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What San Ramon Businesses Do You Miss?

Patch Readers got nostalgic and told us which local businesses they wish never closed down.

San Ramon, CA - Businesses open and close, but the impression they leave on a community can last long after they board up their doors.

Has your favorite venue vanished from San Ramon? If you’re missing an old hardware store, bakery or mom-and-pop shop, you’re in good company.

We asked Patch Readers in San Ramon, what extinct local business they’d bring back from the dead. Here’s a list of one-time favorites:

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  • “McWhorter’s and Marie Callender’s.”
  • “Country Scoop! The Best!”
  • “Izzy’s!”
  • “The Christmas Tree Farm”
  • “Borders!!!!!”
  • “The Chantillion”
  • “The German restaurant and bakery next to Club Sport.”
  • “Meriwest Credit Union”
  • “Bighorn Grill”

Is your choice business not on the list? Add it in the comments below or on our San Ramon Patch Facebook page.

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