Fulton Mall Trolley from the early mall years

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Re: Fulton Mall Trolley from the early mall years

by Clipper cat » Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:57 am

I'm old enough to remember the Mall's dedication "ceremony". My mom and I were regular Saturday shoppers on Fulton, and rode the little jitneys (NOT Trollies, as I recall) once the renovation was completed. By the mid-1970s the mall had lost its luster. Once during the 1990s I attended a job-related conference in Frez. During the noon break I conned a co-worker into visiting the mall. It was scary bad--mostly closed storefronts and jerry-rigged food stands, the once vaunted art work dirty, damaged, and uncared for. Not a single one of my favorite stores (Rodders, Berkeleys, Luftenbergs Fabrics, Coopers, Kays ,Gottschalks, and more) had survived. The inevitable death of mall-shopping had taken its toll.

Re: Fulton Mall Trolley from the early mall years

by Fresno46 » Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:38 pm

How long did the Trolley last? I left Fresno in 1964.

Re: Fulton Mall Trolley from the early mall years

by Big J » Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:02 pm

Curious how long this lasted...clearly it was for quite a while. I recall hopping on it with my Grandmother a couple of times in what would have been 1979-80.

Re: Fulton Mall Trolley from the early mall years

by Lost Fresno » Fri Jan 15, 2016 3:48 pm

Greetings Doctor. Why yes I did and so did my friends. Please play the YouTube video below to see a very wild ride down the mall. Well OK, we never picked up much speed come to think of it but the gal with the pill box hat was cute.

Fulton Mall Trolley from the early mall years

by DrMillerPHd » Fri Jan 15, 2016 3:34 pm

Hi Gang. When the Fulton Mall was open for just a few years, they ran a electric trolley up and down its length and the price was FREE! I hopped on it one or twice, did you?
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