Petaluma History with Harlan Osborne, Katie Watts & John Sheehy - 7/14/14

Onstage with Jim and Tom

Onstage with Jim and Tom welcomes Harlan Osborne (Argus Courier), Katie Watts (Press Democrat) & John Sheehy to explore and discuss Petaluma history. This 70 minute conversations explore many moments and characters in the town's history, including: when Petaluma tried to secede (twice), Garrett Keller the squatter, the near civil war battle with Santa Rosa, “Mr. Petaluma” Bill Soberanes, the origins of the “egg capital of the world” (even if it wasn’t true), Doc Naify, Petaluma’s reaction to prohibition (becoming a boomtown), the Jewish chicken farmer community and much more. Classic Petaluma locations & characters referenced: The Spa, Gilardi’s, Marios & Johns, Agius Grocery, Fannie Brown’s, A & B Market, Fair West, Volpi’s, Twin Oaks, Elks Lodge, Petaluma Hotel, Caulfield's Meats, Andresen’s, The Hideaway, Mattei Brothers, The State (The Mystic) and the California/Showcase Theater (The Phoenix), the roost dances at Kennilworth, KAFP ("Krowing Always For Petaluma”), KTOB, Mario Figone, Baccala's Market, The Cordas, The Dolcinis, Judge Rollie Webb, Clem McCorkell, Stan the Man Greenhagen, Tom Caulfield, Lamar Lauritzen, Bert Kerrigan, Bill Soberanes & Margaret Soberanes.