Tall Timber started as a garage (1915)
Submitted by dimettler on September 1, 2011 – 4:48 pm5 Comments
Nate Williams left, Bill Oxley on right, July, 1915
The Tall Timber wasn’t always a restaurant. It started as a garage. Here are some shots from 1915 of Nate Williams and crew — including his brother Ed and Bill Oxley — building the structure.
Photos courtesy of Rich Williams.
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1915 Construction — Nate Williams center, brother Ed Williams right and Bill Oxley in rear
Construction on garage in 1915 — now Tall Timber
Do you have any pictures and history of when it was Babe’s Cafe ??
All the years I lived at Clearlake, and in Eatonville, It was always Babe’s…
I’ll have to see what’s around. My family still call’s it Babes. Not sure when Babe bought it. But let me check.
Thanks Diane, that would be great !!
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Someone had pictures in the Tall Timbers of the building when it was a garage.