HIDING PLACE (RENO'S) - OLD HIDING PLACE
GREEN VALLEY DEPOT (site) AND BRIDGE (site )
FAUDRE'S CHAIR FACTORY (site)
DRUID'S PARK (site)
• THE HIDING PLACE - RENO'S DRIVE-IN
Where Martinelli Road meets River Road, a red building has long sat vacant. Originally, Rudolph "Reno" and Rosalie Frigerio operated a restaurant starting in 1953 as Reno's Drive-in and then renamed it to The Hiding Place. In 1980, it was bought by Doug Olson and Op and operated as a breakfast restaurant named The Last Great Hiding Place.
Possibly the most historic structure along the entire REACH. It may be built on and contain parts of Faudre's chair factory as well as the train depot.
• THE OLD HIDING PLACE
In the 90s it became popular with the gay community and was owned by "Hans" Grahlmann who also owned the Rainbow Cattle Company, Stumptown Brewery and other local businesses. He was murdered in his Monte Rio home in 1998.
The building is currently owned by Russian River Enterprises, Inc. and is being refurbished with unknown intentions.
The building is currently owned by Russian River Enterprises, Inc. and is being refurbished with unknown intentions.
• GREEN VALLEY DEPOT AND BRIDGE
The railroad company built a bridge over Green Valley Creek in 1876. The approach by trestle was 300 feet. The bridge looked like a smaller version of the Russian River Bridge at Cosmo Farm due to having a Howe Truss stretching 150 feet. Another 200 foot trestle carried the tracks off the bridge
Green Valley Creek runs into the Russian River at this point. Green Valley was one of the train stops in 1876 and later. This map shows the train depot location in 1916.
• FAUDRE'S CHAIR FACTORY
Faudre's Chair Factory was located across the river from the mouth of Green Valley Creek possibly in 1860. After two years of having a factory in Forestville, he moved back to the Russian River. The factory was three miles from Forestville near the mouth of Green Valley Creek. He moved the factory the year before the arrival of the railroad in 1876. They sold an estimated 50,000 chairs. At the time, it was the largest manufacturing plant in Sonoma County.
Faudre, in 1866, was running short on money and gave property he owned on the north side of the river to his primary worker, Fred Bohn. He owed him a lot of money. After Bohn died in 1913, his widow, Ann Bohn, developed the land into Bohn's Resort. It also was across the river from the Green Valley depot. She died in 1933.
Faudre, in 1866, was running short on money and gave property he owned on the north side of the river to his primary worker, Fred Bohn. He owed him a lot of money. After Bohn died in 1913, his widow, Ann Bohn, developed the land into Bohn's Resort. It also was across the river from the Green Valley depot. She died in 1933.
Bohn’s — Green Valley.
Half-mile from station, where guests will be met. On the banks of Russian
River ; boating, fishing, and bathing. Can accommodate
12. Adults, $7.00 per week. Address Mrs. A. Bohn,
Healdsburg R. F. D. No. 1, Sonoma County, Cal.
Half-mile from station, where guests will be met. On the banks of Russian
River ; boating, fishing, and bathing. Can accommodate
12. Adults, $7.00 per week. Address Mrs. A. Bohn,
Healdsburg R. F. D. No. 1, Sonoma County, Cal.
A listing from a 1905 booklet published by the railroad to promote resorts in the area.
• DRUID'S PARK
In 1921, the Druid Organization bought 140 acres along the river at the Green Valley depot to have picnics and parties for members and guests. In 1928 they got an offer they couldn't turn down from J.C. Pohley, a Healdsburg realtor and sub-division promoter. Pohley was envisioning a new development known as Hollydale Park. That, of course, is a different section in this overview of the Reach.