Tulelake 2003 Page 2


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Next to the theater is an old building which was once a Safeway. Villalpandos, an excellent Mexican Restaurant, and Tulelake Hardware now occupy the site. According to John, the building with glass blocks was a bar called the "Duchess". I have seen a photo of this building as a Safeway, probably dating to the 1940s.
		Standing alone is this small, old brick building. The building originally next to it has been torn down. John says this building was the old barber shop, and that next to it used to stand a building with various offices.
The library, "Main Street Mini Mall" and "Not Just One", an antiques and collectibles store.
		It's clear Tulelake once had a thriving downtown. Here are two old buildings from that era. If anyone knows what these, or any other shown, used to be, please write me. John says the blue building was the local beauty shop, while the building on the right was an insurance office.
The bowling alley "Tule Lanes" has been closed for the last couple of years, unfortunately.
		We suspect that this building may have been a car dealership or gas station. According to John, many years ago ("before my time"), the building used to be an auto dealership, perhaps Ford, but was used as the School Bus Barn when he lived there, and that he thinks this use continues. I have seen an old photo of the building with gas pumps out front.
Ernest Gilbey's is a great place to pick up products made from Tulelake horseradish, and other gifts. John reports that the building used to contain a bank on the left, and that Ernest Gilbey's used to be a Five and Dime store, where he spent a lot of time looking as a child.
		On the side of a building is a nearly completely faded advertisement. With some image processing, I am able to make out "Your Self-Service Mkt.", but nothing else.
The faded sign is on the side of this building. Is this the old market? John reports that this is, indeed, a former market, with fresh meat and produce, that used to be run by brothers Joe and Jimmy Woods.
		Some more buildings. The building on the right has the appearance of being built or modernized in the late '50s or early '60s. John: "Building on the left was the cabinet maker, Galen Lesh. Building on the right was the new Doctors office opened by Dr. Klatt in the mid 60's, and I believe his wife was a Dr. also."
Fe's Bed & Breakfast is actually located on Main Street. The rental house was a couple of blocks away.
		The Cal-Ore Telephone Company is a small utility that serves the communities of Tulelake, Dorris, and Macdoel. This is their building in Tulelake.
The Tulelake Community Partnership is located in the building which formerly housed the Tulelake Horseradish Company. The Partnership is working hard to revitalize the city.
		The Canby Cross Lodge is the Tulelake branch of the Masons, and was begun in 1935.
Half of this building is occupied by Edwin Gilman, CPA. John: "Left half is Dr. Spomer's(sp) office, the man that delivered me and many of us baby boomers. The right half was the Cleaners."
		The former Hamrick's is now Ross Market, the other grocery store in town. This also appears to be the only location to purchase gas. According to John, this may have been an Esso station back in the 60s.
The "Honker" is Tulelake's brand new Community Center. Located next to the high school, it features a gym, computer center, and other facilities.
		Tulelake High School serves about 250 students from the area.
Each year, Tulelake hosts the Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair at these beautiful grounds. On the grounds is a spectacular museum devoted to local history, including that of Tulelake Internment Camp.
		On the museum grounds is a former barrack used at the internment camp. Tulelake Internment Camp was one of nearly a dozen used to house Japanese-American citizens removed from the West Coast during World War II.
The barracks were simply constructed, and offered very little comfort. The tarpaper sides offered little protection against the wind and dust. This is a view of the reconstructed interior.
		An actual guard tower from the camp is also at the museum.

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