-January 26,2023-
Three Tulare County projects are resurrecting images from the past that locals don’t want you to forget. They may be good for business too.
In Exeter the Kiwanis Club wants to construct a sign that will read “Welcome to Exeter,” on one side, and “Gateway to the Sequoias,” on the other, reports the local paper. It will be held up by two large wind machine towers and will look similar to the original sign that was designed in 1914. It would be placed on the intersection of Pine and B Street.
Also in Visalia, developer Johnny George plans to build a full-size replica of Mearle’s Drive-In near Mooney Grove that will be a throwback to the era of carhops and tall malted milks.
In Downtown Visalia the former Plunkett Coin – Main Street Coin- store, a landmark itself, is now closed to be replaced by a cinnamon bun store. But locals want to save the familiar 1920s Main St Clock that stands outside the store.City Council member Steve Nelsen vows to keep the clock in working order and a landmark for the city center. It was made by the Brown Street Clock Company in Pennsylvania.