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ashetlandponyWhen I have out-of-town visitors, I always enjoy taking them to the old Victorian dairy village of Ferndale, founded in 1852. In pioneer times, Ferndale was a stop on the coastal stagecoach route and was a center of local commerce, but when the automobile came to Humboldt County, the Redwood Highway was constructed some 5 miles to the east, completely bypassing the old town. Being off the beaten track, Ferndale was never really "modernized," and as a result, much of its Victorian architecture remained intact.
This is the Gingerbread Mansion, one of the premier B&Bs in California. It was built in 1899 by the Ring family, and for many years, the building served as the local hospital.
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East from the Gingerbread Mansion is the Church of the Assumption, built very much in the New England style.
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West of the Gingerbread Mansion; a classic turn-of-the-last-century American street scene.
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The Gazebo – my favorite Victorian storefront on Main Street.
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Looking toward the west.
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This old department store has the most amazing collection of old radios.
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The old Bank Of America building.
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Dr. Ring's Pharmacy. Note the old porcelain steel Rexall sign. Every town had a Rexall Drug Store when I was a little kid. Ring's is probably the last Rexall in the entire state.
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Coming back east on Main Street now. I love this old jewelers clock. You used to see these in every town in the old days, too. (Yes, that was the correct time!)
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And finally, the heart of the business district.
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This is the Gingerbread Mansion, one of the premier B&Bs in California. It was built in 1899 by the Ring family, and for many years, the building served as the local hospital.
click image to enlarge
East from the Gingerbread Mansion is the Church of the Assumption, built very much in the New England style.
click image to enlarge
West of the Gingerbread Mansion; a classic turn-of-the-last-century American street scene.
click image to enlarge
The Gazebo – my favorite Victorian storefront on Main Street.
click image to enlarge
click image to enlarge
Looking toward the west.
click image to enlarge
This old department store has the most amazing collection of old radios.
click image to enlarge
The old Bank Of America building.
click image to enlarge
Dr. Ring's Pharmacy. Note the old porcelain steel Rexall sign. Every town had a Rexall Drug Store when I was a little kid. Ring's is probably the last Rexall in the entire state.
click image to enlarge
Coming back east on Main Street now. I love this old jewelers clock. You used to see these in every town in the old days, too. (Yes, that was the correct time!)
click image to enlarge
And finally, the heart of the business district.
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