Landmarks Living History ~ The Tradition Begins With You

Fall Winter 2019

Detail from Selden Gile mural (see page 5)

Plein Air Painting In Tiburon Founding Members of the Landmarks Society Wakamatsu Anniversary at China Cabin Music at Old St. Hilary’s Remembering the Sixties Planned Giving – The Landmarks Endowment Become a Member of the Landmarks Society – Ensure Another 60 Years of Preservation The Colony’s 150th anniversary was then celebrated with a three-day festival Landmarks Docents – President’s at the American River Conservancy in Making History Come Alive Coloma. n the last 60 years, more than 100 docents have In July, our Railroad & Ferry Depot volunteered with Landmarks! Docents share our Corner museum welcomed a new exhibit, a I beautiful Landmarks buildings with the public and n May 16, 2019, we marked the model of the famous paddle wheel make history come alive for residents and visitors. 60th anniversary of the incorpora- steamer ferry Sausalito that carried If you’d like to learn more, meet new friends and Otion of the Belvedere-Tiburon Land- passengers, railcars and cars across the make a meaningful contribution to our community, marks Society. This anniversary year is Bay for 39 years until 1933, the year contact us about training. Openings are available filled with many events at our historic construction began on the on weekdays and weekends. Call Cathy Larson, sites. Thanks to Landmarks member’s Bridge. On loan from the Marin History Community Outreach Manager at 415-435-1853. generosity, we have completed the painting of the Museum, this scale model is nearly six feet in length Thank you to our current docents: floor and added new carpeting at Old St. Hilary’s. and was built in 1950 by Dr. Thomas Snead, a local We also varnished the outside window frames at dentist and ferry historian. Ferry Depot Karl Hoppe Gee Kampmeyer China Cabin which need continued maintenance Our sites have always been favorites for and Railroad Cathy Larson Helen Muirhead due to our ocean air and fog. celebrations such as weddings and birthdays. On Museum Chuck Laurenson China Cabin In April, we held a workday at the Art & Garden June 30, we had a first at the Railroad & Ferry Depot Phil Cassou* Maggie McCann Jack Fiorito* Center with 20 volunteers including a crew from Museum when young man proposed marriage to Bob Harrison* Bob McDermott Jim Allen Ireland-Robertson & Hadley Construction, and his girlfriend at the museum and she accepted. He Phil Maslin* Torill McDermott Mimi Clarke our local arborist, Board member Peter Brooks, chose the Depot museum as it is one of their favorite Joan Bergsund Courtney McNellis Delores B. Conlan professionally trimmed our trees and shrubs. Mark places. We wished them much happiness as they left Peter Biss Klaus Meinberg Jack Gallagher Pearce, a local contractor and Tiburon native, has to celebrate. Francis Brooks Ted Moyer Zohre Grothe been giving of his skill and time to make sure our Some upcoming events this fall and winter: Steve Callender Joan Palmero Sandy Hoft sites are structurally sound and kept free of aging 3 Landmarks’ Annual Fundraiser, October 12, Ted Carter John Owen Cathy Larson issues. (All our structures are well over 130 years 2019 (save the date). Frank Cassou Donald Pino Ron Okulski old!) And now, after a busy summer at the Railroad 3 Landmarks Annual Meeting at Tiburon Town Jenine Cosio Becky Pringle Joyce Wells & Ferry Depot Museum, we are finally scheduling Hall, November 10. Mike Cunha Frank Trusheim Art & Garden the sealing of our leaky roof to get ready for our 3 Landmarks’ Annual Holiday Art & Crafts Sale, Linda Emberson Betty Williams Center winter rains. December 7 at the Art & Garden Center. Peter Engler Jeanne Wilson Suzanne White* On June 7, head docent Jack Fiorito hosted 40 In this our 60th year, we again invite you to help Elaine Enochs Old St. Hilary’s Sheila J. Holmes guests, including the Consul General of Japan, at continue our mission and join us in supporting, Mark Freiberg Helen Lindqvist* Sandy Rolleri an event commemorating the establishment of the participating, volunteering and visiting our four David Hayes Annelies Atchley Wakamatsu Tea & Silk Colony near Sacramento in irreplaceable historic sites and Landmarks History Holly Hooker Bob Finch * Head Docents 1869. This was held in the China Cabin, the social Collections at the Boardwalk. Jay Hooker Molly Keil Hynes lounge of the Pacific Mail Steamship China that brought the first Japanese colonists to . Phil Cassou We apologize that the article “Preserving Wildflowers & Open Space” in the last edition of our Newsletter misquoted Eva Landmarks Society 2019 Junior Board Members Editors/Writers: Phil Cassou, Buxton regarding the number of plants growing in the Old St. 2019 Board Officers Lauren Halsey, Lucas Lagerling, Susan Cluff, Patty Flax and Hilary’s wildflower preserve. The number of species, including Phil Cassou, Board President Tessa Kamanski, and Maya Kress David Gotz weeds, is not known at this time. Jim Allen, Co-Treasurer Staff Design: Mark Shepard, Surveys to determine the flora Brooke Halsey, Co-Treasurer Patty Flax,Executive Director shepgraphics.com will occur next year. Three rare Helen Lindqvist, Secretary David Gotz, Archivist species, including the Tiburon Board Members Cathy Larson, Community Except where noted, all photos from the Jewelflower, some unusual Peter Brooks Eva Buxton Outreach Manager Landmarks Archives species, as well as common Bob Harrison Gay Keil Jennifer Hartung, plants have decreased in Jean Wang Lin Suzanne White Administrative Assistant number due to overuse of the preserve.

