I'm so Clovis ...

linkEditor’s note: Picking on a recent popular Facebook meme, we asked readers to reply to “I’m so Clovis...” and to send along any old photos. Here are their responses.

Ethel Mae Byrd-Perkins: I’m so Clovis I remember Roden-Smith and Woolworth on Main Street...or is that old!

Christy Corn: I’m so Clovis I remember going to Shots for Christmas lights and a ride on the little train.

Dianna Schares Thompson: I am so Clovis that when I moved here from upstate New York 24 years ago...I stayed! Sure miss Poor Boy’s Restaurant.

Charissa Harguess: I’m so Clovis I remember PT’s Diner where Jalisco’s is!

RadioRhonda KTQM: Spudnuts ..... mmmmm....

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Laura Sorgen sent along this very old photo believed to be a circus parade through downtown Clovis. Sorgen wrote: “My cousin just sent me this one... looks like the circus down main street. Not sure of the year.”

Rhonda Apodaca: China star on 13th and Main before it burned yummy every Friday with my friends

Rhonda Apodaca: I’m so Clovis we used to have to three city pools, one outside and inside and they had diving boards and they had Play Inc. Day camp. I went every summer

Briana Nicole Cleveland: I am so Clovis I remember eating at my fave Chinese Restaurant across from Furr’s Restaurant!

RadioRhonda KTQM: Bob’s Market out on 7th

Rhonda Apodaca: Oh and you could buy alcohol on Sunday way back when lol.

Trisiann Vasquez: I’m so Clovis the bridge on Prince was an underpass.

David Urban: I’m so Clovis I remember driving through the underpass and my parents honking the horn.

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Richard Gallegos sent this photo of downtown Clovis circa early 1960s. You can see the marquee at the Lyceum and the Alco discount store.

Marsha Garcia: I’m so Clovis, I remember... One Price Clothing on Hilltop and Sally’s right next to it. I also remember Ben Franklin’s on Hilltop.

Lisa Sintas: I’m so Clovis I remember K Mart use to be where Hobby Lobby is.

Kristi Sparks: Besides my very long post from last night, I remember when Clovis had a balloon fiesta of its own. Balloons took off from a field behind the hospital.

Stephanie Parnell: I’m so Clovis I remember Walmart being where Dillards is! I’m so Clovis I remember FCFC being at 7th and Main.

Michael Stephens: I’m so Clovis I remember eating at the El Charro....

Kim Price: I’m so Clovis I remember the La Fonda Drive-in theater and Woolworth on Main and Burger Chef on 7th street and Dixie Cream doughnut shop and Sears when it was in Main Street and Baskin Robbins on Hilltop Plaza and eating at the Guadalajara restaurant good good.

Lynne Underwood: I’m so Clovis I worked at TG&Y and loved it.

Jenna DeWitt: Well, I don’t live there anymore so not sure if I count, but my family is so Clovis that my great-grandfather trapped the wildcat on display at the high school... so that’s why we’re the Wildcats.

Mercy Radcliffe: My husband Joshua Radcliffe says, he is so Clovis he remembers lucky dog park by the zoo chocolate cinnamon rolls.

David Rolley: I’m so Clovis I bought my first camera at Duffy’s in Village Square and bought my 45 rpm records at Village Records. Downtown was Downtown!!

Nellie Gomez: I’m so Clovis I remember Big Lots used to be a grocery store and the shoe store next to Albertsons used to be Cicis Pizza.

Mercy Radcliffe: I’m so Clovis I remember when Leals was Poor Boys Steak House.

Brenda Sanchez: I’m so Clovis, I remember dollar night at the State Theater, and Kripple Creek was Hobo Joe’s.

Amy Brewer: I’m so Clovis I have been trapped in my house by tumbleweeds!!

Tina Young: I remember the Walmart in the mall, MLK Blvd was Thomas Street.

Tabitha Walker: I’m so Clovis I remember Taco Box in the mall.

Christian Heller: How about Mr. Friskies with their awesome Monster Burger at Grand & Prince.

Kim LeClear: I’m so Clovis I remember Cribbs Western Wear on Main then later in the mall.

