tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post7610743090683741615..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: Smith Flat HouseCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83153316631753489062011-11-03T01:21:09.517-05:002011-11-03T01:21:09.517-05:00You are so right, Jeanmarie. There are lots of tun...You are so right, Jeanmarie. There are lots of tunnels running under the city of Placerville. It is weird to go into them, and even scary to think people could roam around in them and be up to who-knows-what. There is a tunnel from what used to be a saloon the length of town and ends up at a Chinese bordello. One of these days I plan to do a post on the bordello. It's a business office now, but the holes in the walls that the girls laid in are still there. Amazing!Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-29167007809798432232011-11-02T23:07:38.307-05:002011-11-02T23:07:38.307-05:00Paisley,
The house over the mine must inspire so m...Paisley,<br />The house over the mine must inspire so many stories for you. The description reminds me of some of the scenes in the movie, Paint Your Wagon. :-) Thanks so much for that wonderful piece of our western history.Jeanmarie Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974232341270295299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-82681623349405010482011-11-02T19:28:39.101-05:002011-11-02T19:28:39.101-05:00Thanks, Ashley. I have always been interested in t...Thanks, Ashley. I have always been interested in this house and found it amazing that I now get to go there three times a week. Maybe there's a reason I have been sent there... :)Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-91019877568567956302011-11-02T19:20:20.586-05:002011-11-02T19:20:20.586-05:00Paisley, I really enjoyed your post, and the photo...Paisley, I really enjoyed your post, and the photographs! It's wonderful when actual places like this can inspire our work.<br /><br />I hope your knee feels better soon. ~ AshleyAshley Kath-Bilskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073164133698225798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-42142128350135938762011-11-02T15:34:14.533-05:002011-11-02T15:34:14.533-05:00Hi Celia. I told the physial therapist I was resea...Hi Celia. I told the physial therapist I was researching the building and going to write a blog about it. I have a treatment today so I can let them know it is up and running. They are loving my stories about being a romance writer,especially using the history from our area.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-68458188431383740172011-11-02T15:00:16.269-05:002011-11-02T15:00:16.269-05:00Fascinating, Paisley. You amaze me about the fanta...Fascinating, Paisley. You amaze me about the fantastic articles you write--what wonderful research. These are things I've never heard of--probably because I know so little about California. And for one of the occupents to be connected with the present Bank of America is a unique bit of history. I wonder what he's think today of the Bank of American given BILLIONS of dollars bail-out money. His eyes would probably roll back in his head, wondering how he could write a number that big.Of course, supposedly, they paid it back...but now they're in trouble again.<br />Off track here...sorry. But my brain goes from one thing to another.<br />Somehow, the house being a restaurant and bar sounds a bit more appropriate than being a physical rehab center! Have they read your blog?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-27554040380492348432011-11-02T13:43:49.440-05:002011-11-02T13:43:49.440-05:00That cellar was awesome. From what I've heard ...That cellar was awesome. From what I've heard they've refinished it to make it look like it did in the past.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-48513252391850379152011-11-02T13:35:27.138-05:002011-11-02T13:35:27.138-05:00Nice post Marlene! I've been there, seen that....Nice post Marlene! I've been there, seen that. I remember very fondly sitting down in the dank cellar and having a drink or two. Fun times!<br /><br />Patricia Rickrode<br />w/a Jansen SchmidtPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645918315047068528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-64360866478578909852011-11-02T11:04:07.609-05:002011-11-02T11:04:07.609-05:00Hi Susan. I have always loved going to this place....Hi Susan. I have always loved going to this place. They used the top floor as a restaurant for a long while and one of the physical therapists says the room she has upstairs used to be part of a bordello. If only those walls could talk...think of the stories we could write.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-52020541244334670002011-11-02T11:02:38.176-05:002011-11-02T11:02:38.176-05:00Hi Vonda, Thanks for coming by. No wonder the wome...Hi Vonda, Thanks for coming by. No wonder the women during the gold rush appeared so worn out. It was a tough life on all of them and so few actually made it rich.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-52632962523065447142011-11-02T11:01:31.433-05:002011-11-02T11:01:31.433-05:00I can't swear to it, Caroline, because I didn&...I can't swear to it, Caroline, because I didn't find it in this batch of history books, but I believe from research I did in the past that the house was built over the entrance to protect the whereabouts of the mine. The hole is about 3 to 4 feet diameter and is in the floor of what used to be a bar.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-15604066972321612702011-11-02T10:28:32.239-05:002011-11-02T10:28:32.239-05:00Great story! I love visiting historical sites. But...Great story! I love visiting historical sites. But I agree, Sarah had it hard. Talk about multi-tasking!Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-28819263350423455242011-11-02T10:11:23.979-05:002011-11-02T10:11:23.979-05:00Fascinating place, Paisley! I love learning the hi...Fascinating place, Paisley! I love learning the history of a place like that. I agree, poor Sarah. I bet she worked 16 hrs. a day. Thanks for sharing!!Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-38819917753427785892011-11-02T07:39:18.907-05:002011-11-02T07:39:18.907-05:00Wow, poor Sarah. No wonder she didn't leave--p...Wow, poor Sarah. No wonder she didn't leave--probably never had a chance to take a deep breath! I don't understand about the mine entrance...was it the entrance during the time the Smith Flat House was in use, or was the house built over the entrance after the mine was closed?Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com