Ren's Wayback Mid to late 60's

 

OK what we have here is a picture of Second and Linden St. and across from Buffums was the Goodwill Store another great place to shop, that's if Buffums was a little high priced for you. Now behind the Goodwill there on First St. was an old packing plant, it was from Palomares to Eleanor St. There is a parking lot for Western U there now, and just on the other side use to be railroad tracks for loading and unloading. So from Palomares to Eleanor St. there was no street at all like you see today. You would have to go south on Palomares St. then on to old First St. then back up Eleanor St. to First St. Back then First St. use to drop down then once you passed the packing plant, then you would go back up Eleanor St. then to First St. Let me see what else, OK to your lower right was a paint store that sold paint for houses and also paint supplies. And to the upper left corner where you see those two white cars parked. Well that was the parking for that furniture store that was on the corner of northwest corner of Palomares and Second St. as a kid it was a great place to ambush your friends with water balloons. Where the Goodwill and all the way to your left to where that parking lot I was telling you about, is a park now. And the part of Linden St. along the Goodwill store is no longer there. The only thing that still around is the Pomona, Buffums sign it now reads WESTERN U

 

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah one more thing I was able to see them fix the sign as you see it today, same old sign but with a different title. In the one picture you can see the pole but no sign.