Guerneville treasures

Mhm. Mhm. The book out of the river mist tells us the pomo indian name for the river because of its twisting nature was shabba K or the snake. A 1940 quote from charlie Bean, who had worked

at the big mill was an eyewitness to his statement, the redwoods were so dense in big bottom that the sun did not penetrate or could a person walk through the dense growth. And that tells us why the poll most called the present side of Granville. She

stole the shadow or shadow shady place, what it may have looked like then one can only imagine Armstrong Woods State Park was spared the demands of lumbering operations and gives us something of a feeling of what the nature of the land might have been in the

1800s registered as lumberman in Granville robert. Barton Lansford was very active in buying and selling property in Granville town and vicinity. Through the 18 seventies and eighties, he also operated lumber and shingle mills, shingle mills at several places with several partners. Lunsford's cut the timber that

stood on the town site proper. Richard Lewis and a man named eli worked with him. In fact, Lewis was the great grandfather of James. Kay neeley from the paper, september 7th september 16th Jon schubert wrote in his uh stumptown stories that s. H torrents in the

spring of 18 56. Journey south until fall and he found his permanent location directly across the Russian river from downtown Guerneville 60. He had saved sufficient funds to buy machinery from San Francisco to put up a sawmill. It was the first in the Greenville area. It

was a small water powered thing located upstream, 400 yards from today's Granville Bridge on the left bank. He ran this fledging industry for about four or five years and then sold a portion of it to the partners of Gern, vaguely healed and willets. It became a

part of the longest running mill in the area for 37 years. His civic mindedness was no small thing. He built the town's first schoolhouse and paid the first three months expenses out of his own pocket. These pictures are from the john schubert photo collection, john Washington

bagley, fondly called grandpa. He joined with healed willits and Gurn to buy the Torrance mill and served as his sawyer sawing the first board with a little steam driven saw as he did the last board. 35 years later, he was the community bone setter, tooth puller

and first authority as well as undertaker. A first aid authority as well as an undertaker, sexton and tax collector. He served 13 years as a school trustee, and he qualified himself as a civil engineer, and this. His local land surveys were never questioned. He also could

charm warts as off of some of the Children as they would tell you. The Sonoma County Library photographic collection are available for copying. There will be a number given with each picture. Should you wish to order that copy. Those without numbers have not yet been catalog

or from private collection Number 5917. This is an 1873 portrait of George Emil Gern and his wife Elizabeth. George Burns was born in new focal Switzerland in 18 41 and with his partners, he'll bagley will. It's in 18 65. They installed the first sawmill in the

big bottom turn, died in 1921 and is interred in santa rosa number 15525. This is the old four. Prior to any bridges, the building of the first permit bridge was in 18 82 and this temporary wooden summer bridge provided provided the old ford 1479 grand papa

glee, seeing as how many folks were living in the area in 18 69 dropped out of his sawmill partnership and built this store and petition for post office. For obvious reasons, the town had been called stumptown and there might have been a good natured debate over

the name change. One reference sort states that George Gershwin himself said the town should be named, but bagley, out of respect for his old partner submitted Gern ville, which became the official name, and J. W. Bagley the first post for postmaster in 18 70. This was

not only a store in post office, but a city hall as bagley collected the taxes there upstairs was the meeting hall dance hall and also a funeral parlor. It's the 1996 sight of food for human store 6264 in 18 73. This is the first school built

by Mr Torrance who paid the teacher's salary the first year at $52 a month. The school stayed open five months a year. It's the 1996 site of the veteran memorial building Number 7776. In 1873 we're looking southwest. The white house with the chimney At left is

the Torrents House. The oldest house in existence since 1872. It is today in 1996. The River Lane Resort, the cast residents at lower right. You can notice the men on the stump to give you some scale as to the size of the trees. In 1874, the

population recorded was 205 with 62 women 5971, Looking east up first tree old main street. The second, the two story building directly behind the stump is the bagley store with the men on the upstairs porch. The bagley home is to the right, would be east looking

looking east down in 1996 on first street prior to the coming of the railroad. This street was known as Front Street and then Main Street today, 1996. It is First street 7775. And now the camera is on Bagley's porch on the second floor. And we're looking

east again with the white S. H. Torrance House on the right 771 in 1875. This is the school with a new addition to the left 815 in 18 75. Looking south at the intersection of mines Trail and Front Street, 1996. Armstrong Woods Road and first street.

The false front building on the left is rube Williams saloon. The false front building on the right is the Gardenville Hotel. The steam railroad did not come to Greenville until 1877. The tracks that are barely faintly visible in the bottom were probably used by Oxen. The

river is in the background In 1870 High Spirlea's bar was the site of the first homicide high up early was challenged by Washington Finley during a long running argument and it was during a hot summer evening of 18 76. They met at the dirt streets of

what is now the corner of Armstrong road and first street. Finlay stabbed up early twice in the chest before eh, pearlie backed away and shot Finley in the heart with a 25 caliber revolver. This is about the site where the Russian river realty is today. This

is from the stump down stories by john schubert The 910 in 18 77. The second Gern sawmill was constructed in 18 68 and generally called the big meal. It ceased operation in 1901. It was about the area where the 1996 safeway is, was an AD for

the healed and gern mill. They were manufacturers and dealers of redwood and lumber shingles, moldings, brackets, etcetera. In Guerneville California. You'll team pictured here was on the summer bridge across the Russian River prior to the construction of the railroad in 18 77. Such teams haul great

quantities of lumber into the santa rosa valley. It was said that during the height of the logging season, all of the departing freight wagons would have stretched out a mile in length. This is Phil Stoffel driving the mules. The largest load hauled by one mule team

