A Photographic History Of Trinidad, California - Page Two
Old Town - Late 19th Century
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An early panoramic view of Trinidad, dated 1875. The two spurs of the Ryder Wharf railway can be seen; one forking toward Old Town, and the other to the Hooper Bros. mills located on the bluffs over what is now State Beach. (Image courtesy Anne Odom.)
A quiet residential neighborhood today, the intersection of Galindo and Van Wycke Sts. was the bustling center of civic life in Old Town Trinidad. The large building with the balcony is the Occidental Hotel; at far right is the brick storehouse. In the distance, a portion of the Ryder Wharf can be seen. The presence of the telegraph pole in front of the storehouse dates this photo to 1875 or later. (Photo courtesy Anne Odom.)
A view of Old Town in the mid-1890s. The Occidental Hotel is the large squarish building at center right; to the left of it is the brick storehouse. Also note the numerous small shanties that occupied what is now the parking lot of the Seascape restaurant, and how far inland the beach sands once extended. (Photo courtesy Trinidad Museum Society.)
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