Sacramento Street after a hard rain: This
is the view down Sacramento Street after our first hard
rain of the fall of 2004. The red brick building at the
end is the California Club, with Carpe Vino to the right.
Courthouse dome in the clouds: No trickery
here. Keith shot this photo just as a rain storm, complete
with hail, passed through Auburn, creating a striking backdrop
for the city's top landmark.
The Wine Mine Patio: The narrow space between the shop and Wine Mine is often
crowded with wine drinkers during the warm summer nights
in Northern California.
Commercial Street's antique row: Anchored
by Mary Belle's restaurant at the bottom is Old Town's row
of antique stores. The third building up is the former Placer
County Bank. It was robbed in the Spring of 1904 by 20-year-old
Adolph Weber, who buried the loot in the family barn. When
his father uncovered the money and confronted his son, Adolph
killed him. Then he went inside the family home and dispatched
his mother, sister and brother. He set the house on fire
to cover the crimes, but was quickly arrested. The murders
were commited 100 years ago, on November 4, 1904.
A tribute to Claude Chana: This concrete statue is a memorial to Claude Chana, a panner
credited with discovering gold in1848 in the ravine that would
eventually become Auburn.
Doorway detail: Keith Sutter
captures a slice of crumbling Old Town Auburn. Somehow, the
place continues to stand and thrive.
 
Above:
At left, a view of Old Town Auburn's firehouse, the oldest
west of the Mississippi, and another view of the Claude Chana
monument is shown at left. |
