2017

In October 1935, during the Great Depression, Mill Valley voters approved a bond issue to construct a new City Hall. The Town Hall/Fire house built in 1908 had become inadequate.…

Prior to 1908 most automobiles were large touring cars that cost thousands of dollars.  They were often called toys for the rich. In 1908, the Ford Model T became available…

Many Tam High alumni became famous as entertainers, musicians, athletes, journalists, scientists and artists.  Ten examples. William L. Patterson: 1911 — Attorney, close friend of Paul Robeson, an outstanding leader…

On June 28, 1963 a fire in the Jolly Stores building at 393 Miller Ave. completely destroyed the Jolly Market, Jolly Liquors, Jolly Coffee Shop and Marion Electric. The owner…

When Mill Valley was incorporated as a town in 1900, official meetings were held in Grethel’s Hall on the second floor above the Eastland Bakery at 18 Miller Avenue.  In…

In 1875, the North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) began passenger and freight service to and from Sausalito to Corte Madera and stations as far north as the Russian River. The…