To a large extent, Fresno enjoys a mostly-deserved reputation as Anytown, USA. Many things you’d find here you’d also find in most mid-sized American cities – suburbs, strip malls, easy livin’.
Fresno does have its unique qualities, however, and whenever I run into something that feels like it could only happen here, I try to take a moment to ponder, to celebrate, to appreciate. I do my best to savor the moment and add it to a small-but-growing mental rolodex of “what makes Fresno, Fresno.”
I grew up in Fresno County but have lived a lot of places. One aspect of Fresno I’ve always been struck by, especially after some time away, is our flair for ad-hoc design. You know the old joke, when a busboy drops a glass or a tray, and some joker shouts, “Just put that anywhere?”…