And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, May 10, 2024
Central Valley, near Shasta Dam, California (1939)
I take 'Air Cooled' as meaning "We have a couple of swamp coolers running".
I reckon Central Valley is underwater now. I could find no evidence of it ever having existed. I also wonder if that's old Highway 99 we see in that photo.
I used to pass through that area on a regular basis in the late 1970s early , 80's. I was a "student fireman" at the Central Valley F.D. The buildings looked pretty much the same then. The Silver Dollar Saloon was a Mexican Food Restaurant. The building on the left had a big window and you could see a long table with little Mexican women patting out tortillas. They served the "BEST" Mexican food I have ever tasted to this day. You won't find Central Valley on the Maps because the communities of Project City, Central Valley, and Toyon were annexed together to form the community of Shasta Lake City. I imagine Woody Guthrie played and sang for drinks there back when they were building Shasta Dam.
I sold auto parts to then Lake Auto Parts and Watsons Auto Parts from 1967 to mid 70’s. It was Central Valley then. I enjoyed seeing the reason it’s no longer Central Valley. Thanks for that and a trip down memory lane.
A burger joint that was air cooled? How bougie.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing; interesting.
DeleteI take 'Air Cooled' as meaning "We have a couple of swamp coolers running".
DeleteI reckon Central Valley is underwater now. I could find no evidence of it ever having existed. I also wonder if that's old Highway 99 we see in that photo.
"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"
ReplyDeleteAlmost looks like Lakehead.
ReplyDeleteWimpy's burgers? Let's go!
ReplyDeleteI used to pass through that area on a regular basis in the late 1970s early , 80's. I was a "student fireman" at the Central Valley F.D. The buildings looked pretty much the same then. The Silver Dollar Saloon was a Mexican Food Restaurant. The building on the left had a big window and you could see a long table with little Mexican women patting out tortillas. They served the "BEST" Mexican food I have ever tasted to this day.
ReplyDeleteYou won't find Central Valley on the Maps because the communities of Project City, Central Valley, and Toyon were annexed together to form the community of Shasta Lake City.
I imagine Woody Guthrie played and sang for drinks there back when they were building Shasta Dam.
I sold auto parts to then Lake Auto Parts and Watsons Auto Parts from 1967 to mid 70’s. It was Central Valley then. I enjoyed seeing the reason it’s no longer Central Valley. Thanks for that and a trip down memory lane.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.messynessychic.com/2017/03/29/once-a-californian-boom-town-now-a-sunken-city-at-the-bottom-of-a-lake/
ReplyDeleteDo a search for City of Shasta Lake, there are several good histories of the area
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