Discovering a Gem of Pinole’s History Part two: The Silvas family’s transition from rural to urban life in 19th century Pinole By GeorGe r. Vincent The old Tessie Curran Baldwin dwelling in downtown Pinole today houses a popular business called the Garden of Gems. This quaint residence along San Pablo Avenue is a landmark tracing its origins from slaughterhouse to butcher shop to remodeled home in the 1870s. Golden West Hotel and Silvas Saloon (center left), early 1920s. It was at that time that new occupants Cipriano and Maria Silvas and their 11 children moved from their ranch in Pinole Valley to the town’s fast-growing business corridor called Main Street. At that time, the intersection of Tennent Avenue and San Pablo Avenue was the coveted business location known as the Four Corners. Having an eye for a profitable business opportunity, Cipriano and Maria in the early 1900s purchased the southwest corner building called Maguire’s Saloon, which sat adjacent to Cipriano Silvas
Contra Costa Marketplace - Dec 2015
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