Note: This was originally scheduled for last August, then moved to September, and now bumped to January. That just the kind of year 2020 was. Anyhow, before you know it, winter will be in the rear view mirror. I thought this would be a good opportunity to solicit as what might work best for everyone, other kinds of tours, etc.

It is my goal, if everything goes accordingly to provide some guided walking tours. While in past posts I have the gave information of the historic “mobile homes” of Susanville, it is not the same as in person, where there is interaction. In addition, I will be able to point out other features of interest. Another one would be a mural tour, which would also highlight information about the buildings they were painted on.

The brick building above, while it was not mobile, there is an interesting story where the bricks came from.

If any one has preferences such as a weekday evening or a Saturday morning, please let me know.

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For a short time I resided on the second floor of 712 Main Street. Real seasoned residents will remember the building as Spalding Drug Store. In later years it was occupied by the Bootery and the Smart Shop. It was a transitory time for yours truly. Fortunately, I moved out in the summer of 2004, and the building was destroyed by fire on January 5, 2005.

Tim

This was a special day for employees for the Susanville Post Office. For the first time, they got the day off and there would be no mail delivery. However, the postmaster was not so fortunate as the post office remained open on Christmas Day for those who needed to pick up mail and/or mail packages.

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A number of Susanville merchants agreed to open on Christmas Eve, 1916. That year Christmas Eve was on a Sunday, and as a general rule all stores were closed on Sundays. In this particular instance the stores who planned to open agreed upon the hours from 10 to 6, to accommodate those “eleventh hour shoppers.”

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Food is usually safe a topic for a light hearted discussion. The above advertisement caught my attention. Seasoned residents may remember the B&B located in the Knoch Building. The Larrapin Good Chili I understood. The term larrapin was common in the 1930s vocabulary as description for dandy or over the top. Now, can someone explain to me what is a Electrocuted Hamburger?

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It is always nice to see an old home restored to its old glory. That is what happened this summer with 235 South Lassen Street, across from the Lassen County Courthouse, Many older residents may remember it as the law office of Gary F. Woolverton. However, prior to that is was the home of J.A. “Gus” and Blanche Pardee. It was built in the spring of 1907 as a single story residence. In 1924, a second story was added and the home remained in the Pardee family until 1976 when it was converted into law office. It has gone full circle now, and is now a private residence.

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A lot has changed over the years. The one spot that has not changed is the area west of Susanville. Due to a number of factors, it is one area where development is limited.

Now a look to the north. As to residential Cherry Terrace was the only subdivision, and it is small compared to the neighboring ones that sprouted up to its east and north. The only activity north of the town, was the construction of the Lassen Community College campus.

The east end of Susanville more or less ended at Mesa Street. Notice the millpond is still in use at the Sierra Pacific Mill. To the south it was primarily agricultural and open space with very limited residential development.

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