It was built in the ‘50s and twice before has saved the town. The walls of this historic building will stand, apparently little worse for wear. “The destruction of the entire lower town was ultimately saved by the American Hotel. As described in the following excerpts from a newspaper account, the brick construction of the American Hotel was instrumental in blocking the path of the fire and further devastation: Losses in Old Town were estimated at $100,000. Remnants of the building now form three walls of Bootlegger’s restaurant). July 29, 1905: Another devastating fire destroys much of Old Town, this one leveling everything between the City Hall building (actually, it was never used as a public building it was occupied by Stafford’s Furniture Store and Hancock’s Hardware Store. In 1906 Placer Hardware occupied the building there is no specific public record of when the Shanghai opened in the American Block.S In 1905, after the American Hotel burns for a third time, the shell was purchased by Mr. In 1899 the American Hotel was owned by George West.Two photos from the turn of the century In Auburn Images published in 2004 by the Placer County Historical Society (pages 11 and 25), indicate the building was occupied by others.Note: This quote was published in Auburn, A Century of Memories). Later, he became a partner in the legendary Shanghai Restaurant & Bar.” (Emphasis added. In her family history, Annie Yue said that her parents were married in 1903, and noted: “After their marriage, mother and father settled in Auburn, where father and some partners operated a Chinese supply store and food outlet.The business-locally acknowledged as California’s oldest restaurant and liquor license operating continuously in the same location-may have been created in that year, but based on public records and a short family history left by Annie Yue, daughter of Shanghai founder Charlie Yue, it likely was in a nearby structure, not in the American Block building. 1896: This is the year purported to be the founding of the Yue family’s business in the American Block Building, ultimately called the Shanghai Restaurant & Bar.
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