So, even though I'm a transplant, I've learned to appreciate the richness of this area's past. So, imagine my excitement when we found a stash of signs from a Prohibition-era eating establishment that had been used to patch the back of the garage!
My neighbor wrote a blog post about the find here:
When the first sign was uncovered, I ran to the computer to see if there was any information about the Marcell Inn. Indeed, I found a carefully researched blog post about the Inn and its storied history. (See also this excerpt about the Inn from a book published in 1935.)
Today, I had an opportunity to meet the author, a long-time Pasadena/Altadena preservationist and historian. He is going to see what, if any, connection there might be between this address and the Inn. How/Why did the signs end up here?
2 comments:
Good to meet you yesterday and we will see what we can find out about your homestead..... There are many secrets to be discovered, things that happened so long ago....... Hopefully, someone left a record or a trace.
I am just happy that someone, like yourself, came upon these old/historic items! (And, that Thal had info to share about them) Many others wooda simply considered them "old junk" and trashed em!
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