The Time-Traveler's Guide to Chico - Ratings and Reviews
The Western Saloon at 134 Broadway, circa 1895. Henry Arend was the proprietor. Courtesy of Randy Taylor Collection
The Western Saloon, 134 Broadway
☆☆☆ - Attentive barman, well-placed spittoons, but a rough-and-tumble crowd that might result in spilled beer.
The Chico Hotel at the corner of Eighth and Main Streets, circa 1910. Courtesy of Randy Taylor Collection
The Chico Hotel, Eighth and Main
☆☆☆☆ - Clean rooms, helpful chamber maids, and a charming parlor. Easy access for travelers coming through the Junction.
A hair weaving business on Broadway, circa 1907. This entrepreneur made fashion chains, and other items, from the customer's hair. Courtesy of Randy Taylor Collection
Hair-weaving business, Broadway
☆☆ - A skilled craftsman no doubt, but while any innovator asks whether something can be done, this one in particular should have asked whether it should be done! Very strange!
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