2 www.landmarkssociety.com Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Newsletter Director’s Message es, we’re excited to be celebrating 60 years of Landmarks this year! And we’re grateful to the many volunteers, donors, community leaders, foundations, docentsY and past and current residents of Belvedere and Tiburon who took this journey with us and help us to continue preserving, maintaining and sharing our local history and irreplaceable community treasures. To ensure another 60 years of Landmarks, I’d like to encourage supporters to consider making a legacy gift to our Endowment Fund to help provide a perpetual source of funds for the important work we do. Without this critical source of funding we would not be able to continue as an organization since we draw funds from the fund every year to cover operating costs above what we raise from our supporters. If we can grow the Endowment Fund from its present $1.5 million to our Board’s goal of $10 million, the funds it generates from investments will ensure that our work continues regardless of the waxing and waning of annual campaigns, site fundraising efforts and event bookings. We hope you will join us for our Peace, Love & History fundraiser to celebrate our 60th at the Art & Garden Center on Saturday, October 12, 2019 for dinner and dancing on the lawns and patios overlooking the Bay. Sixties attire is encouraged and it’s sure to be the grooviest party in town. Contact our offices at 415-435-1853 to purchase tickets. The cost is $125 per guest. Please check our Events Calendar on page 13 for upcoming concerts at Old St. Hilary’s, plein air painting at the Art & Garden Center and our Annual Meeting in November. This year, our Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Sale will be held Saturday, December 7, 2019 and we have a fantastic group of artists, some new and some returning, that you won’t want to miss. It’s rumored we may have Landmarks famous Pear Brandy, vintage 2019 available for tasting. We’re looking forward to your continued support in 2019 and into 2020. Please drop by the Landmarks Office at the Boardwalk, visit our Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum, China Cabin, and our Archives and Historical Collections during posted hours. We love to visit with you, answer questions and hear your stories. With gratitude and wishing you a happy fall and holiday season. Patty Flax Peace, Love & History Landmarks Wish List Event Sponsors If you can help, please call the office at 415-435-1853 Law Office of Marin Event Lighting ✻ Complete ferry boat ✻ Painting (all sites) ✻ Roof repairs Brooke Halsey exhibit room at ✻ Upgrades to ✻ New energy-efficient Standard Party Rentals museum irrigation system at museum lighting Delicious Catering Jim Vetter Photography ✻ New bird netting at Art & Garden Center ✻ Victorian birdhouse Faire La Fête China Cabin ✻ Pew repair at Old St. restoration Mandy Scott Events Hilary’s

Fall Winter 2019 www.landmarkssociety.com 3 Plein Air Painting in Belvedere and Tiburon By Susan Cluff their paintings done by locals, he worked he Tiburon Peninsula has long been a place on location came alive. as a part time librarian that has inspired the imagination. Since the “Took a ten mile hike in Belvedere from Tlate 19th Century, artists and painters have come this morning and came 1934-43. He died in here to Marin trying to capture its unique light, back with ass dragging 1947, leaving over 500 colors, sea, marsh and hill landscapes by hiking to a on the ground,” wrote completed canvases in good vantage spot, setting up a portable easel, and Gile to a friend at his study. painting plein air. this time. “All the old Following World Painting in the outdoors became popular after meadowlarks, all the War II, plein air shows of Impressionists work were exhibited at the frogs croaking in all landscape painting did 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in the little ponds, sort not see a resurgence San Francisco. These included European artists like of gives one a thought until the 1970s and Claude Monet, Camille Pissaro and Paul Cezanne of all’s well that ends 80s. But today, the and Californian Impressionists like Thomas Hill, well.” tradition of capturing William Keith and Arthur Mathews. The Group of Six the area’s great beauty In the early 1920s, a painted in a bold, Untitled Painting (Drawbridge & Beach Road), 1926-1929 by Selden Gile. on canvas is alive and group known as the Society of Six emerged that modernist style using Donated to Landmarks by Edward Holloran Estate in 2011. well with plein air included Selden Gile, Maurice Logan, Louis bright, expressive painting workshops Seigrest,William Clapp, Bernard Von colors to capture the visual impression and events at Landmarks Art & Garden Center on Eichman and August Gay. Led by of sunshine and colors of the land, sea Tiburon Boulevard. Selden Connors Gile (1877-1947), and sky, preferring the bright light Once a bunkhouse for brick kiln workers, the they went on long weekend hikes of midday when there were few historic cottage was donated to the Landmarks into Bay Area hills and marshes. shadows. Painting together, living Society in 1995 by long-time residents William and Long days of painting were together, eating together, they Helen Newman to be used as an art center. In 1998, followed by cooking, wine and exhibited together in shows from Landmarks volunteers started work to restore the conversations about life and art 1923-28 but made little income. cottage and its overgrown and neglected gardens. back at Gile’s rented home in In 1927, when the ark lagoon in Today, the pathways, lawns and terraces with their Oakland or weekend cabin on an Tiburon was filled in, Selden Gile mature trees, plantings and colorful garden beds ark in Tiburon Cove. moved permanently to a cottage on make perfect vista points from which to paint the Though painting outdoors took stilts in Belvedere on Beach Road. Tiburon Peninsula’s ever-changing nature, the hills considerably more effort and included There he continued to paint local and the Bay. challenges such as blisters, wild animals, landscapes along with fishermen at docks, Below: “, The Cove and Tiburon Hills from bugs, onlookers, and bad weather, the Selden Gile in Tiburon, 1925. Chinese laundry workers, and workers results were worth it as they found at the fish cannery nearby. Well-known Marin County, California, 1937 by Selden Gile.