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Original post office built in 1932. It served as the Clovis library from 1970’s to 1980’s , my previous place of employment (Paul C. Reed Architects). But many people don’t know that before it was the post office, this site was a city park and Clovis’ first zoo.

Marcella Chavez-Roy: I’m so Clovis I remember when Walmart use to be in Mall where Dillard’s is now...that’s where I met my husband...17 years married.

Mike Wood I’m so Clovis I remember Curtis Mathis and Walmart were in the mall and Red Horse Pizza where the Thrifty Nickle is now.

Krissie Carter Tabitha Walker: I wish Taco Box was STILL in the mall!

Erin Minyard: I’m so Clovis that I remember Poor Boys store on Prince. I loved looking in the display cases where you got your meats, and how they had the barrels full of stuff all around.

Mona Terry Burns: I’m so Clovis I remember Woolworth was where the Crafter’s Mall is now. I remember the Silver Grill where Shogun’s is now after the Silver Grill burned on Main St. And, the U-turn at the end of Main.

Smitty Humphrey I remember when Prince Street was a two lane street through town.

Mercy Radcliffe: We are both so Clovis we remember Rock Rageous rock rallies.

Dottie Schultz: I’m so Clovis my son has his footprints in front of the Liceum Theater.

Rey Maestas: I am so Clovis that I remember the Thunderbird Restaurant is where Autoworld is at.

Laura Sorgen: I’m so Clovis I remember when my grandparents house was where Taco Villa is now and my house was where the vet office by Walmart is. I’m so Clovis I remember learning to drive on the back roads where Walmart is now and we lived in the country because there was really nothing north of Manana.

Cynthia Lujan: I’m so Clovis had my wedding dance at Hotel Clovis. My first job was at TG&Y at Hilltop Plaza.

Lori Riggins: I’m so Clovis: I remember when the Der Weinerschnitzel had a little “hut” in the northwest corner of Hilltop Plaza. I remember going to see movies at the State Theater on Main street.

Shelley Skeen Campbell: I’m so Clovis I remember a giant slide at Hilltop Plaza where you could climb about a million stairs and then slide down on burlap sacks. Tuggie Tuckness from the Tuggie Show (on one of the Amarillo TV stations) came to the grand opening. He was such a celebrity. We were just in awe.

Daniella Prieto: I’m so Clovis I remember when Taco Bell used to be on 7th and Edwards where KC’s Express is.

Sonia Forshee: I’m so Clovis, I remember dining at China Star on Main Street.

Georgedonella Romero: I’m so Clovis I remember walking to Mary’s store to buy candy and pickles.

Francisco Vega: Furs grocery store where Big Lots is. Laser tag at Roller World.

Cruising Main when it was actually cool. When the movies only had like three screens in it. Town and country on Thornton.

Jane Koepplinger: Wow I’m so Clovis, I can remember going to the Snazzy Pig off of Main St. I also partied in the lounge at the Hotel Clovis and the Sears store was where the library now stands. Also I can remember cowboys riding down Main Street and hitching their horses to the hitching posts. One more thing, people could ride the train out of Clovis at the station at the end of Main Street. Whew.

Katrina Booth: I remember when we used to have merry go rounds at every park. Now they’re “dangerous.”

Mary A Maez: Walmart was in the mall!!!!!

Tom Page: I moved to Clovis in1974 and got the hell out in 2011. I help build the first home in Colonial Park.

Amy Sena-Esquibel: I am so Clovis — been there.

Donna Pipkin Wright: Eugene Field Elementary School on 7th Street where the CATS bus office is now and there was a candy store across the street.

Barbara Riggan: Vaugans Cafe on Prince and Grand.

Barbara Riggan: Gattis store on Cameo.

Julio Ortiz: I remember going to rent movies at the place that burned down by Johnson Lumber.

Angela Lopez: I’m so Clovis I remember walking to the State Movie Theater on Sunday afternoons and eating at Recall before the movies.

Mary Martinez Lewis: I’m so Clovis we use to hang out at Sadder Drug.

Adrianna Lynn Regenhardt: Smoking in S&S. Or K mart where Hobby Lobby is.