Folsom, California
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became a prosperous mining town in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains. When the railroad arrived, Folsom boomed, serving as a transportation hub and gateway to the gold country. Downtown s Sutter Street became a busy center for merchants, hotels, and commerce, as well as the terminus for the Pony Express. Encompassing 135 years, this book celebrates Folsom s diverse heritage from its beginnings as Granite City to the recent growth attributed to the influx of high-tech corporations. Over two hundred images illustrate its history, including personal glimpses of family and home life, churches, schools, holiday celebrations, local culture, politics, and social organizations, to photographs of well-known landmarks and institutions such as the Cohn House, Sutter Street, the Folsom Powerhouse, the railroad, and of course, the infamous Folsom Prison.
Folsom Historical Society
This book is mainly a reflection of the images in the Folsom History Museum�s collection, although a few photographs were borrowed from local residents� personal collections. The images and tales featured within these pages will transport the reader back to the early days of this industrious mining town to discover Folsom�s unique and colorful past.
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SUTTER STREET
TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY SUTTER STREET, 1908. Looking northward at the intersection of Sutter and Riley Streets, Johnnie Wild’s Livery and Feed Stable is visible on the near left. Later, the Hoxsie Ford dealership occupied the space until the mid-1960s. The Enterprise Hotel, built in 1893, stood next to the blacksmith shop. The first recognized hotel, the Empire, was actually located in Negro Bar. Other hotels included the Central Hotel, the American Exchange Hotel, and two different Granite Hotels (one of which was also operated as the Hotel De France). Then there was the Olive Branch Hotel, the Patterson Hotel, the Wheeler House (also known as the Mechanics Exchange), the Tremont House, the Union House, the German Hotel (which burned and was rebuilt as the New Western Hotel), and the Mansion House. Most were two-story, frame structures. The town’s newspaper, The Folsom Telegraph, and the American River Press occupied a vacant lot on the right by the 1940s. In an 1865 edition of The Folsom Telegraph, Mrs. H.B. Waddilove placed this advertisement: Patterson House. Corner of Reading and Leidesdorff Streets, Folsom. The undersigned respectfully announces to her numerous friends and the traveling public that she has leased the above well-known house, and is now prepared to receive all that may favor her with their patronage. And she assures her patrons that no pains will be spared to make it a FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
SUNDAY MORNING, C. 1914. This is how the 700 block of Sutter Street appeared around this time period. It was probably early on a Sunday morning—otherwise the street that sliced through the town’s active business district would be bustling with activity. Notice there are no utility poles, except for one on the left with its top cut off. Apparently the photo finisher removed them.
EARLY HOTELS DID BIG BUSINESS. Kate Foster, a hard working and shrewd businesswoman, was proprietress of the Enterprise Hotel. Considered a large hotel in its time, the Enterprise, in operation by 1893, was renowned for its cleanliness and close proximity to the train depot, so travelers from throughout the state frequented the popular establishment. It had a central garden with croquet lawn, and weddings were held in the lobby. Kate’s son, James Donnelly, who also served the town as constable and manager of the livery stable and blacksmith shop, assisted her.
A FAMILY-OPERATED HOTEL. John Graham, pictured standing at the right with his wife, Amelia Meyer Graham, and their children, Ed, Ira, and baby Hazel, built the American Exchange Hotel in 1875. The two-story, frame construction of the American Exchange was typical of most hotels built in Folsom, although a few were constructed of brick. In 1892, the hotel burned in one of the last major fires in Folsom.
A MORE MODERN SUTTER STREET. By the mid-1960s, Sutter Street was sporting a landscaped median strip. Today, the tiny trees shown here on the strip are all grown up, lending shade to the picturesque street. Holidays and special events find the street adorned in festive decorations, while thousands gather to celebrate during its many special events, such as the annual peddlers fair, spring and Christmas craft shows, and the Christmas