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Petaluma's theatrical entrepreneur : an interview with Skip Sommer

 
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Part I. The Early Years
Part II. Transitions, 1957-1968
Part III. The theme developer, 1969-1974
Part IV. The Petaluma, 1975-1980
Part V. The Good Egg, 1981-2023
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    Petaluma's theatrical entrepreneur : an interview with Skip Sommer
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    2023
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    Oral history interview with Petaluma's Skip Sommer. Skip Sommer is best known in Petaluma as the historic preservationist who turned the run-down G.P. McNear feed mill into a vibrant downtown destination of shops and restaurants called the Great Petaluma Mill, who saved the demolition-destined Brainerd Jones-designed Burns-Farrell house, relocating it to the Turning Basin and converting it into a restaurant; and who transplanted the historic Pometta house, also slated for razing, to the west side of the Turning Basin. Sommer is also a member of Heritage Homes of Petaluma, a former board member of the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, a history columnist for the Argus-Courier and a Good Egg. He has pursued a number of vocations and passions throughout his long life, including acting, modeling, sailboat racing, real estate, and writer. He was honored as a "Good Egg" in 1985, and Mayor Teresa Barrett proclaimed November 2, 2021 as Skip Sommer Day. (Adapted from Harlan Osborn's article, "Meet the adventurer who breathed life back into downtown Petaluma," in the October 28, 2021 Argus-Courier.
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