The splendor of the John Thomas Howell Botanical Garden on the slope below OSH, circa 1970’s (Anna Jean Cole).

4 www.landmarkssociety.com Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Newsletter 150th Anniversary of Wakamatsu Colony Celebrated at China Cabin By Susan Cluff & Jack Fiorito The ship’s surgeon was also the Illustration of Okei leaning on rail of n April 30, 1869, 22 Japanese immigrants librarian and the purser arranged spar deck as John Schnell, his wife and under the leadership of German-born John entertainments around the two large daughter wave goodbye to Japan by OHenry Schnell boarded the P.S. China in Yokahama meals provided a day. Alpen Kelley in “Okei-san, the Girl from for San Francisco to start a tea and silk colony in the One of the highlights of the trip Wakamatsu” by Joan Barsotti. U.S. The party included Schnell, his Japanese wife after crossing the dateline was meet- 1869 and the San Francisco Jou, their infant daughter and 17-year old nanny ing the Great Republic heading west- Horticultural Fair in 1870. Okei. These were the last of the Togugawa samarai bound to Yokohama to exchange Unfortunately, the colony was mail and information. not successful, due in part to On May 20, the China the lack of irrigated water and entered the Golden a shortage of funds. In 1871, Gate and docked in San Francisco at Schnell and his family returned to Japan and the the Pacific Mail Steamship Wharf at colonists scattered. First and Brannan Street. “The health In 1969, the Wakamatsu colony site in Gold Hill on the voyage has been remarkably was designated a California Historic Landmark. good,” claimed Captain Warsaw. “Not The property was purchased by the American River a single death has occurred...” Conservancy in 2010 and the National Park Service The Colony placed it on the National Register of Historic Places. The colonists transferred their China Cabin cargo onto a riverboat to Sacramento From 1867-1879, the China carried passengers, and proceeded east to Placerville by mail, cargo, and treasure across the Pacific before it Landmarks docent Jack Fiorito welcomes a descendent of the wagon train. On June 7, they founded the Wakamat- was retired and scrapped in Belvedere Cove. Today, Wakamatsu colony at the China Cabin on June 6 to celebrate the su Tea and Silk Farm Colony on a 220-acre ranch in only the social hall remains an elegant reception 150th anniversary of the first Japanese colony in America. Gold Hill, welcoming a second group of colonists area on the top aft deck for the use of first-class defeated in the Boshin civil war of 1868-69 and the the next year. Applying the farming skills they passengers. Once used as a private residence, the first Japanese immigrants to settle in California. In- brought with them, they exhibited silk cocoons, tea China Cabin was fully restored in 1986 and is now a cluded in their luggage were 50,000 mulberry trees and other plants at the State Fair in Sacramento in museum and event space for the Landmarks Society. used for the cultivation of silk worms, six million tea seeds, 500 vegetable wax trees and a great number of bamboo plants. The Voyage P.S. China was one of four Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s sidewheel paddle steamships built to open up commerce with China and Japan. Built in 1867 and costing over a million dollars, it set new standards for speed, passenger safety and comfort. The eastbound voyage from Yokahama took 20 days, covering over 4,700 nautical miles at an aver- age speed of 7.7 knots. The steamshipChina carried 1,310 passengers (1,000 in steerage), the U.S. mail, 1,315 tons of cargo and more than 100 crew, many of them engaged in Hong Kong for the round trip. Lithograph of P.S. China by Endicott & Co, New York, circa 1867. Collection of Stephen J. & Jeremy W. Potash.

Fall Winter 2019 www.landmarkssociety.com 5 Remembering the Sixties By Dave Gotz he Sixties were a time of incredible change. New Tinventions, new music, new art and fashion, the beginning of space exploration, computers, and the environmental movement. It was a simpler time too. People knew their neighbors. Kids walked or biked to school. Jello was a salad, Fritos, Kool Aid and Twinkies were healthy snacks. And then there were those crazy hippies playing that rock and roll music, saying things like “groovy,” “hip,” and “far-out.”

Tiburon Main Street looking east in February 1960. The stores were repainted in the 1955 “Paint The trestle over Tiburon Boulevard in July 1968 not long before it was taken down. Up”. The Depot Palm is on the far right with a few remaining railroad buildings painted Southern Pacific yellow beyond. Left: Even as the railroad buildings were being demol- ished, kids still had fun in the yard. In this photo from December 1964 the recently completed Safeway store (now CVS) is in the distance on the left.

Right: Blackie the sway- backed horse, stood for 30 years in the pasture near Trestle Glen. After his death in 1966, Tiburoners rallied to save the land for public use.

