Update: I walked past my old kindergarten in Fresno last week and the mural was painted over

Avery Gibson · 2026-10-08T14:45:04.526057+00:00

I went back to Fresno last week for my cousin's baby shower and drove by my old kindergarten on the way to the church. That school had this big painted mural on the outside wall, like a sun and some kids holding hands, and I used to stare at it every morning while I waited for my mom to drive off. I don't remember learning to read there or anything like that. I just remember the yellow paint being really bright in the morning sun. Last week it was gone. Just gray stucco, and a chain link fence where the grass used to be. I sat in my car for like 10 minutes trying to figure out if I even had the right building, because nothing matched what was in my head. It made me realize I've been holding onto a picture of a place that doesn't exist anymore, and nobody told me when it changed. Does anyone else have a childhood spot that got wiped out like this, or am I just weird for being mad about a wall?

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Update: I walked past my old kindergarten in Fresno last week and the mural was painted over | Core Memory Talk - Thought Shares