Dinner last night @ Lumberyard in Laguna Beach... Located in the historic building built in 1916 that once housed the Laguna Lumber Company. THE STORY: In 1912, at the bend of Forest Avenue, twenty-three-year-old Joe Jahraus opened the Laguna Lumber Company, and in 1916, he and his father (cigar maker, first postmaster and real estate agent of Laguna Beach) built the beautiful French Normandy building that is here today. Prior to the lumberyard opening, building supplies needed to be dragged in by mule or floated in on the tides, and therefore, Laguna Beach had less than three hundred permanent residences. After the lumberyard opened, the area began to grow at unprecedented rates, transforming it from a tent town into a thriving city. Laguna Lumber operated for seventy-three years, sixty-two of them in this location, and its architecture, influenced by Joe’s tour abroad in World War I, is one of the most significant influences on the town’s aesthetic. Half timbers, mud walls and shingled roofs grace many of the downtown storefronts and homes throughout the city because of this landmark.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:20:28 +0000
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