6 www.landmarkssociety.com Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Newsletter Mantagani’s Corner Market Super was built in the mid-50s with a second story added later. Next door was a liquor store and cleaners, later Paradise Burger and New Morning Café.

Just below Mar West Street the abandoned railroad yard was good place for artistic photography and Gas prices have changed a lot since the ‘60s, so has the Tiburon city limit, which is now near Blackfield graffiti. In the center are the gallows wheels now on display at the Depot Museum. Drive. On the left is the Safeway (now CVS), in the distance is the Tiburon Lodge.

As a fundraiser to benefit the wildflower preserve at Old St. Hilary’s on July 28, 1962, Landmarks brought four passenger coaches over from San Francisco and offered three round trips to San Rafael. Over 700 people took this last opportunity to see southern Marin from the NWP rail line through three tunnels and over the long trestle at Blackie’s Pasture. The trips included a strolling folk singer performing railroad songs. (left, embarking from Tiburon; right, returning from San Rafael).

Fall Winter 2019 www.landmarkssociety.com 7 The Tiburon Marina at the corner of Main street in June 1964, was active until 1966 when the Windjammer Restau- Larry Bogel remembers, “At about age 13, I started hanging out at Lou & Ray’s Garage, I’d rant (now Caffe Acri) was built here. spend quite a few hours here just enjoying cars.” Larry’s first job was working at the service station on the corner of Tiburon Blvd. and Beach Road, seen here in August 1965. Sixties... continued Here in Belvedere and Tiburon, the Sixties changed everything. Rampant development slowed, Tiburon became a City, people started standing up for what they believed in and realizing where and how they live, and that their own history was important. See if you remember…

Jeanne Price remembers, “In the summer of 1962, a barge landed at the vacant lot next door carrying two halves of the Moffitt Mansion which had been salvaged from Pacific Heights in San Francisco.” The mansion still stands at 8 West Shore in Belvedere.

Tiburon’s “Goat Lady” Rose Rodrigues de Fonta Verrall, No childproofing necessary! Just a dirt hill and some friends. walks one of her goats along the Boardwalk Shopping Children play at Belvedere Nursery School circa 1965. Center in 1960.

8 www.landmarkssociety.com Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Newsletter City of Tiburon employees move into the new City Hall at 80 Main Street on Ark Row in June 1966, their third location in two years. this location was used until 1978.

Midwinter sailboat race in Belvedere Cove, 1968.

Tiburon Firehouse No. 2 opens at Paradise Drive and Trestle Glen in late 1966.

Regular Tiburon ferry service to San Francisco is restored in 1969 with the Harbor King, “two decks, a coffee Incorporation committee chairs Elva Paske and Nicki Lamott present adding machine tapes and bar and room to roam around.” petitions with signatures needed to file for Tiburon incorporation to County Clerk George Gnoss.

Fall Winter 2019 www.landmarkssociety.com 9 controlled space contains record and filing systems for safe storage of thousands of irreplaceable items, Landmarks a work area, equipment for the repair and care of fragile material and a small display space for rotating Historical Collections exhibits and Landmarks books, pamphlets, guides n 1959, the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks and maps. Society began gathering and conserving historical Currently, Landmarks is looking for photographs, Iitems and documents to chronicle the history of posters, menus, postcards and memorabilia from the the area known as El Rancho Corte Madera del 1960s era after the railroad left Tiburon and many of Presidio that now includes Strawberry and Tiburon the surrounding suburbs were built. To contact our Peninsulas, the City of Belvedere and the Town of Archivist Dave Gotz, email him at lmsarchivist@ Tiburon. sbcglobal.com, or phone: 415-435-5490. Hours are: Located on Tiburon Boulevard in the Boardwalk Tuesday through Thursday, 9 am to 1 pm. Shopping Center, Landmarks History Collections is now the primary resource for information Left: Archivist Dave Gotz sifting through flies in the History and illustrations about local history. Its climate- Collections in search of another important fact.” Thank you A huge thank you to the wonderful individuals and businesses in our community that have given generously for our 60th anniversary silent auction, which will be held at our October 12th celebration – Peace, Love & History. American Classics & Susan & Roderick Starbucks for assisting in the Performance Fraenkel-Cattell Sweet Things pick up of the model Belvedere-Tiburon Janice Anderson- Alice Fredericks Tiburon Fire paddlewheel steamer 4 Landmarks Society Graham & Tom Michelle Friend Department ferry Sausalito for the Graham Jennifer & Chris Tiburon Spa Railroad and Ferry Angel Island-Tiburon Hartung Tiburon Thrift Shop Depot Museum. Ferry Jennifer Hull Tiburon Wine Mary Eklund for Lynda & Jim Allen Gabby & Glen Isaacson Two Hands Skin Care organizing and Archrival Cathy Larson Vineyard Vines 1 scheduling volunteers Ark Newspaper Jean Lin And, thank you to... at the Tiburon Thrift Keith Bartel Goldsmith Paula Little Piper Berger for her Shop for five-plus Alexis Berger Local Spicery amazing curation of years! Miles & Piper Berger Lois & Bob Meredith 5 silent auction items Jean Lin for her Faith & Stephen Shirley Mitchell for our Peace, Love & dedication to Brown Point Reyes Farmstead 2 History event. Landmarks and for 3 Alan Brune Cheese her service on the Cecile Starin Designs Paige Peterson Susan Cluff for her Board for two years. Corinthian Yacht Club Jeanne Price help in the History We appreciate her 1 Old St. Hilary’s Landmark Custom House II R & S Service Collections and her continued support as Diana’s The Kappy & Mark writing and keen 2 Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum a Tiburon Thrift Shop Mike Eagan Reed and The editing eye. volunteer and her 3 China Cabin Jane Elkins Martha Property Brooke Halsey for participation on their Evo Spa Camerin Ross lending his time 4 Landmarks Art & Garden Center Board representing Debbie & Rick Fisher Sylvia Ross and truck to pick up the Landmarks 5 Historical Collections & O ce Flax art & design San Francisco Yacht a rickshaw for our Society. Flourish Club silent auction and

