The former bank building at 20 Petaluma Boulevard South (shown below) is getting a lot of attention these …
Architecture
100 Petaluma Blvd. North – Then & Now
Urban renewal programs of the mid-20th century changed the face of America’s downtowns as thousands of …
Mid-Century Modern Commercial Architecture Represented in Petaluma’s Neilsen Building
It seems only fitting that Paradise Found Records & Music, one of Petaluma's newest downtown businesses, …
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Authenticy of Place – Petaluma’s Aqus Cafe and Foundry Wharf
Aqus Café at Foundry Wharf in Petaluma is one of my favorite places to meet with friends and clients. There …
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Historic Building Nearly Lost to Create a Parking Lot
Following Petaluma’s incorporation in 1858, the town transformed from what had been considered little more …
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The Leader: A Sleek Modern Petaluma Department Store
Buildings constructed during the 1930s and 1940s were often designed in the Streamline Moderne style, …
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The Architect and Architecture of a Petaluma Iron Front
Petaluma’s Mutual Relief building is the crowning glory of Western Avenue, notable for its intact iron fronts …
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History of Petaluma Sign Discovered in Library Archives
As a historic sign enthusiast, I was delighted to see the Petaluma Argus-Courier’s article “Time flies with …
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Mid-Century Modern Architecture at the Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds
In anticipation of my volunteer gig as a greeter for the June 24th Friends of the Sonoma-Marin …
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Grand Central Café Occupies Former Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway Depot
The upcoming soft opening of Petaluma's Grand Central Café scheduled for April 3 at 226 Weller Street provides …
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The History We Nearly Lost at Los Guilicos
Before October 2020, some may have thought of the Hood House, constructed in 1858, for its proximity to the …
The Other Petaluma Christian Church
My recent blog post featuring the history of Petaluma Christian Church, aka Polly Hannah Klaas Performing Arts …