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The Napa City Bakery, pictured here sometime between 1920-1960, was on Main Street near Pearl Street. Local historian Margaret Hoover wrote that there was a back entrance on Pearl Street where fresh donuts could be bought at night. The mirror on the wall "amused customers" as they waited in line. #napahistory #downtownnapa #bakery #donut

Photo taken about 1944 during the construction of the Third Street Bridge, looking west. Conner Hotel and Associated Gasoline in the background. The sign in the center of the bridge reads "Bridge not completed. Dangerous but passable. Cross at your own risk. -J.P. Brennan, Contractor." The steeple of the First Presbyterian Church is hiding behind the poles on the left. #napahistory #downtownnapa #oldbridges

A Memorial Day observance at Napa Memorial Garden Cemetery, circa 1965. The Napa Memorial Garden Mortuary and Cemetery were established in 1958 where the Shipyard Acres community once stood.

End of the week inspiration from the Napa Valley Register, March 1, 1867. Have a good Friday! . . #jokes #fridayfeeling #oldnewspapers #whiskey #recipeideas

Captioned "A Relic of 1856," this farmhouse was photographed by Turrill & Miller near Rutherford in the early 1900s. What's your favorite barn, tank house, or other relic of the past that you've photographed or have visited? #oldhouse #woodwork #farmhouse #napahistory #oldphotos #windmill