10 www.landmarkssociety.com Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Newsletter Music at Weddings & Events Old St. Hilary’s e specialize in hosting special events such as weddings, Caroluna receptions,W birthdays, anniversaries, October 6, 4 p.m. retirements, corporate retreats and Sehnsucht - Arias and Art Songs other celebrations at our historic elucidating ineffable desire. Landmarks buildings. Many locals Avant-garde soprano Caroluna sings and visitors come back again music by French, German and Italian and again to celebrate lifetime masters of the art song, lieder and events with us, sometimes two or opera: Debussy, Fauré, Messiaen, even three generations, creating Bizet, Clara and Robert Schumann, new memories and traditions at Puccini, Bellini and more. Landmarks. Consider hosting your next Hiroya Tsukamoto celebration at Old St. Hilary’s, November 17, 4 p.m. China Cabin, or the Landmarks A one of a kind composer, guitarist Art & Garden Center. For more and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, information, contact Patty Flax at Japan, Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us on [email protected]. an innovative, impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes Our first advertising poster for weddings from about 1960. that impart a mood of peace and tranquility. “His music is an amalgam of elements imported from diverse genres.” “Hiroya plays with fluid mastery, pristine tone, and great warmth.” MUSAE December 8, two performances: 1 and 4 p.m. Musae presents a program of music exploring the darkest season of the year and the hope it stirs in us for the light to come. “The Bleak Midwinter” includes music from contemporary American composers Eric Barnum and Carson Cooman alongside arrangements of traditional carols. We hope you will join us for this musical celebration of winter! Performances are presented with generous support from the Tiburon Heritage & Arts Commission, the Allen Family Foundation and Bank of Marin. Tickets $20, general & 15, seniors/youths ($5 more at the door): advance purchase available at the Landmarks Office, Tiburon Town Hall, and Brown Paper Tickets.

Fall Winter 2019 www.landmarkssociety.com 11 Planned Giving – Join the Belvedere-Tiburon Keeping History Alive Landmarks Society or 60 years now, the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society has been Please join us as a member of Steward committed to preserving our four great historic sites and historic the Landmarks Society. Your $1,000 Farchives on the Tiburon Peninsula and keeping our local history alive with presentations, articles, books and booklets, workshops and events. Your gifts membership directly supports our Special Benefits: Two make our work possible and we hope to keep going for another 60 years and mission and makes Tiburon and M books of your choice on well into the future. Belvedere’s history a meaningful local landmarks and history. A A planned gift to the Landmarks Endowment is a unique way for you to part of everyday life in our small- size Northwestern Pacific support the future work of the Landmarks Society during your lifetime and community. Help us continue to Railway map. Two tickets to the beyond. These gifts require a little bit of planning but provide an opportunity preserve and share our history by concert of your choice at Old St. to ensure that future generations will continue to appreciate these wonderful maintaining our beautiful historic Hilary’s. buildings and open space, and remember and enjoy our unique history. venues and providing free access To date, many individuals have supported Landmarks Endowment to our Historical Collections and Historian Fund, with donations large and small. The income from this fund generates archives. Make your tax-deductible $500 approximately a third of our revenues and is used for historic restorations, operating costs and keeping our landmark buildings in good repair — Old St. gift today. Special Benefits: A book Hilary’s, the Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum, the Arts & Garden Center and M of your choice on local China Cabin. Our endowment fund is a permanent, self-sustaining source of Memberships landmarks and history. Two tickets funding, and grows and provides support for these purposes indefinitely. to the concert of your choice at Benefactor When you contribute to Landmarks Endowment Fund, you create a Old St. Hilary’s. permanent legacy of support for our treasured landmarks. Whether you $5,000 do this through your estate and retirement planning, or as a one time or Special Benefits: A private Patron recurring gift that’s made during your lifetime, it is a great way to support the M event at Old St. Hilary’s, $250 Landmarks Society. China Cabin or the Art & Garden Special Benefits: Two Contact our offices at 415.435.1853 for more information. Center for three hours. A large-size M tickets to the concert of Northwestern Pacific Railway map. your choice at Old St. Hilary’s. Four Tickets to the concert of your Preservationist choice at Old St. Hilary’s. $100 Guardian Special Benefits: A book $2,500 M of your choice on local Special Benefits: A private landmarks and history. M event at Old St. Hilary’s, Friend China Cabin or the Art & Garden $60 Center for three hours (Monday Celebrating sixty years – Thursday). Two tickets to the M of Landmarks. concert of your choice at Old St. Hilary’s. All donors will receive our 60th Anniversary car or window decal.

