Thursday, December 8, 2016


Photo postcard by Lindley Eddy, circa 1912.     I believe the "Kaweah Colony Canyon",  refers to the 
to the area near the the Kaweah Post Office


The Orosi Library was established in March 1911 in Ryan's Cyclery.    It was officially established as a Tulare County Library Branch in July, 1913.     After WWI,  a  Carnegie library was built in Orosi  and that building still serves as the county library branch for that town.


Photo postcard by Beck,  circa 1911.    This section of Tulare's  J  Street  was also known as "Front St."

Image from an old postcard.     It's postmarked "Lindsay, CAL., Nov. 14, 1907".    The person who sent the card wrote on the back: "This is a picture of orange hauling at Lindsay Cal.".
Close up:


An old photo postcard image of the Palace Hotel in Visalia,  postmarked 4/18/1909. 
Built in 1876,  this building still stands on the NE corner of Main & Court Streets.   It's the oldest commercial building still in use in Visalia and probably the southern San Joaquin Valley.
Close up:
 A close-up showing some of the signage:   There's a couple of "Palace Bar" signs,   A poster that starts "National League Base Ball Results..." (I can't read the rest of the poster),    And there's a corner street sign for Court and Main Street.


The Tulare County Courthouse,  circa 1921.     This is a view looking south down Court Street near its intersection with Oak Ave.