A
Photo Tour of Old Town Photography
by Keith Sutter | |
Sacramento
Street after a hard rain: This
is the view down Sacramento Street after our first hard rain of the fall of 2004.
The red brick building at the end is the California Club, with Carpe Vino to the
right. 
Courthouse
dome in the clouds: No trickery here. Keith shot this photo just
as a rain storm, complete with hail, passed through Auburn, creating a striking
backdrop for the city's top landmark. 
Commercial
Street's antique row: Anchored by Mary Belle's restaurant at the
bottom is Old Town's row of antique stores. The third building up is the former
Placer County Bank. It was robbed in the Spring of 1904 by 20-year-old Adolph
Weber, who buried the loot in the family barn. When his father uncovered the money
and confronted his son, Adolph killed him. Then he went inside the family home
and dispatched his mother, sister and brother. He set the house on fire to cover
the crimes, but was quickly arrested. The murders were commited 100 years ago,
on November 4, 1904.
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Carpe
Vino Events
Week of 11/28/05 |
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A
tribute to Claude Chana: This concrete statue is a memorial to
Claude Chana, a panner
credited with discovering gold in1848 in the ravine
that would eventually become Auburn.
Doorway
detail: Keith Sutter captures a slice of crumbling Old Town Auburn.
Somehow, the
place continues to stand and thrive.
Below:
At left, a view of Old Town Auburn's firehouse, the oldest west of the Mississippi,
and
another view of the Claude Chana monument is shown at left.
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