NOSTALGIA

As the saying goes, nostalgia just ain’t what it used to be. The good ol’ days, when a cup of Joe was just a plug nickel at The Fullerton Café, 107 South Spadra, and matches were free if you wanted to smoke inside while having breakfast. Inflation bumped it up to a dime, then fifteen cents, and now it’s about three bucks, yet nobody seems to blink an eye. Don’t crack the egg market, though; hoarding riots will ensue. As of this writing, plastic Easter eggs and Peep prices are holding strong.

Nobody is looking back with fondness for the days when the Thursday Fullerton Market was staged on bare dirt and cracked, crumbling asphalt. It was not great yet, but a great start. Maybe today ain’t so bad after all. How did we ever live without our outstanding Museum Plaza? With Spring in the air, we really are longing for the Market to return, and here we go, it’s coming back soon, on Thursday, April 3. There is talk of expanding the Market run to later in the year again, but since attendance does drop off once schools are back in session, and the weather gets iffy, that change does not seem likely. See image at right.

MORE PLAZA

It was a Chamber of Commerce day and the attendance was excellent at the plaza on Saturday, March 8 and the Women’s Festival kicked into high gear. Other cities seem to have a bit of trouble making such an inspired event happen, but thanks to our hard working and innovative women, it’s getting bigger and better every year. You can see some of them in the photos, and you can see how much fun they had.

Women vend their booths, display their artisan crafts, artwork, food, and much more, and women on the stage entertain us, women run the show, and all of us celebrate them for all they do. There is a groundswell of women business owners downtown now, and they are making things happen in a big way. Congratulations to all who participated and to all who forged ahead with their dreams, making Fullerton a better place for all.

We spotted a goody-filled food truck as we headed down the stairs from the parking structure, leading to many interesting booths, live music, even a butterfly booth; and while there, we decided to take a final look at the Johnny Cash 1968: Folsom Redemption exhibit at the Museum Center. Next up on April 5, Punk OC: From the Streets of Suburbia will open through August 10. General Admission tickets flew off the shelf, but you can still get in by going to the Fullerton Museum Facebook page and becoming a sponsor.

KINDA NEW IN TOWN

Since this guy has not been sitting in a barber’s chair for some time (no jokes, heard ’em all) guess we missed how amazing HypeCuts at 110 N Harbor is, as you can see, so get your hairy self over there soon and look sharp.

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Photo last time: It was cropped, so you could not see the location, which is now visible here. Wow, even some readers from out of town were intrigued by this one, and memories of The Turntable and other record stores came flooding back. There was even one across from “FJC” in the late 60s/70s in an old wooden structure. Anyone know the name of that one? BTW, big thank you to all Fullerton expatriate subscribers, scattered across many states, along with the rest of you locals.

Photo this time: Where were we? You may know the structures, but what is the vantage point?

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