was 11,000 board feet 5968 in 18 78. This shows that john folks hotel on old main Street, it's facing south between church and Armstrong Woods Road, about where west America Bank parking lot is in 1996. In 18 76 the town hill, a centennial celebration with an

independence ball at this hotel and a parade that went for about a half a mile down Main Street and up mines road john folks daughter marietta married john french and early mill owner and their home was built on the hill in the late 18 seventies, 18

seventies, the stage to the left was just called a mud wagon, probably an eight J. P. Clark stage that made the daily round trip from santa rosa number 7819 Granville in 18 75 Looking west, the two story dark structure at the left is the schoolhouse and

the white building to the right with the chimneys. The Torrance residents, probably the only defined street was old main street and the mill is the building at just right of the mid center with the puff of smoke coming from the smoke stack. At this time it

would be the Hell and gern mill 5967 18 75. This is the Willetts family home, it's on old Main Street. It was, he was one of the four mill partners whom the forest behind Granville, which supplied the trees for the mill 7889 john w. Bagley with

his ax, his wife, Ellen, Antoinette downing bagley in the bonnet and bandit skirt and the son frank had left. They're standing in front of 800 inch tree bagley is credited with by the state Board of Forestry Report of 18 86 as the contributor of an amazing

statistic. He reported that the trees from one measured acre on big bottom produced 1,431,530 board feet of redwood lumbering under the crude methods of the time. Only one quarter of the tree was utilized, Number 10544 By 1881. This core Bell Mill was going strong. The operation

was moved to about where Ryan Ito is And operated until 1886. The Korbel Brothers led the field in finding uses for the land with advice from the University of California, starting first with feeding cows on the rich pastures and irrigated from the river in 75. This

is the heel and gern millpond on five creek and you can see the log crashing into the pond from the trail way at the top. The last picture was from the Edith and anti coon collection. This is number 87 to 1 and shows Nate manning using

a pike pole on that Hilden Vern millpond. The original Gern home is at the far left wh Willis property claim may be seen in the background and it was these woods, the mammoth logs that brought the mill in 1877 to near records at 35,000 board feet

number 1576. And here comes the train. Finally, agreements were made and on february 24th 18 77 the first train came chugging into town, the san Francisco, north pacific standard gauge railroad came north to through santa rosa and at Fulton, the Granville branch would be running westward

down the Russian river. The original garden field station was built in 1877 and was the end of the line for many years before the branch was extended to camp vacation and later Cassie Dero. It's at the 1995 6 96 site of the parking lot in center

of main street, the block bonded by church street and armstrong woods road. This is from rails around the redwoods, from fred stint 2984, the March 6th, 18 79 flood. And we're looking north west side of Lone Mountain. The working men's cabin floated up from Murphy's Mill

a mile north up to Murphy's Bill, a mile north of town. The Korbel Laughlin Road vineyard in 1996. This is the same flood, 18 79 photo number 15528. And we're looking towards the cemetery hill Number 15529. In 1879. This is the old quick silver mine, the

south site of the old town of Mercury. It's about three miles north of Greenville on Sweetwater Springs Road. The mine started in about 18 73 and boom for many years, especially during the war years. It shut down in 1972 but some of the old buildings and

tailings, tailings may still be seen. 7817 In 1882. This is a tree with 13 people sitting in the cut of the tree and it gives an example of just how huge they were. Among the giants was one felled on the drake property in 1873. It was

over 3000 years old. It soared 275 ft skyward measured 18 ft in diameter and yielded 78,000 ft of lumber, of which 57,000 was clear of knots. The lumber was set aside to build the first baptist church in santa rosa and became known as the church, built

from one tree 597 oh. In 18 82. The juiced corner saloon at Cinnabar and Railroad Avenue. It's the 1996 corner where Armstrong Woods Road and Main street in the sight of a video store. This structure built was burned in the 18 89 5 and was a

successor, was also burned in 18 94. After the 18 94 5 hour fire, it became known as the louver spelled L O U V R E, but was always called the louver 919 Ruben Williams and his family standing in front of his saloon. It was the

first saloon in Greenville healed and Gern would not sell lumber to him to build a saloon, so he had to have it hauled in from outside. It's on First Street at the summer crossing is to the left and the river flows behind. It's about where the

there is a pizza parlor in 1996. In 18 80 at the other end of the street from Ruben Williams saloon was the temperance hall, Temperance hall. It was built about 18 80 later moved from this location. It was the south side of First Street, just east

of Mill. It was moved to church in First Street and then a saloon was open on the first floor the house and the far left is the home of the river lane resort that casts home. It is the oldest building. It was the torrents house number

6084 Wells Fargo and Company Express run by Gerhard Dietz who took over the post office in 18 80. The sign above the post office says watches, clocks and jewelry neatly repaired. It was on first street between church and mill facing south, number 78 to 6. And

next door to Dietz's is old Morrison's cheap cash store. This picture was taken july 3rd 18 82. You can note the flags tag to the post and celebration of the fourth of july Morrison was the town's Notre Republic. This building was destroyed by the March 1883

fire street is the john Taggart Hotel. This also was destroyed by the same fire 917 and this is the new Miriam District School. It is in the same location as the old school and it's the Veterans Memorial building in 1996 7874. This is the Bagley Children

with your play houses probably between 1874 and 1880, the Children have rather sophisticated play houses 208 MS Gillian Rogers with the students at Miriam's school in 1880 207 and Professor C G. Sullivan and his students the older ones at Miriam school Number 7759. In 1883. They

were still logging with a combination of horses and bulls to bring the logs down to the flat bills and then flatbeds and then to the mill Number 7818. The French Brothers logging operation Hilton garden had bought their own engine called the poly an and it was

the first known steam engine at one time was the, the main street was called Polly Ann because the Polly Ann had outlived its usefulness. New Year's Eve 18 88 George gern decided to really welcome in the New Year and he proceeded to place a number of

sticks of dynamite in the tender of the Polly Ann, which was sitting idle on a side track With cow bells are ringing the ear. 1889 came in with a roaring Bang as the old engine blew up and along with it, every window in Granville was broken.

