In 1954, after the death of Jean “Shirley” Tilton, Gene Garayoa purchased her establishment, Shirley’s located at 635 Hall Street. Garayoa did a complete renovation of the place and renamed it the Juniper Inn, and soon became a popular social hub. Garayoa, it should be noted was also in the bowling alley business and in 1960 was operating the Sierra Lanes.
Fast forward to February 1976. At that time Howard and Judy Duvall had leased the Juniper Inn. There were two fires of mysterious origins on February 22 and 29, leaving the building gutted. Garayoa replaced the Juniper Inn with the Juniper Arms Apartments.