
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Re: Underground Gardens

by Lost Fresno » Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:30 am

Spent a wonderful few hours at the Underground Gardens. Highly recommend a return visit even if you've been before! Tell 'em Lost Fresno sent you.

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Re: Underground Gardens

by Lost Fresno » Mon May 04, 2015 2:19 pm

Drove by this sign at least 500 times but only visited the attraction once! How about you?
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Re: Underground Gardens

by Steve H. » Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:25 am

The "missle" around Herndon advertised a gas station. The thing was some sort of petroleum storage tank painted to look like a rocket. It said: "U.S. ARMY/PIONEERS IN SPACE.'

Re: Underground Gardens

by kmcc01 » Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:26 am

I grew up not to far from there and I never visited the place.Back in the 60's there was Levitz furniture and fig orchards out there. I can't remember what was in Highway City, it had a feel of something like the 30's or 40's in that little area. And further on down at Herndon and 99 there was this tall missile, don't remember what it advertised.
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Underground Gardens

by kristincre8s » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:11 pm

Anyone remember the old Underground Gardens out at the end of Shaw by the old Levitz Furniture? We had at least a couple of school field trips there. I still have vivid images in my head of the hallways and the Grand Ballroom. That was an amazing place. I also remember the Lesterburger hovercraft ride that they had out in the parking lot for awhile. LOVED those deep fried burritos!
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