New Year's Day found George gern quietly paying the cost of the repairs for the windows of the town. 719. The Lumber Mill at Granville had become the Murphy Lumber Company and about 1886 the steam locomotive and had outlived its usefulness and was too small to haul

some of the logging cars around. So this bully boy was purchased. The engine was an 040 type with a rather large cab. The date is 1886 by 47 by 1909 lager operations used this dull Beard donkey, it was to load the heavy logs onto the flatbed

cars. After the bulls and horses had dragged the logs from the hills Number 6321. And when they got finished with loading the logs on the flatbed, they would be brought here to the crew of the big mill in 1890 It's 816 or they would be taken

to French's mill. This was located on Armstrong Woods Road about a mile north of town noticed the logged off mountain behind 6347 or they could take the milled logs to the Box factory for 79 to 2. In 18 73 shows the live through and eli sawmill.

This was located on Live Oak Creek at the bottom of Pool ridge, on the northwest edge of today's Korbel Laughlin Road vineyard. Number 6341 shows the L. Frank Clark Shingle Mill, which was also active in Greenville in 1885. Number 6228, june 18 82. Looking east and

a bit north. The french houses on the hill, the bell tower of the new school and main street runs toward the camera and ends at the big mill. five Creek is just this side and a Russian and a river railroad trestle just left of the photo

center and at lower left is a plowed patch about the stumps. Just beyond is Liberal Creek, crossed by a wagon bridge and somewhere in the center marshall Florence's chair factory may be hidden by the tall tree going up the hill to the left. The road precedes

to up onto the cemetery, seen up and up and left And it's still in its 1996. Site number 5986. We're looking from the opposite, in the opposite direction toward the south and west From the french house there is in the center, you'll just left the center,

you'll notice the dark area that's crowded. Uh The cordwood is all stacked, they're ready to be shipped out on the railroad cars. The steeple on the right side is the methodist church Number 62-6 is a closer look of the same in the same direction towards the

southwest and the new school tower can definitely be seen in this picture. 2720 in 1887. We're now down on first street, old main street looking west Rake. Lars out of the river, mist, probable explanation for the crowd. Maybe that this town of about 600 were gathered

to watch the ascension of a balloon 6235. In 1888 we are now looking in the opposite direction. Easterly number 7822 in 18 75 we're looking northwest. The railroad track is coming from Main Street to third Street between Armstrong Woods Road and Church Street. The big house

in the middle was probably lodging and board and the sign reads fresh bread every day 918. It's called Pippins Home and vegetable garden and the chimney it is noted is made from wood, probably log cabin style fashion then and then would mud and stone was rammed

between the two wooden walls. This is the stair at home down on 3rd Street where the tracks have come in front of it. 4322. In 18 87 the town now has a brass band on Railroad Avenue. It's in front of napoleon, Bonaparte's turners and the railroad

station. The camera is placed about where Kings is in 1996 Midway on north side of Main Street between church and Armstrong Woods Road. The camera is looking east after the 18 94 fire. A fire which started in the kitchen of the home on august 25th raced

out of control and fanned by the brisk up weaver up river wind. Soon an envelope the main section of town and roaring flames. The Citizens bucket brigade was driven back by the intense heat. When the holocaust was over, practically the whole of Granville was destroyed with

the loss of two lives situated on the edge of town, the lumber mill was spared 832 is showing the fire destruction from the opposite direction. The camera is about where the Granville Veteran Memorial Veterans Memorial building is shows the grand central hotel, one of the buildings

that did not burn in that fire. New buildings built right after the fire. These buildings joined where the Veterans memorial building is in 1996. It's the dry goods Military Nystrom Granville bouton's shoes store and the Greenville meat market 963 x 1899. Miriam District School has grown

and you'll notice that there is a new addition 813 is 1900. We're looking east on old Main Street towards the mill. The large two story building on the left was the temperance hall, which was later moved down to church in Maine when it then operated as

a saloon. The shadows are from the eucalyptus trees in front of the Granville school. The building on the right was an ice cream parlor. After the logging came the removal of the stumps and charlie bean standing at the top was known as Granville's greatest stump remover.

It's George Gershwin standing on the bottom 18 1919 10. Soon after all the large trees and stumps were removed. Hops were planted at the south and west, flat at the bottom of Lone Mountain. The hop pickers were using the low poll hops 78 to 1 in

18 93 Granville had a baseball club, left to right, Top row Willard cole jim pels, charlie Poole, who was the manager, Jeff smith and front row. Ben Clink, William cole, jack brown, will bagley and on the ground frank west and steve Klink on the corner of

