Rodder's

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Do you remember the Country Boys Market with its wooden floors? Walter Smiths was the place to go for clothes on the Fulton Mall. Penny Candy had great blacklight posters and don't forget Whitie's Pet Store on Blackstone. What vintage retail do you remember growing up in Fresno?
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Drakonyx
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Rodder's

Post by Drakonyx » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:43 am

Does anyone remember a store called Rodder's, Rodder's Mademoiselle or Rodder's Desert Doll? I think it was a women's clothing store. Where was it and when did it operate?

Ed Webbo

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Post by Ed Webbo » Sat Sep 21, 2013 1:04 am

Rodder's was at Fashion Fair. Sorry, but I can't help you with the dates.

lorimarsha

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Post by lorimarsha » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:12 pm

Rodder's was also next door to Rhode's in the Manchester Center in the mid 60s to early 70s.

JeffHanna

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Post by JeffHanna » Wed May 28, 2014 11:13 pm

Rodder's Mademoiselle was on Fulton Street in downtown Fresno for many years before moving to other locations. It was Fresno classiest downtown Women's store, along with Berkeley's (I. Magnin was very classy too, but opened near downtown at Van Ness and Calaveras later, I believe in the 1960's). I recall seeing a vintage news photo of singer/movie star Frank Sinatra surrounded by pretty Fresno girls which was taken at Rodder's Mademoiselle about 1945.
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DianeRose

Re: Rodder's

Post by DianeRose » Sun May 27, 2018 6:07 pm

My father was the controller for Rodders .....great store....greatest dad

Lionsden

Re: Rodder's

Post by Lionsden » Mon Dec 03, 2018 4:48 am

Yes, Rodder's Desert Doll. I believe it was a store within a store (namely Rodder's) - or it was part of Rodder's. Anyway, more younger type clothes - wasn't Roos-Atkins related to Rodders also?

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Re: Rodder's

Post by Charley52 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:58 am

I do remember Rodder's in the Fulton Mall downtown in the 70's. I bought a pair of real leather sandles that lasted me over 10 years! Best sandles I have owned to this day. They don't make them like that anymore.

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Re: Rodder's

Post by shirleyken » Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:37 am

Rodder's downtown was one of my favorite stores, and I shopped there many times. I went to school with Albert Rodder. We were both in Fresno High Class of 1945. Years later, when I returned to Fresno, I saw him a few times. He'd become an expert bridge player.
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