12 www.landmarkssociety.com Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Newsletter Thursday, January 23 APRIL 2020 10 am - 2 pm Wednesday, April 1 Free Plein Air Painting Calendar 9 am – Noon Landmarks Art & Garden Center Fall-Winter 2019-2020 Marin Master Gardeners Talk FEBRUARY 2020 Open to the public SEPTEMBER 2019 Art & Garden Center Wednesday, February 5 Wednesday, April 1 Thursday, September 26 9 am – Noon 1-4 pm 10 am - 2 pm Marin Master Gardeners Talk Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum Free Plein Air Painting Open to the public Opens for the Season - Landmarks Art & Garden Center Art & Garden Center Wednesday through Sunday Thursday, February 27 OCTOBER 2019 Saturday, April 4 10 am - 2 pm 1-4 pm Sunday, October 6 Free Plein Air Painting China Cabin Opens for the Season 4 - 6 pm Landmarks Art & Garden Center Saturdays and Sundays Music at Old St. Hilary’s - Caroluna MARCH 2020 Sunday, April 5 Saturday, October 12 1 - 4 pm 5 - 9 pm Friday, November 29 Wednesday, March 4 Old St. Hilary’s Opens for the Season Peace, Love & History – A Celebration 1 – 4 pm 9 am – Noon Sundays & Fundraiser Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum Marin Master Gardeners Talk Landmarks Art & Garden Center Open Open to the public Thursday, April 23 10 am - 2 pm Thursday, October 24 Art & Garden Center Free Plein Air Painting 10 am - 2 pm DECEMBER 2019 Thursday, March 26 Landmarks Art & Garden Center Free Plein Air Painting Artist as Historian: 10 am - 2 pm Landmarks Art & Garden Center A Collection of fine art of Free Plein Air Painting Old St. Hilary’s displayed at the Landmarks Art & Garden Center NOVEMBER 2019 Tiburon Town Hall. Artist as Historian: Saturday, December 7 A Collection of fine art of 10 – 4 pm Old St. Hilary’s displayed at the Holiday Art & Craft Sale Tiburon Town Hall. Landmarks Art & Garden Center Sunday, November 10 Sunday, December 8 4 - 6 pm 1 pm and 4 pm Performances Landmarks Annual Meeting Music at Old St. Hilary’s – Musae Tiburon Town Hall Thursday, December 26 Sunday, November 17 1 – 4 pm 4 – 6 pm Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum Music at Old St. Hilary’s – Hiroya Open Tsukamoto Thursday, November 21 JANUARY 2020 10 am – 2 pm Wednesday, January 1 Free Plein Air Painting 1 – 4 pm Landmarks Art & Garden Center Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum Open Old St. Hilary’s (1988) By Mirielle Piazzoni Wood.

Fall Winter 2019 www.landmarkssociety.com 13 Susan Cluff, The First Volunteer wo years ago, Susan walked into the Landmarks Board Landmarks Archives office and asked how Tshe could help. She had just moved to Belvedere from Mill Valley and wanted to learn more about local history here. Since then, she’s volunteered many hours in the archives using her research, writing and editing skills and contributing articles to Landmarks Newsletter and 94920 magazine. In her previous life, she ran a PR agency, coached public speaking, created communications programs and milestone events for Fortune 500 companies and fundraised for local schools and charities. We’re thrilled that she has settled here and enjoys giving her time and energy to sharing our stories and collections with our community.

LMS FOUNDING & FORMER BOARD MEMBERS – JULY 1990 Phil Maslin, Beverly Bastian, Ann Allen, Charles Durrie, Carol Ericson, Railroad Docent Russell Keil, Louise Teather, Tom Proctor, Bill Brooke. his is Phil’s 11th year as a railroad docent. He is the painter, electrician and programmer for ike so many great ideas, it all interests and occupations: Beverly Tthe four running trains at our model of Tiburon’s Lstarted at a kitchen table when Bastian, community activist, rail yard at the Railroad & Ferry Museum, a Landmarks founders Beverley Susanna Dakin, author and regular leader for our third grade tours by local Bastian, Carol Ericson, Susanna Dakin philanthropist, Carol Ericson, schools, and helped give two presentations on and Louise Teather decided to form long-time secretary for St. Hilary’s Tiburon’s railroad history to standing room a nonprofit charitable organization parish church, Louise Teather, crowds at the Corinthian Yacht Club, “The to save the little white church on the writer and historian, Admiral Railroad that Started Tiburon.” He joined our Landmarks Board in 2010 hill above Tiburon. In choosing a Frank Beatty, U.S. Navy (retired), and served as president in 2013-14. He is a great example of a local resident’s name, the fledgling group thought William Brooke, architect, William involvement in keeping our history alive and available to visitors and the other historical landmarks might Brantman, import-export executive, community. We are grateful for the continuing gift of his time and knowledge. one day need saving, so it became Russell D. Keil, estate manager and the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks former president of the California And thank you to our wonderful Tiburon Thrift Shop Society. Pioneers, Thomas Lacey, attorney, volunteers for all of their time dedicated on Fridays and The Society then started gathering Alejandra Pedley and Ann Allen some Saturdays! members, hosting fundraising events from prominent Belvedere families, to restore the church building and buy Thomas Procter, real estate, Vera Ziola Avila Dave Gotz Joyce Kami Liz Paterson additional open space around it, and Schultz, Marin County Supervisor for Piper Berger Carolyn Grey Mike Katz Sylvia Ross collecting historical artifacts, maps, Southern Marin, Lewis Vogler, public June Campbell Judy Groesbeck Mary Lane Janice Russell photos and stories about local history relations, and Dr. Robert Watkins, Susie Cattell Lynne Hayes Cathy Larson Bunny Sommer from earliest times through the rancho Mayor of Belvedere. Lisa Choy Susan Hendrickson Kathy Lederer Nancy Sumner and railroad eras to the present day. In this, our 60th year, we owe them Mimi Clarke Sheila Holmes Jean Lin Susan Svanfeldt That first Landmarks Board all a deep debt of gratitude. Mary Eklund Pat Iannotti-Kern Joyce Martin Linda Woodrum represented a variety of community Debbie Fisher Craig Jessup Keiko Otsu