Cinnabar and Railroad Avenue, which is today. Armstrong Woods Road and main street stood the juice to the stare at Railroad Exchange, the tracks. You noticed to the left, there was also a set of tracks that went up for the up third street. The videos, There is

a video store at this location in 1996 1998. This picture was taken from a hill of a kern. Would park looking northeast across the river towards neely's beach and neely's Road. The barn is where the James neely house is in 1996. The mill is at the

left and the french home on the hill 100 Granville saw this locomotive pulling a chain of cars come puffing into town. It came to a halt on the main street of town accompanied by the sound of escaping steam throngs of eager vacationers poured from the vegetables

of plush seated chair cars laden with suitcases and boxes and beach umbrellas. They wasted no time in reaching their favorite resort or campground to begin a week or a month or possibly a full summer in the woods along the banks of the Russian river town, you

would take the tracks to gern would park or drive, you can still see the scarred hills of the logging. So one, x 1907 this is the entrance to Girdwood Park Resort. After the logging George Gern developed areas a summer resort. Behind the camera was Gern would

heights. Another logged out era area. He had developed second growth redwood in the background is about 25-30 years old. 875 in 1895. This two story interesting summer home set in one tree. Was that the Hulbert Creek campgrounds? That's today's Dubrava village preachers and pastors would hold

group camp meetings in one and two weeks sessions. He built a brand new bridge 1892. Across the Russian River. It was wooden being made of wood, was susceptible to fires. Obviously this car wanted to make it across but didn't. The horses had to come and pull

it out. Number 1802. We're looking southwest from the hill. The large roof on the left is no Tunstall stable, Noah ran the last stage from Greenville to casa Madero a round trip every day. The Grand Central Hotel is in the center that building and seven other

structures were burned in a March 12, fire just before the earthquake. The Odd Fellows building was built in 1889. It was built out of bricks to survive fires, but the fire of 1894 8 out the mortar of the bricks and it collapsed the river. The high

water is in the background. This is the same Granville seen under a blanket of snow, commercial hotel. The Congressional and the temperance hall. The large area in the center that was vacant. It's bounded by Railroad Avenue, Church Street, third street and today's Armstrong Woods Road. It

was used for baseball games circus would come to town to talk to shows and obviously the shortcut from one place to another with the paths crossing it still panting from the hill. We're going through north. This is down fourth street, the methodist Church, Garibaldi's Hotel, which

was, has where Bucks is today and where Hessels is across the street and the Manchester house out on the further north, You saw the roof of known Tunstall stable before and this is the front of his building. This is where Lambert's Chevron station is in 1996

than 18 in 1904. Across the street from Tunsil stable, where Larks drug stories today was the Granville roach Dale company. It was a merchant general merchandise store 796 in 1900. We're now looking east down old main street 64 and 1900 an hour across the street looking

west. The school fence is down at the far right mid picture Kun collection. This is the Gardenville Hotel. It's at the site of where the cinnabar shops and a parking lot is today. It was built in 1894 by weather Weatherspoon and uh, it was burned in

a fire in 1963. This contraption was known as the coffee grinder because of that huge gear stuck on the front of it. It was used back in the canyons to winch logs off the hillsides with the block and tackle pulling the logs onto the flat cars.

It spent its entire lifetime on the Russian river branch hauling logs to the river and local passengers east at the core belle orchard vineyard. Uh, The tracks are heading towards Granville, you'll notice there are a lot of stumps and quite a few vines, but they have,

the stumps have not been cleared yet. 006 in 1903. This was the entrance to another summer resort called El Benito. It was upriver about halfway between Rio Nido and Granville, Number 5980. In 1912, George Gern and his granddaughter, Geraldine Pew, sit atop a stump according to

a postcard that dates The water is the high water. Some the stump was left from the high waters from the 1879 flood. The stump on a stump is how it's known, and it was at the southwest side of Lone Mountain. The latter would indicate that the

waters had to be at least 13-14ft deep to at this spot to float that stump. This also shows just how much of a stump was left after the tree had been logged 737. The water wagon to wet down the dusty streets of Granville in 1900 The

1906 earthquake. It left tons still stable looking like this, heavy damage caused to the brick building that was Tunsil's livery stable, which is now lambert station standing in front of the front of the precariously propped up building or Benjamin miller town constable and stable partner with

Noel Tunstall. The identities of the other men are unknown number 81804 is the Odd fellows buildings destruction. This is the front of the building on old main street. 805 is the back of the building facing on Railroad Avenue. Today's main street bricks are all piled neatly

to the right of the picture and these temporary buildings house staffers combination Dave Hetzel, cigar store, Williams confection, a stationary and news depot and drug store. Next to the loop. The loop is where today's video story is Elizabeth's Catholic Church. It was built in 1906 and

it survived the fire fine. It was located just above about where ST Elizabeth is today. 7794 1908 floods, fires, earthquakes. The river still beckons. And this is the summer camp at the south end of johnson's beach today, Number 6008, Just closer to the trees camp on

Johnson's speech camp readily pitched their tents in 1908. So 32, this is Eagle's nest. Today's real neato 6031. If you weren't enjoying your tent cabin up on the campground, you'd come down to the beach at Eagle's nest. There's boating and swimming Number 4599. This is Murphy

speech where you could also camp and go swimming. If you can see the white stuff on the faces of the swimmers that was zinc oxide, which was used to prevent sunburn. 5-4 x 1910. This is Scott's camp with Japanese paper lanterns, striped tents and camping under

the redwoods on the Russian River in style. Driving in Granville in around 19 oh eight. You'll be driving over this wooden bridge from Pocket Canyon, March 19, The sign says $5 for riding, $5 fine for riding or driving on this bridge faster than a walk 007

