Johnny George plans to open a Pickleball complex on Bridge Street just north of Tulare Avenue.
Tulare County pickleball is latest project for Johnny George
George, 89, will tell you about his years owning hardware stores and lumber yards, later taking risks in business until he was doing business with billionaires in places like Geneva, Switzerland, and Barbados. He is proud that he once manufactured a luxury automobile, the Clenet, even though the experience cost him $3 million.
The pickleball project is the latest in a series of civic endeavors for George.
He owns the property on Mooney Boulevard in Visalia where the Greatest Generation Memorial now stands. He has contributed to the SPCA, Little League, and Boy Scouts, and played a key role in transferring ownership of the Fox Visalia Theatre to the city.
His other current ventures include a development in northern Visalia that will include a new Mearle’s Drive-In and office buildings. All American Hot Dogs, his small eatery in front of the Olive Plant building on Tulare Avenue in Visalia, will be opening later this year.
“People are looking for an experience,” said George about his ventures. “They’re looking for an experience in play. They’re looking for an experience in eating. They’re looking for an experience in life.”
This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Indoor pickleball center bringing wildly popular sport to Visalia
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