Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 10/16/2014 12:36 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 10/18/2014 01:24 AM
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Unique Historic Building Adds Flavor to Historic Hamlet!
Angels Camp, CA...Have you often wondered about the turquoise colored building in Historic Angels Camp? It's historic name is Fred Lavagnino Saloon and Lodging House. Some folks call it the Girardi Saloon and Lodging House. This two-story false front frame building has always had lodgings on the second floor, with various commercial enterprises on the first. They included a saloon, a soft drink establishment....
during Prohibition, and other commercial enterprises. The first owner was Fred Lavagnino, who took out a mortgage in 1893 to erect the building, completing it in 1895. In the 1920s James Girardi operated a bar and rented rooms, as well as residing on the property. Harry Moore later ran a bar and café, as well as a barber shop, while World War II rations were dispensed from here in the early 1940s. The "Lode Hotel" is just one of the buildings that give Historic Angels Camp character. Find Gold in Angels Camp on October 18.
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