FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - As Halloween gets closer and closer, more and more Spirit Halloween Stores are possessing vacant stores all over Fresno - but before they were vessels for the spirit of Halloween, what were they? According to Spirit Halloween's website, there are four locations within the Fresno-Clovis area. 4224 East Shields Avenue in Fresno 1029 East Shaw Avenue in Fresno 3070 West Shaw Avenue in Fresno 7458 North Blackstone Avenue in Fresno 147 West Shaw Avenue in Clovis But what were these stores before they became home to the frightful scares of Halloween? 4224 East Shields Avenue was a Rite Aid Before the Spirit Halloween of East Shields Avenue was helping children find the perfect costume, those same children's grandparents may have visited the Rite Aide to pick up their medications. 1029 East Shaw Avenue was an Orleans Furniture The Spirit Halloween on East Shaw Avenue may help you find decorative pieces for the outside of your home, the Orleans Furniture that used to be there was probably a better place to find year-round décor for inside your home. 3070 West Shaw Avenue was a Stein Mart Spirit Halloween's West Shaw Fresno location sells graphic tees as well as costumes, it's been said that long ago Stein Mart may have sold similar graphic tees at this same address. Stein Mart (Credit: Diane Macdonald/Moment Mobile ED via Getty Images) 7458 North Blackstone Avenue was a Buy Buy Baby Before Spirit Halloween's North Blackstone location sold decorations to scare children, the store's previous inhabitant was Buy Buy Baby, which sold parents what they needed to care for their children. 147 West Shaw Avenue was an Orchard Supply Hardware In Clovis, the former Orchard Supply Hardware on West Shaw Avenue is now the city's only Spirit Halloween store. As businesses come and go, rest assured Spirit Halloween may be gone in November but will surely make other businesses the topic of "wasn't that a -," conversations next Halloween.