Wednesday, March 12, 2014

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2014 marks the 125th anniversary of Paso Robles becoming a city. We’re going to take a self-guided architectural walking tour to visit the historic buildings around the downtown area and beyond.

This info is taken from prcity.com/125/tours/

Grab an historic walking tour booklet and stroll through Paso’s quaint downtown shopping district, filled with turn-of-the-20th-century architecture, plus the carefully restored Victorian mansions and Craftsman-style bungalows along Vine Street. Tour booklets can be found at the Visitors Center at 1225 Park Street and the Main Street office in the alley behind 12th Street between Pine and Park. www.pasoroblesdowntown.org

You can start the walking tour anywhere along the downtown map at the bottom of this post. The numbers listed on the map correspond to the Historic Buildings list in the guide booklet. 

Begin with breakfast at Joe’s Place:

french toast-eggs & bacon

Joe’s place

pork chops-hashbrowns & poached eggs

Near train depot on Pine St-Riverside Ave & 10th St:

transportation center

The Granary Circa: 1890 used for flour production and storage

city hall annex

alliance square

Circa: 1886 Historic Southern Pacific Freight Station

Pine St:

Circa: 1887 western false front-hotel, bar & restaurant

Circa: 1933 two-story brick American farmhouse

Circa: 1913 western false front building for former Hudson, Packard & Willy’s automobile agency and garage

Circa: 1889 cross gabled roof with thick brick walls-currently Touch of Paso

Circa: 1924 built on a site of a livery stable & corral

Circa 1887-Oldest bar in the City

Circa: 1947 western false front with pediment gabled features

Circa: 1887 former Brendlin Rooming House-

Circa: 1890 brick building constructed of bricks made in a kiln by the Salinas River

Circa: 1922 Classic Revival building

11th St:

scooters

deli cafe

Circa: 1903 former hot sulfur water bath house

Park St:

Circa 1903-Lamas Bldg-vernacular flat roof, flat face brick building with a stuccoed over-facade

Circa: 1930 commercial bldg. operating a cabinetry business

Circa 1890-Claassen House/Dewey-Circa: 1890 two story farmhouse

Circa 1903/1911-simplified renaissance revival commercial structure with a western front pediment

Circa 1922-Heaton Bldg-renaissance revival with flat roof, concrete frame and brick street facade

Circa 1892-Blackburn Clock Tower Bldg-red brick commercial bldg-one of a kind

Circa 1923-concrete & brick with stucco front-mission revival architecture

Circa 1919-classic revival building-the first three story structure with an elevator

Circa 1889/1923-Smith Bldg-flat roofed building of concrete & brick with stucco front

Circa 1911-Italianate architectural design-Odd Fellows Bldg/Saunders Bros

Circa 1905-renaissance revival flat faced building

12th St:

Circa 1901-Boys/Camera Corner flat roof brick building

Circa 1907-08-red brick bldg with monumental columns-Andrew Carnegie’s gift

Circa 1890-Clemons Home-colonial revival redwood bldg

Circa 1889-Orcutt’s Bldg-renaissance revival flat roof

Circa 1912-Ramona Hotel-Italian renaissance flat roof brick structure

Circa 1888-Alexander Hotel-mercantile-flat roofed bldg

13th St:

Circa 1930-Fire House Art Deco Style-Children’s Museum

Circa 1893-Granger’s Union-

Circa 1887-first buggy and wagon factory was built on this site

Circa 1930-Women’s Club House

Circa 1890/1936-RC Heaton’s Bldg-flat roof Spanish revival with clock tower

Spring St:

Paso Robles Inn

Paso Robles Inn gardens

Circa 1891/2000 Paso Robles Hotel Dining Room

Circa 1891/1942-Paso Robles Inn

Paso Robles Inn gardens

weather station

Circa 1912-YMCA/Wolf Boarding House-American foursquare house

Circa 1893-Nicolay Funeral Home-classic brick Queen Anne Victorian

Circa 1915-Shelter Home-bungalow residence

Circa 1922-Fox Theatre-American Legion Hall

14th & 16th St:

Circa 1915-Le Grande Hotel-italian renaissance boarding house

Circa 1890-Eighteen-Ninety House-off-set gabled American farmhouse

Vine St:

Circa 1894 Palmer Donkin House

Circa 1894-Queen Anne Victorian

Circa 1888-Hatch Davis Home

Other houses:

casual home

victorian

bird house

bird house

bird house

victorian style

Churches:

Baptist Church

Plymouth Congregational Church

Other city scenes:

Window art: 

Outdoor sculptures and art: 

Other Downtown buildings:

City Park: 

city park

playground

man’s best friend

gazebo

public restrooms

city park

doll house

city park

There are plenty of places to stop around town for a bite to eat ; you can walk as much or as little as you want! Parking is free throughout town-come and explore!