After you. When you wanted to go across the river on the bridge, you would now see all these new homes there. This is it south side, coming into Greenville. Over the bridge, you would turn up main street, which is today's first street and you'd be seeing

these buildings, the Odd Fellows Hall or the big brick building was built after the 9, 18 94 fire and should talk with groups and one night stand uh, repertory theater would be there for a week and uh, they would have campaign speeches. There also Cease at

the same group of buildings the opposite direction by August 8, 1908, there's going to be a grand ball at the hall. Bill Nolan is standing in his bartender apron in front of his majestic bar next to the drugstore and then Dave Hetzel is tobacco shop, a

grocery store and then the bank. This is the north star in the north side of 1996 1st street. The french house can just be seen at the hill, standing in front of the blue bar, Granville's combo 3486 in 1910s. Memorial Day. The celebration is being held

at the Granville cemetery at the top of the hill 2716. This is the old old cobb and company General Merchandise in 1910. The store was built in 197. It was a corrugated iron building and it was about where Gern Fills. five and 10 stands today. It

was destroyed by the 1919 fire. You would have thought that this dam had just been built for these young people to sit and enjoy the river six to to nine. The tobacco farm of Dave Hetzel near Granville in 1912. Dave Hetzel with his hat standing in

the middle of his tobacco field is upstream of the Granville bridge which can just be seen in the background. The town is to the viewers right? He grew tobacco for about 30 years and won medals at two world's fair, which created quite a stir that tobacco

of such high quality could be grown in this river area. Here they are setting the leaves to dry and under the sheds. Hetzel felt that drying the leaves on wooden rods instead of metal rods gave them a better flavor. You can definitely see the bridge in

the background. 314 Granville Miriam District School, probably March 7th 1910 celebrating bird and arbor day the school would shed was that left the river bridges it right In 1908 members of the state legislature came on a junket to Armstrong Grove. It was when the bill was

first introduced to create a state park From out of the river missed in 1911, a new residence to Granville, William S. Smith, more commonly known as English for he was right, he and his family were right out of. They built this barn like structure strictly in

the shape best suited for audience viewing of motion pictures. It was on the Granville end of the bridge upside river to see what is being shown. The passion play is in the future, the heart of an indian mother american fleet in France and the indian picture

on Wild Wild West is also featured 6 to 76 shows Pat Damon and his payment wagon selling his wares right outside the theater ori um 273. The railroad station was moved across the street and up to the northeast corner of mill and today's main street, It's

where the community services building that now has is in that particular site. This is about 1913. Waiting for family and friends to arrive was a daily fun thing to do for the people of Granville and what made it even more pleasant was to wait enjoying an

ice cream at Blakes just across the street from the station 799 shows the commercial hotel mrs Sterrett is seated in the chair and an L to stare at Luttrell with the hat is seated on the step next to her mid block facing main street between church

and Armstrong Woods Road. There used to be an alley running through the block where in 1996 there's a parking lot. The little italian italian hotel to the right became Glory's Tavern. This shows the community church on old Main Street between church and Mill streets in 18,

in april 26 18 95 in corporation papers were filed to establish the congregational church at Granville, which which since has become the Greenville Community Church and is now out Armstrong Woods Road. It's a private this building is a private residence today. 782 oh by 1913, satan

Elizabeth's catholic church had increased enough that they built their new building 965. In 1913, John T. Kuhn carried on in the hardware business, his father Robert Wilson Kun from 1884, 18 to 1890, they fabricated plows wagons and farm instruments in the blacksmith shop on this location,

Probably a 1910 Cadillac Roadster. This is on Armstrong Woods Road between 3rd and 4th Street, a large building housing uh automobile repair shops is in that today. In 1996. On the block on the corner of the block on Armstrong Woods Road and fourth street across from

the catholic ST Elizabeth catholic church was the john t Kuhn home. In about 1919 we are looking east down old Main street going from right to left first is the Tunsil livery stable, fast becoming a garage. The second you see the first building in the block

is fred and charlie drake brothers meat market, charlie round the store and fred at the slaughterhouse. The ice plant was that they had in their store was the first one in in in Greenville. The slaughterhouse was out at the site of the 1996 side of the

Sonoma County Yard. The next to the meat market was Het sal's tobacco store. Then frank Buchanan's opened an ice cream parlor in about 1918 and then came Larks drugs worn and Larks drugs and a grocery store. Probably burke offers In February 1915. This shows the high

water we're looking towards the river and the large brick building is right right there known as the Union Hall, Odd Fellows hall number 636 oh in 1915 the sign on the wall where larks drug start stories and today is building and burke offer on East Austin

Creek above Red slide. The Sonoma magnus site company operated until 1916 before a small railroad was built, the ore was sacked and hauled to Granville, hauling the ore wagons by 464 to 6 horse teams over the Morrison and Dutton gillum grades. It was brutal work from

Greenville. The magnet site was then shipped to new york by way of the Panama canal and the inside of birkhoff for store looked like this. Oscar burke offer senior is on the left thoughts of the european war were in the minds of many people and on

july 22nd 1915, this was the Granville's preparedness day parade. This number of this picture is number 6244 1917. Looking east down old Main Street during World War I. The banner across the street has a star for each Kern Ville man fighting at the front, there were

