Stockton Pershing Avenue

1201 N. Pershing Avenue - The Haggin Museum - The San Joaquin Pioneer and Historical Society wanted to build a history museum but was unable to raise enough money. Robert T. McKee offered the group $30,000 in memory of his wife, Eila Haggin McKee, if the museum would be named for her father, Louis Terah Haggin and add a wing to house his art collection. The museum opened its doors to the public on Flag Day- June 14- 1931. Totem Pole photo by Ron Chapman.

The first addition followed the death of McKee's wife, Eila, in 1936. Wishing to honor her memory, McKee donated the funds for additional square footage including storage space on the ground floor and a small vestibule and main gallery on the second. When it opened on December 1939, the later named "McKee Room" contained paintings, furniture, and decorative art from the couple's New York residence, and it overlooked the rose garden behind the museum. Following World War II, the museum was once again in need of additional space for offices, storage, and most importantly, for exhibitions.

In 1948 Stockton architect Howard G. Bissel drew up plans for a 15,500 square foot addition that would run along the western edge of the existing structure. Principal funding for this addition came from the estates of Miss Jennie Hunter and Robert T. McKee, as well as a significant gift from Irving Martin Sr., owner of the Stockton Record. When it opened in 1949, the new wing contained eight new exhibit areas: the California Room, Jennie Hunter Rooms, Upper and Lower West Galleries, as well as the areas known today the Ancient Arts Gallery, Victorian Hallway, Arms Gallery, and Vehicle Gallery.

Pershing and 1265 Country Club - Now a school / Former Bank / Baskin Shell Service (typical 1950s Shell Station)

Pershing and 1270 Country Club - Ronnie's Market & Delli / Former Dan Mellis Liquor / Former Wagon Wheel

1403 Country Club - Union 76 Station - Former Bob's Country Club Service

Pershing and 1416 Country Club - Former Segarinis Market

Venetian Square - 4555 Pershing and March Lane - - Shopping Center Acquired by Save Mart Supermarkets Corp, September, 2001

Angkor Pharmacy - 4555 North Pershing Avenue

Asian Market - 4555 North Pershing Avenue #16

De Vinici's Delicatessen & Catering - 4555 North Pershing Avenue

Dollar Tree - 4555 North Pershing Avenue - An American chain of discount variety stores that sells every item for $1.00 or less. A Fortune 500 company, Dollar Tree is headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and operates 4,400 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states and in Canada. Its stores are supported by a nationwide logistics network of nine distribution centers. The company operates one dollar stores under the names of Dollar Tree and Dollar Bills. The company also operates a multiprice-point variety chain under the name Deal$.

Closed Fats Bar & Grill - 4555 N. Pershing Ave -

Former John's Pizza / Frys Supermarket - 4555 North Pershing Avenue - John's Incredible Pizza Co., unable to reach "satisfactory terms" as it sought a lease renewal, called it quits in Stockton and closed its 44,000-square-foot pizza and entertainment palace at March Lane and Pershing Avenue before Christmas 2011. The Stockton restaurant opened in August 2002 after John Parlet said he spent about $5 million to retrofit a former supermarket in the Venetian Square Shopping Center. At the time, it was the then-5-year-old company's fourth store

Instant Tax Service - 4555 North Pershing Avenue - Instant Tax Service is the third fastest growing income tax franchise company in the United States, with hundreds of locations in 35 states. Instant Tax Service is based out of Dayton, Ohio and specializes in tax preparation, electronic filing, and refund anticipation loan services. Founded in 2000 by Fez Ogbazion, the company is actually the second venture for Ogbazion, who cut his teeth in the tax industry with the founding of Instant Refund Tax Service in Cincinnati, OH in 1994. Ogbazion sold Instant Refund Tax Service to Fortune 500 giant Jackson Hewitt in 1999 and used the proceeds from the sale to start Instant Tax Service.

L&L Hawaiian BBQ - 4555 North Pershing Avenue  - Johnson Kam and Eddie Flores, Jr., purchased the original L&L Drive-In in 1976. The company expanded from its original base of Hawaii in 1999 into California markets and now has approximately 200 locations. There are also locations in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. Internationally, L&L has expanded into Pago Pago, American Samoa, Otahuhu, New Zealand and Tokyo, Japan.

Martinizing - 4555 North Pershing Avenue - A dry cleaning franchise founded in 1949. Martin Franchises, Inc., the parent company, is the largest dry cleaning franchise in the United States, with over 600 franchised stores worldwide. The family-owned company is based in Loveland, Ohio. By using a non-flammable solvent, the use of which was discovered by Mr. Martin, drycleaning plants could now be located much more conveniently, and the process could be carried out in a much more timely manner. The use of this non-flammable solvent was adopted throughout the industry and revolutionized the business in that facilities could better serve their customers and provide much faster turn-around on the orders.

Rent-a-Center - 4555 North Pershing Avenue #3 - RAC provides new and used brand-named furniture, appliances, computers and electronics from brands, such as Ashley Furniture, Sony, Toshiba, Whirlpool Corporation, Dell and HP. As part of their rent-to-own business model, Rent-A-Center generally makes its items available with no down payments or long term obligations. Customers can return an item at any time, for any reason, without penalty and also have the option to re-rent the same item and pick up the payments where they left off. Delivery, pick-up, service and repair are also included in the stated rental price. Customers can also upgrade items while they are renting—the payments will change accordingly

Taquera Carolina - 4555 North Pershing Avenue

TJ Cigarettes - 4555 N Pershing Ave Ste 31,

Venetian Square Sky Light

4753 New Cambodia Market

5555 Pershing and Robinhood - Bank of the West

5608 N. Pershing - Former Block Buster - Going out of business December 7, 2013 / Former Chevron Station. Now Davita Dialysis 

Pershing Plaza Sign - 5600 Pershing Avenue - Pershing Plaza is a strip shopping center located in Stockton at 5600 Pershing Avenue, Robinhood and Pershing Avenue. This page is here for those stores and business that are located in Pershing Plaza or immediately adjacent to.

Pershing Plaza

Pershing - Annie's Salon - 5650 N. Pershing

5620 - Charter Way Florist

5646 - Cio Bella

Great Wall To Go 5620 N. Pershing Ave. - Former Dave Wong's Deli

5654 - Joe's Pomador Pizza

5644 - MacFarland Candies
5648 - Bookland Books
5650 - Master Cleaners
5650 - Master Furrier Tailor

End of Pershing Plaza

5555 - N. Pershing Ave - Bank of The West

5652 - Delta Title

5651 - H.O.M.E.S. Real Estate

5665 North Pershing Building

5713 - Former Prudential Real Estate - Now Berkshire Hathaway