by historydemo | Jan 21, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1461 Main Street 1291 Madrona Avenue → “The handsome residence being erected by Mrs. M.H. Vance and Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Anderson on the hill next to York Creek and Beringer will be ready within a few weeks. Carpenters and painters will finish what is...
by historydemo | Jan 22, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 933 Main Street 1915 Main Street → On June 28, 1938, St. Helena citizens learned they were to become the recipients of a new federally funded post office building. Postmaster Joseph Galewsky and other officials opened the sealed bids. Dr. H.L. Byrd had...
by historydemo | Jan 22, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1401 Grayson Avenue 1461 Main Street → Generations of local residents and travelers have patronized the hamburger stand that Popsy Taylor first opened in St. Helena in 1949. In the early years, families could drive up to the hamburger stand, order and eat...
by historydemo | Jan 22, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 738 Main Street 933 Main Street → St. Helena’s first high school held classes at the local Presbyterian Church for one year in 1895. In 1896, the high school moved into Turner Hall that used to be at Lyman Park in the center of town. Classes were...
by historydemo | Jan 24, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1050 Charter Oak 1401 Grayson Avenue → “J. T. Logan is laying out a street 60 feet wide. He has already built three cottages,” reported the St. Helena Star in 1875 about Charter Oak Avenue. That year, Logan built his home at the corner of Main...
by historydemo | Jan 24, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 835 Charter Oak Avenue 738 Main Street → In 1878, John Ramos and Frank Sciaroni operated Napa Valley’s 2nd Sherry facility. Sciaroni’s Winery and Distillery dominated the intersection of Charter Oak and Main Street in the 1880’s. This...
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