Customers: Going, going, nearly gone

For many years, vehicles liberally filtered through the parking lot of Hanford's Centennial Plaza. Shoppers strolled left and right from store to store. Cash registers rang in sale after sale. That was when Wal-Mart anchored the plaza. Today, Wal-Mart has moved to a gleaming new location a few minutes away, leaving behind a mostly empty plaza, save for the customers who flock to Food Company, Earrings & Gifts and Dollar Tree.