14 www.landmarkssociety.com Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Newsletter New Members and Membership Renewals e are grateful to all our members and Catherine F. Dillon Sallie Griffith Pauline Kelly Rev. George L. McLaird Emma Reilly Alison and Jack Stiefel Wsupporters, new and returning, for their Mary Bachman and Amy Grossman Georgia and John Kern Karen and Michael McMullen Jennifer and Brian Riley Jeffrey Sutton generous contributions to preserve our local history. William Downing Katie Grunwald Patrick Kerslake Maureen Meikle Barbara and Eric Roberts Sandra Swanson Madeleine Doyle Sarah Gukowsky Dusty Bricker and Barbara J. Meislin Brenda and Dexter Roberts Trudy Taich These gifts allow Landmarks to acquire, preserve and Jacque Dracott Seneca Gupta Patrick Kiernan Gail and Alec Merriam Lauren Rosenberg and Judi and Stan Taubman maintain historic artifacts, records, photos, artwork Antonia Draeger Zvi Guterman Gretchen B. Kimball Charlotte Mesa Mauricio Rojas Joyce H. Tayer and maps and help us keep our Landmarks sites in Anne and Larry Drew Anthony and Patricia Guzzardo Janette and Bill Knick Susan W. Michaud Sandy Rolleri Jeff Teather good repair and open to the public. Theresa Driggs Lydia Fayal and Elena Kovalchuk Wendy Miller Katherine & William Roop, ARS Paris Teijeiro Ema Drouillard James Allan Hall Kate Kroll Shirley Mitchell Robert F. Rosenbluth Geri and Donovan Thayer August 2018 - Present Amy Dugdale Anne and Ken Hammer Sharon and Jeff Lamoree Valerie A. Montague Camerin Ross Maureen Broderick and Dennise Abad Alan Brune Tiffany Dunn Brittany Klutzke and Mary and Nathan Lane Lois and Bruce Moody Sylvia Ross David Thompson Matt Abrams Kathleen Burke Simone Earnhardt Maxwell Haning Erica Lang Elaine Moore Marcia and Michael Rubenstein Yvonne and Nick Thurmond William R. Adams Joan and Roy Burkett Georgeann Economy Diane Hannum William W. Lary Julia Moore Susan Cluff and Neil Rudolph Tiburon Classic Car Show Leslie Airola-Murveit Eva Buxton Andy Eggler Nina Hanson Marsha and Michael Lasky Robin Moore Rustic Bakery, Inc. Dina and Bill Tiedje All Seasons Catering Caffe Acri, Kathleen Servino Mary and David Eklund Shaila Harkness Charles Laurenson Madeline and Robert Morey Adelheid Rutherford Henry Timnick Donna Allen California Rose Catering Jane E. Elkins Gay and Wyman Harris Patricia and Howard Lazar Ann T. Morrison John Rutledge Michelle Dravland and Lynda and James Allen Steve Callender Barbara A. Elliott Muriel M. Harris Susan and Michael Lazarus Chris Morrison Sarah and Stuart Ryan Thomas Tobin Winifred and Harry B. Allen Louise and Angelo Capozzi Scott M. Elrod Bonnie Hart Toni Lee Michael R. Moyle Benjamin Sacks Leigh Ann Townsend Foundation Pat and John Carapiet Aubrey Erez Elizabeth and Robert Hart Judy and Bob Leet Helen and Fraser Muirhead Gretchen Saeger Paxton Trollope Diana and Jonathan Alvarado Jay Carson Heather Chatfield and William and Margaret Hart Christine LeGrand Musica Marin Sage Catering Jeanne and Peter Tymstra Courtney Ammons Diane and Rob Cassil Ed Espino Joan and Eugene Harter Alex and Bob Leitstein Irene M. Myers Sara and Dennis Sakai University of California Donna Amon April and Phil Cassou Jaleh and Galen Etemad Jennifer and Chris Hartung Mimi and Walter Levison Sofia and Bob Nadjibi King and Bruce Sams Library Acquisitions David P. Anderson Sara Castellano Judith Ets-Hokin Judy and Bruce Hartung Craig L. Lieber Megan Netzinger Caroline R. Sanders Jodee and Rick Upjohn Janice Anderson-Gram Pamela Dekema and Isabella Ferrety Gail and Sterling Harwell Lois Limbach William Newland Monika Sandoval Cynthia Zierhut and Annie Andrews Richard Champe Angelo P. Figone Maeve Burk and Keith Hastings Jean Wang Lin Arlene and Chip Nielsen Romney Resney and Emmanuel Ursu Mel