The Adams Street Property Vision, from the General Plan Update in 2010 shows a Community/History Center at the corner of Adams St. and Library Lane. We’ve produced two videos that make the case for a dedicated History Center in St. … Continue reading
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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged whatsthis | Comments Off on Museum for a Day, 2014Recently, we came across this photo. Information on the back reads “Dowdell Lane, 1927 or 1928.” We’d love to know more about it. Does anyone know who these cute kids are or where on Dowdell this might have been taken? … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged whatsthis | Comments Off on Kids and animals on Dowdell LaneThis photo, taken around 1880, shows a vineyard crew bringing in the harvest on Spring Mountain. Charles Lemme bought the property in 1876 from Patrick Sheehan for $75 in gold coin. He owned 280 acres on the mountain and named … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged whatsthis | Comments Off on Harvest, circa 1880This photo of the Keller Bros. team, a St. Helena City League team, dates from about 1939 or 1940. The coach is Jack Rannells, who also coached varsity basketball at St. Helena High School from 1934 to 1944. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged whatsthis | Comments Off on Basketball in St. HelenaDo you recognize this house? The photo was recently given to the historical society. But it came with no information. The house appears to be Victorian era; the photo taken possibly about 1880. While the street is unpaved, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged whatsthis | Comments Off on Mystery Home, circa. 1880This ashtray from Mickey’s Bar on Main Street in St. Helena, circa 1950, is one of many items on exhibit at St. Helena Library this month in the display case behind the Information Desk. From Victorian trade cards, used to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged whatsthis | Comments Off on Advertising in St. HelenaIn February, 1921, dump trucks loaded with magnesite from White Rock Mine in Pope Valley attempted the trip to the railroad in Rutherford. They got stuck in the mud at Angwin, as this photo, courtesy of the Harold Smith Sr. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged whatsthis | Comments Off on Stuck in the mudDo you recognize this theater on Main Street in St. Helena? Today it’s the Cameo Cinema, but throughout its history it has had other names: the Liberty and, in this photo, the Roxy. The theater marquee shows that a double … Continue reading
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