Liberty Theatre on the left, 1923. On the right, this photo shows the demolition of the former Switzer and Boyd Livery Stables on the northwest corner of Albion and Lansing Streets. The building was torn down by George Daniels to make way for his large automobile garage, now referred to as the Shell Building.The building farther down the street at the intersection with Main Street is [...]
The Jerome B. Ford barn and Jersey cows east of Ford house on the bluff in Mendocino. The Ford barn later became the Mendocino Lumber Co. barn. (Alice Earl Wilder, Alice Earl Wilder Collection, Kelley House Photographs) July 11, 1936 - One of Mendocino’s oldest landmarks, the Mendocino Lumber Company Barn, was destroyed in a fire. Located south of the intersection of Lansing Street and the [...]
Cabin at Mendocino Woodlands Camp One built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Camp One is located on the former site of Boyle's logging camp near the mouth of the Northfork. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) July 7, 1945 - The three camps at Mendocino Woodlands were filled to capacity with 375 young people from the Bay Area enjoying outdoor life on Big River to [...]
View of Orr’s Hot Springs on Comptche-Ukiah Road showing the lodge and grounds, c. 1920. (Emery Escola, Emery Escola Collection, Kelley House Photographs) July 6, 1921 - Daisy Kelley MacCallum, along with her brother Otis Kelley and his family, departed by auto for a stay at Orr’s Hot Springs Resort, about 14 miles northwest of Ukiah. The Kelley family had vacationed at the resort since well [...]
1979 Flagpole Dedication at Kelley House. Left to Right: Aldine Gorman, Miles Paoli, James O'Donnell, Edna Jackson, Dora Doolittle. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) July 4, 1979 - The Kelley House Museum raised the flag on our flagpole for the first time. Excerpted from Mendocino Historical Review, Number 8, June, 1981. Written by Beth Stebbins. Barbara Carpenter, although quite ill for eight years, had talked [...]
Masonic Hall, Mendocino, California c. 1920. (Emery Escola, Emery Escola Collection, Kelley House Photographs) July 3, 1865 - A group of Masons assembled to formulate plans for organizing a Lodge. They included: Erick Jensen Albertson, Silas B. Coombs, William Booth, Richard G. Coombs, Isaiah Stevens, F. B. Lowell, James Bush Rice, George R. Lowell, Albert T. Rodgers and George Canning Smith. The Mendocino Lodge, No. 179, [...]
Stagecoach at Comptche. Margaret and Nellie Cameron are sitting behind the teamster. Other people are unidentified in this undated photo. (Steve and Sue Sanor, Gray - Nielson - Sanor Family Collection) July 2, 1906 - Liverymen Boyd & Daniels began fulfilling their contract to carry U. S. mail between Mendocino and Ukiah by horse-drawn stagecoach. The Mendocino-Ukiah Stage Line also carried passengers and ran three times [...]
Five ladies in a flower-decorated car at a local parade, possibly in Fort Bragg, c. 1925. The women are identified as Elva Erickson, Fort Bragg; Dorothy Dutton; Delas Wilson, Greenwood; Grace Mattos, Mendocino; and Fay Lanphier. Fay was the first Miss California to become Miss America, winning both titles in 1925. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) June 30, 1931 - Winfield Daniels and former Miss [...]
The Mendocino Racetrack located on the Heeser Ranch, c. 1922. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) In 1921, the Farmers & Apple Growers’ Association constructed an automobile race track on the Heeser Ranch property at the western edge of town. The Association was interested in expanding their annual Apple Fair’s horse racing, rodeo, and sporting events to include the new sport of auto racing. The attraction [...]
On this day in Mendocino history… Banker’s Row, 1894-1905. This block of elegant houses on Little Lake Street in Mendocino was known as "Banker's Row." From left to right: C. O. Packard House, Henry Jarvis House, Albert Brown House, and the Elisha Blair House. Each has a tall water tower with a windmill. The first Mendocino High School, built in 1894, sits on the hill behind [...]