28 stars. The post office is where the american flag is about mid of the buildings. Mcgurn gilles young gentleman standing in front of the majestic bar. This bar was mid block of the on main old main street between church and Armstrong Woods road. Inside of the

majestic bar. Bill Nolan is on the right. The chinese gentleman in the center is charlie Wong's Uncle charlie Wong went on to build the building that the senior center is now and Rome Nicole is on the left. This back bar was moved from this location at

the majestic bar to the LUV across the street when Bill Nolan took over that building 23 oh in about 1913, the Granville Times building it carried on the tradition of the Granville newspaper started in about 18 97 with the Granville X rays and then the Russian

river Advertiser, which was bought out about 1910 and then the Granville Times, the great, the small grapevine covered peaked roof structure to the left was the only was the only result of a campaign by the improvement club to have a public plaza, the fountain as it

was known. It endured as a place to get a drink of water and stand and rest in the shade french house may be seen on the hill top. Mid picture number 2794, 1918. Anni downs with her students Number 7806 in 1915 they're still pulling these huge

stumps out, Charlie Bean, famed for his stump pulling knowledge and Sam Mazzola is at his side near where the lumberyard was. It'll be the presence. The site of the new bridge built uh, that's being built in 1996. This strange building was built by the western carbonic

acid company and it was called a stack hill. It was built in 1917, then a stump factory and there were plenty of stumps around to process old stumps to exact extract the chemicals both of them failed. However, as costs exceeded profits, what appears to be a

very momentous occasion to gather all the Children and dress them in costumes. Happened in about 1912 at the odd fellows building pumper station under the bridge was the extent of the Granville Fire departments equipment. Forest fire of september 1923 24 that raised clear to the coast

had the benefit effect of convincing beneficial effect of convincing the citizens that illegally organized, responsible. Tax funded Granville Fire Department be organized and it was the louver had a garden built next to it. It was known as beer garden. This is the outside with Bill Nolan

standing on the left and this is the inside of the beer garden. There's a group of gentlemen with the beer wagon, all the kegs. We are looking east towards today's Russian river realty. The truck is parked in front of the 351 in 1923. The train time

is still a daily eagerly awaited event. The camera is looking east 5984 1923. This is lou's place, lou being lou Goree. It's a 1996 side of west America Bank. Inside of lou's place on the street mid block we see the Granville theater and stare. It's new

meat market Number 576. In 1923. Ben and Knin's the signs say regulation tin pin 10 pin bowling alley, soft drinks, pool smokes the national ice cream and Ben Westcott also ran the barber shop next door and ninja ninja Doty became a county supervisor. You'll notice at

this time 1923 there are a lot of soda fountains and ice cream parlors in the area. In 23 this brochure was sent out by Molly cuts for the Big Tree Camp. The area was, the camp was held in Westover Park when the mill was taken over

by the Sonoma County lumber company. Ben Westover took over as president and was able to plant all of a lot of trees around this area and it became a park like situation. The site is today's Safeway caretaker, Venancio, Jonah kini giving molly uts a ride in

the wheelbarrow around the park, Elise beach River from the bridge on the town side was 90° resort number 2715. In 1924 cars, trains and news were not the only way to get into Greenville. The singular event pictured here was when? For $5 you could take a

ride. A bird yet a bird's eye view of the Greenville area on hunts, curtiss jenny J. N four D. It was the only open and relative level field. The area that is Laughlin that is was Laughlin darien and is now the Laughlin road Korbel vineyard Where

40 years earlier, their world's tallest, most voluminous growth of redwoods had stood in their pristine glory. Before the next Granville School was built in the same site. It is in 1996 the Greenville Memorial Building Uncle was being built. There was a junior high established, it was

in the pills resort dining room where they partitioned off the areas for the different classrooms. It's in today's post office site. So 69 Granville's old wooden bridge is no longer in 1922. This new bridge was built and now nearly 75 years later in 1996, there have

started to build a new bridge upstream and this bridge will remain as a pedestrian walkway. Early 1920s, the homes were taking on a definitely more established look in 1996. This is known as the Apple Wood in Around the 8 1916. An open air dance hall was

open called the Grove. It is in where today's parking lot is in the center of town. There were canoes along the edge of the building and you can see the trees in the background. The police was strung with japanese lanterns 830. In 1933 we are looking

West Down Main Street 1996 and the trains are still an important part of the town. But you must also notice how many more automobiles are now in the picture 068. In 1932 we are looking down Main Street looking southeast About from where today 1996 is quick

stop corner is This is from a postcard showing Cecil B de Mille's making Braveheart in about 1925. This was on neely Beach. See that the motion picture companies found this area a long time ago. This shows the manor house and mill location of the famous Lasky

Players company. It was Benson's tavern at the end of neely road in Greenville. I was 1927 baseball team from the right one building. Big Green ran stare at frank Glory, Jack Brown, Burt laws, Jack Sterritt ralph Belden Glenn Laughlin bert klein and frank Monticello. It wasn't

the only in police one, putting on productions here we have the Eastern Star in Odd Fellows Hall boat. It ran from johnson Speech of Karen Nieto Ran, you've charged you 25 cents for a round trip. Johnson's beach was really popular By

1938 ST Elizabeth's Catholic Church congregation had grown large enough to build a larger church. The hillside here is being dug out prior to the building of the foundation charlie bean here, clearing his field, probably were getting ready to plant the corn. He was famous for purchase

the coon house, The foundation of the church is progressing here, panning upward towards the parish house which stands there today. You can see how deep the foundation was for this catholic church In Sonoma County. A big part of our agriculture in 1943 included sheep

branching. In 1943 there were about 136,000 head of sheep, and in 1996 there were only 13,000 left. It would appear the methods of sharing have not changed a great deal. And here this herd is still wearing their fleas and having been shared

there, waiting to grow next year's crop fred stint writes for the Western Railroader, the Gurn ville branch, About the last day of the last trip of Granville's train on September 26, 1935. The Commission gave the Northwest Pacific permission to abandon the Granville

branch. The Northwest Pacific then announced the last day of operations would be Thursday, 14, 1935. The boat connection left san Francisco at 7:45 a.m. The writer made sure he had purchased the last round trip ticket to Duncans Mills by waiting a second before the door was

closed at the ferry building waiting room. There were a few officials on the three coaches, plus a scattering of old timers who wanted to be on the last trip. Everything was quiet until the train arrived at Granville. There they had declared a holiday and all of

