Back in January we explored the Susanville City Hall Centennial. The City Trustees considered moving city hall to a new location. In 1921, the City had created a Planning Commission.  The Commission recommended the purchase of the Spencer/Burroughs block on South Lassen Street—just north of the Lassen County Courthouse. The majority of the block was vacant, but it would include a two-story combination lawyer’s office/residence. The vacant block would make an ideal public park/playground, something the residents had desired.* The building could be easily renovated into a city/fire hall or a new structure could be built. The Planning Commission ventured so far that they met with Harry D. Burroughs and the recommended price for the property was $20,000. The Commission’s proposal never went any further.

*In 1924 Fruit Growers built the first park/children’s playground adjacent to Riverside Drive, more about that forthcoming.

Tim