tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931942690068259127.post9185813332499823934..comments2024-01-12T07:25:33.861-08:00Comments on Bakersfield Observed: Rumors of Billy Cowan's death are premature and remembering the Blackboard and other local iconsRichardBeenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542559942096218256noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931942690068259127.post-5107809853007628382011-12-01T20:44:51.561-08:002011-12-01T20:44:51.561-08:00Maybellene is correct. Hickory Farms was about whe...Maybellene is correct. Hickory Farms was about where Hot Topic is now located. And the Jolly Roger restaurant was where the Gap currently is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931942690068259127.post-58604643565232785622011-12-01T19:05:08.259-08:002011-12-01T19:05:08.259-08:00I remember at one point Hickory Farms and John T&#...I remember at one point Hickory Farms and John T's Smoke Shop were almost directly across from each other, and my eyes would water every time I walked by that spot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931942690068259127.post-80314032557663667112011-12-01T15:12:50.927-08:002011-12-01T15:12:50.927-08:00I recollect that Hickory Farms was in the wing of ...I recollect that Hickory Farms was in the wing of the Valley Plaza that still houses Sears. THAT was in the 1970s. On the opposite side from HF was Payless Drugs where my brother adored doughnut holes.<br /><br />I couldn't tell you what is in that (HF) location now as I do not travel to the Valley Plaza.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.com