the townspeople got aboard with lunches and beer and pop and music, and one old timer was busy putting a wreath on the engine and then quickly running back and placing another on the rear of the last car. On the last coach a banner was hung the

last roundup. The last train puffed its way into Monetario and other large. Another large group boarded. There were no more seats, so they opened the baggage car and one official remarked, if only we had this every day we could keep the line going. With the exception

of some of the old timers and rail fans who were mourning the passing of the line. The crowd was festive and becoming more so as the train rolled along the river to Duncans Mills. As soon as the train was turned on the y at Duncans Mills,

the crew gathered together for pictures and speeches and lunches were eaten and beer and harder liquor flowed freely. There were more speeches and hand clapping and handshaking and more pictures over in one corner of the depot, several of the old timers talked and wondered what was

going to happen to the area without a railroad? How could business go on? Where was the future then? The conductor H. H. Johnson, who was watching all hands on his watch called all aboard. It was 1:40 p.m. Time to go inhabit conductor johnson looked at the

order board, but it had already been taken down. The once busy depot was closed and he then looked at his rear brake brake man, G. H. Lam and his head brakeman, E. I Bury they were ready to go. So he gave the high ball to fireman

Gcc neighbors who in turn passed the signal to engineer Billy Burns. Billy Burns opened the throttle on locomotive 108 and the last trip was on its way. When the train left Monterrubio, the town's fire engines were at the depot with their sirens going full blast at

Granville horns and bells were sounding a fond farewell and as the train pulled out for the last time, tears came to the eyes of many engineers. Burns didn't help their feelings when he held a whistle cord until he was well out of town. It wasn't long

before the train reached the main line at Fulton and rear brakeman lamb got off the last car, went back closed, the switch to the Granville branch and with that 60 years of railroading on the Granville branch had come to an end In

1936. The railroad tracks were torn out and the automobile has taken over today's main street. We are looking west the W. P. A. And C. C. C. Workers built this recreation hall for the Armstrong Woods state park. In the early thirties it was used over the

years for meetings and entertainment. And in the 1952 to 1953 summer season a U. C. L. A. Group of repertory theater players put on blaze here carol Burnett was among number 4837 further into the park, the Forest theater was built at this time for the outdoor

performances. The original seats were hewn logs with a seating capacity of nearly 2000 because of budget and maintenance. The Forest theater can no longer be used. The last performance was held in 1995. The Recreation Hall was demolished in 1966. Class of 1935 at the Granville School

said the whole class played a band instrument and are dressed in their band costumes and Jack Latrell has opened his new meat market at where today's lark drug store is across the street to the right, you can see that there's still the stables which are now

a garage 35. The Garibaldi Hotel. It was purchased from the Gaddafi family by Zeferino and P. A. Book Ignani and the name changed to Buck's Ranch. This building burned in 1959 and the new building is standing in 1966. Is still known in Bucks. At the northwest

corner of fourth and Mill Street, Number 1 8 : seven. Looking north from the town end of the bridge, Tunstall's livery stable and garage became the Shell oil station. That's to the right. This building was torn down in 1939. Farther up, Armstrong Woods wrote a signal

oil station and a garage have been built on the corner of 3rd Street. It is an auto repair shop and still operates there, 1934. This is the kind of fishing that went on in the Russian river from left to right. Jack, Long Warren Warren, Lark, Gertrude

Lark and Wrasse Jensen 94 shows the 1937 Sebastopol and Greenville rotary clubs getting together in front of the Sebastopol. The old sebastopol chamber of office building. The Granville group are the ones with the cowboy hats in west. This is where the old train station was, the

1912 station and it was then turned into a bus depot and the first office of the Russian river realty at this point, it looks like a docking station in the 1940 flood number 13 oh 75. On april 27th, 1940 Pats had their opening flood didn't stop

them in 42. A group of the local businessmen get together as the guests of Jack Latrell at the bar Old Jack. It was his annual dinner given at his ranch at the top of Armstrong Woods, Redwood Grove. This picture is number 7808 after the war, World

War two. This shows the Hacienda Bridge on the Russian river. The trains were gone and new roads were built along the Russian river, right railroad right away. In this instance, the railroad bridge was split into two, allow a two lane roadway. The dignitaries are there to

do the presentation, bob Moyer, the microphone and then Gaddafi to the his right and then Marcia Wallace Ninja got is right prior to the building of River Road, just after World War Two. The road from Rio Nido Gardenville passed a unique establishment called a beer can

tavern where any individual who drank a bakery sized fruit can of draft beer had their name date and time that it took to drink the brew painted on the can. The cans were then put on shelves that lined the wall of the building, needless to say

the competition was stiff to the war. Looking east down the north side of Main Street. The bank was built in 1922. The street on the south side looking east on Main Street 47. This is the northeast corner of Armstrong Woods Road and main street and it

is still the site of the Russian River Realty Company. The house to the right gained its dubious notoriety from an article written by john schubert for the historical society, giving the strong possibility that Oakland L. Ran this as a house of ill repute at about 1905

to 1910, 86, Its southeast corner of 4th and Church Street Robertson's garage. It was destroyed by fire in March 18, 1983. Jess Robinson was the Justice of the Peace for many years in Granville. This is also the site of the old methodist church where the tap

of a bell told that the fire was Open 779 shows the River Queen. It was run by Angela bowls from gern would park his gern would park Tavern down to the lower dam. unfortunately in 1950 flood, it was taken out to generate by the sea. Among

the rest of the debris on the beach for 3 6-7. In 1930, the swimmers and beachgoers are still coming to the river by the thousands. This is the re Anita bridge beach 4607 Down River about halfway between Rio Nido and Granville is Roland's bathing beach would

park Tavern beach down by the summer bridge 811. Jack Littrell had another grand opening at the new location. The old train depot. It was in 1943. Jack is on the left 47. The new school Granville Elementary School was built out Armstrong Woods Road where it's today's

