Nevada City is one of the few towns I've been in whose Downtown is fully alive on weekends. As I told you in the previous post, this is a tourist town and on Saturday and Sunday the vacationers flock here.. many come from the Bay area just for a couple of days of exploring the shops or hiking the Yuba River trails. The top photo is of the National Hotel, located on the main drag through town, Broad St., and closest to the Freeway. After 130 years of serving it's guests, this Victorian era classic is the oldest continuously operating hotel west of the Rockies. There's even a pool filled with clear mountain water. The next two shots are also of Broad St. commercial establishments. The fourth picture is the building occupied by the Chamber of Commerce. It's on Main Street downtown. Built in 1855, it is one of the oldest buildings and located next to the Assay Office that tested samples from what became the "Comstock Lode".. one of the biggest silver and gold discoveries in the West. Photos 5,7,11 and 12 are private residences in that area. Eleven and twelve are front and back views of the same home. Photo number 6 is a private school in the Seven Hills Business District which used old mining equipment to reflect the local heritage and it looks attractive too. Photo number 9 is a small park used by the locals to enjoy lunch outside or as a meeting place. It's directly across the street from the National Hotel and displays numerous pieces of original mining equipment.
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