Some one wanted to know the location of the bottom photograph on the cover. It is a scene along the Pit River in Big Valley.
Tim
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Tuesday Tidbit—Hotel Mt. Lassen Saga Continues
The other day I happened to notice a new realtor sign at the Hotel Mt. Lassen. Out of curiosity I examined the listing and the asking price is $3.4 million—doubled the amount of the previous listing. Considering the building has been vacant for over a decade, its interior gutted, I imagine it will be on the market for a very long time.
Tim
St. Patrick’s Dinner – Today
The Sacred Heart Church will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Dinner this Saturday, March 16 at Monsingor Moran Hall from 4 to 7. Costs: $20 for Adults; Children 6 to 10 $15 and those under six free.
This annual event started in 1917. The menu, of course, has evolved over the years. For decades the traditional corned beef and cabbage was never served. In 1974, Father William Storan was appointed the parish priest. In 1975, he requested that corned beef and cabbage be placed on the menu and that the church would slowly phase out spaghetti and roast beef.
Tim
A Test
A Test
Local Railroad News for 1922
It was certainly a banner year for the Southern Pacific. This, of course, was due to the fact of the completion of Fruit Growers Supply Company lumber mill in Susanville, the previous year. This increased rail traffic by the proverbial leaps and bounds. Now being shipped in 1922 were over 1600 monthly carloads of lumber by products. (Why, I do not know , but photographs of such seem to be non-existent.) There was also a major increase with passenger traffic. In 1921, Southern Pacific had a 3 car passenger train. The following year it doubled to six car daily passenger train, along with a special dining car.
In the fall of 1922 there were other developments in the works. One was the movement to reroute the NCO Railroad into Susanville. At the same time, the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce was pushing the Interstate Commerce Commission for a rail link between Klamath Falls and Susanville. It should be noted surveys for that line had been made as early as 1911.
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The Story Behind the 2023 Calendar
Here is a Tuesday tid-bit for you. On September 1, I had assembled the calendar. Then, the weather turned brutally hot, so outdoor activities over the Labor Day Weekend was not really an option. In an attempt to be somewhat productive, I thought I would get a head start on the 2024 calendar. Then I reviewed the 2023 calendar layout, and it really was not to my liking. Back to square one. Seven of the originally planned photographs for the 2023 calendar were tossed aside and replaced.
The above photograph of the 4th of July parade in Susanville taken in 1905, was one that was scrapped. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s there were occasions when the town did not acknowledge the 4th of July. Other times, the community would put on a grandiose celebration.
Tim
Tuesday Tidbits
Here it is the middle of August and it is already beginning of the school year. Seasoned readers will recall that school usually began right after Labor Day. The Westwood School year in 1928 started on. September 17.
Just a follow up on the Susanville/Durbin Nursery located on Richmond Road, at the present site of Diamond View School. When the Lassen National Forest leased the property from Lassen County beginning in July 1928, the rental fee was $80 a year.
Tim