1995 site. In the early 50s, this was what was going on at the site of the Old Mill and then Westover Park, it's not a carnival ground. The safe way moved to this area in 1961. And the second store, Which was opened in 1985, stands today

In 1946 the Redwood Rangers riding and driving club gathered together on main street Off for a ride. You can notice that the bear, the hills are still recovering from 40 years ago, those lumbering operation January 1950, the Redwood Rangers riding and driving club had their installation

of officers at Corey's tavern Stumptown days began in 1946 as a celebration of the old logging days and the opening of the summer season on the river. There were logging events as you saw on the end, uh, a kangaroo court

and everyone was encouraged to dress their parts. Uh, Chamber of Commerce members went dressed in costume to san Francisco and other places to extend invitations to the celebration and here President Chamber of Commerce, President Phil Guidotti is presenting a bottle of Korbel champagne to at that

time, Mayor of san Francisco George Christopher, 1983 program of the rodeo. In 1965 the Chamber of Commerce sponsored the rodeo and in the early 19 seventies the rodeo Russian river rodeo association formed and assumed control of organizing the stumptown parade and the rodeo parade, which is

still being held in 1995 shows the Russian river rodeo in 1960. The parade in 1967 rendition of Hexagon House in the late 19 forties. Just outside the entrance to Armstrong Woods State Park. Hexagon house was built as a show and student quarters for the students of

Pond Farm. Pond Farm was the idea conceived and developed by Pond Farm property owners jane and Gordon her. Their idea was to have international artists teach their crafts. Some of the artists were marguerite will contain the potter victory silversmith, true german prey was the weaver. Whereas

most of the artists moved on, marguerite stayed to develop her own classes and her Pond Farm pottery is still recognized internationally. The school no longer operated by around 1952 And became as well known as a restaurant and about known as the Woods. In about 1992, the

building was destroyed by fire. This is a copy from a newspaper picture of the interior of Hexagon house and shows the Pond Farm students in the circle Number 6157. It's nature's Wonderland Museum. It was another business that was located just outside of the entrance to the

Armstrong Woods State Park and him did not only feature the local wildlife, but it had a fine rock and gem collection. This table setting is a news picture picture picture newspaper picture that shows every one of the things on the table is a rock, but it's

in the shape of food. It's a quiet time looking East Down Main Street in about 1962. The safeway has moved across the street to the location that it has today in 1996. Back down on the river, there's a crowd at the beach and in the early

sixties big Green's boat was still coming from Rio Nido into Granville and back again 18 48 into the mid seventies the pageant of fire mountain was held across the river from johnson's beach. It was an idea conceived coincide with a canoe portage and as a thank

you to visitors at the end of the summer, the script toll of a pair of lovers from two different warring tribes. They came to ask for a blessing for their wedding. The tribes meet coming down the river in canoes with lighted torches landing at the village

in a setting across the river and created a very colorful production. The blessing of the pair of lovers is given when thanks to the well placed setting of flares. The entire mountain and background appears to burst into flames. 1955 picture of the 1955 flood shows the

newest operation at where Larks is today. It was the bridge way West Bridgeway restaurant. A helicopter appears in the parking lot of the old safeway during the 1955 flood 4559 current Ville at night PG and E maps tell us that the, that their company brought their

power into Granville in 1924 crossing over the bridge earlier, supplies of power may even have come from the Quicksilver mine also from the steam engines. In the late 50s, the Girdwood Tavern became Ginger's rant show and the interior shows what a big ballroom there was there

example of the summer crowds and parking lot at johnson's beach. The swimmers leave the fishermen arrive 812 in the sixties Hannan's Hayrides with Saul Benelli handling the four horse team. It gave hay rides in a barbecue from burger Inwood park to re Nieto back through town

on Armstrong Woods state Park for $1 number 44 to 4 shows. The ladies getting ready for their Greenville art and garden show. It's still held annually number 78 to 5 Members of the U. S. Air Force Ground Observer Corps of the Air Defense Command, Civil Defense

and radar network. On a trip to Hamilton's field. Our area was not screened by radar and on 3 to 1953 the location was changed from field on west side of Grand Drive to southeast end of Monte Rio bridge 1960. This corner of Granville has seen a

barbershop become a bank roach dale's general merchandise store birkoff for Belgians drake Brothers meat market starts and then Latrell's Foster's breezeway restaurant and now larks and when this picture was taken that patrol car is there but there is no stop sign 1976 A picture of Charlie

Wong's good food. This is today's senior citizen center. In 76, Johnson's Speech saw its First Jazz Festival. And on september 7th and eighth in 1996 they will be celebrating their 20 years of the jazz festival in 1996 saw the birth of the Blues Festival in Grandville

Number 606 and the world famous champagne vaults of Korbel are still a popular visitors. Greenville Chamber of Commerce and the Russian river region offices are active in telling how are forested hills have recovered from the logging of 80 years ago and the beaches and rivers are

inviting and Granville invites visitors from all over the world to come and enjoy fill regional branch Library of the Sonoma County Library system will be celebrating its 15th anniversary in september of 1996. The pictures you have seen are but a glimpse into this community in its

early years, almost 100 years. But we hope it will encourage you for those who may have any pictures of this area to share them with the library. Today's happenings are tomorrow's history, the who, what, when, where, why make pictures more worthwhile. And sometimes the library staff

can help you