Anthony Mary and Blake Chapman Robert O. Finch Hollie Haynes Sharon Lincoln Gail Noah David Sandrich Cres Van Keulen Katie Ball Sylvia Chase Shirley and Jack Fiorito Ann-Eve K. Hazen Jeannine Coulter and Marcelino and Shirlee Nogueiro Jennifer and Ron Sann Robin Vance Susan Yun and Sharhar Bar Heather Chatfield Suzanne Fiorito Harry Heath Scuyler Lindgren Terry D. O’Neill Felipe Santiago and Jere Visalli Photography Ann Mary and Kyle Belek Ivy Chen Debbie and Rick Fisher Christopher Henry Helen and Bill Lindqvist Sara Nunez-Lagos Barry Joseph Jeanette Walker Anonymous Helen Lee and Eric Cho Mary C. Fishman Janice and Robert Herwick Katrina Loop Ron Okulski Virginia Sargent Julia Walker Kate and Cameron Baker Jane and Avery Chope Julie and David Flaherty John Hetherington Danielle Lopez Stephanie Craig and Beverly B. Savitt Wendy and Robert Walley Nancy Barbour Avery Chun Carol Toby Flax Anne Heyden Carolyn Losee Matthew Oliver Rekha Schipper Deborah Walton Shirley and Stephen Barker Peter and Mimi Clarke Patty and Howard Flax Hill Haven Homeowners Kenneth C. Lucas Marina On Caren and Matthew Schmidt Jennifer Wang Lisa McDade Barto Colette G. Clowes Erdmuth Folker Association Diane Lynch Peggy and Tom O’Neill Cynthia and Stephen Schneider Mark Warcholski Cathy and Jim Bedilion Bunny and David Cobb Genevieve and Thomas Folsom Kay and George Hill Joan and Steve Lynch Keiko Otsu Deborah Mazzolini and Megan Ward Joan and Don Bekins Julie Coffin Alice Fredericks Susan Hoeschler A’Laina and Patrick Lyons Dawn and John Owen Eric Schoenberg Judy C. Webb City of Belvedere Janet and Alan Coleman Mark B. Freiberg Jay Hooker and Holly Nyerges Melanie and Peter Maier Gig and Mel Owen Cristene Schonefeld Elizabeth A. Weisheit Belvedere-Tiburon Lauren Combes Christy Newman and Tara Sullivan and Jim Horan Jessica Malek Kathleen Palmer Sally and Steve Schroeder Carol Weiss Newcomers Club Dolores B. Conlan Thomas Friedman Cecily and Kenneth Houston Carly Marin Benjamin Paramonte Isabelle and Ben Schuman Amanda Price Weitman Carol and Leslie Benet Betty Conner Robert and Michelle Friend Jennifer and Gordon Hull Marin Community Foundation Nancy and Derek Parker Mary Crofton and Eric Schwab Joyce Wells Debbie and Shawn Bennett Stone D. Coxhead Philanthropic Fund Judy and Bob Huret Marin Event Lighting Ellen and John Parsons Dorinda and Steve Sears Ann and Larry Wheat Sue Benvenuti John F. Craemer Hanna Fritzinger Karen and Richard Hyde Pamela Martori Lynn M. Pasternak Glenda and Don Sears Suzanne and James White Jim and Paula Berg Brett E. Crawford Xuyu Fu Molly Keil Hynes Phillipa and Phil Maslin Barbara Patten Rajni Shankar Malcolm K. Whyte Piper and Miles Berger Stacey and Bruce Crawford Georgann Fuller Louise Izadi Kathlyn M. Masneri and Richard and Lynn Payne Annie Shain Fran and Barry Wilson Joan Bergsund Robert Crowder Meaghan Haire and Celine Jackson Arno P. Masneri Fund Mark Pearce Lori and Glenn Shannon Jeanne Wilson Susan and Robert Bernheim Deb Cullen Mark Gaffney Henry and Robin Jacobson Peter Mason Kathy and John Pearson Ghazaleh Jamei and Judith Wilson Kelsey Berning Barbara Cupper Mimi and Peter Ganz Charles James Dr. Brian R. Matas Vicki and Pete Pedersen Houman Sharif Gary Winston David Berry Jeanne and Don Dana Mary Geiger John O. Jenkins Mary Jane Mateer Jennifer Perera Sally-Jean and James Shepard Barbara and Marty Winter Mark Bewsher Lee Darby Joseph P. Gillach Beth and Andy Jennings Renee and Mark Matossian Paige M. 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To revitalize the town, Fred Zelinsky purchased much of Main Street and Ark Row and paved the dirt lot behind it. Here it is in June 1961 with the Tiburon Playhouse and parking lot just completed.

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