Plaza Hotel Stables - San Juan Bautista, CA
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N 36° 50.686 W 121° 32.119
10S E 630590 N 4078653
Former stables of the Plaza Hotel.
Waymark Code: WM2EH2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2007
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"Built about 1861, to handle the extensive stage and wagon traffic that was a central factor in San Juan's busiest years, the Plaza Stable was operated by a succession of men including John Comfort, a partner of Zanetta's who also operated the Plaza Hotel bar. At one time there were seven stage lines operating through San Juan and up to eleven coaches arriving and departing daily. The bulk of the traffic was between San Francisco and Los Angeles, but San Juan was also on the main route between the San Benito Mountain quicksilver mines, Hollister, Watsonville, Monterey, and Santa Cruz, and was the primary staging, trade, and supply center for a wide area of cattle and sheep ranches.
In 1876, the railroad bypassed San Juan Bautista and the little town's boom years were over. The stable has been restored to its appearance of the 1870's when it was handling the well-groomed, well-matched teams of the Coast Line Stage Company; inside, an assortment of carriages and wagons is on display along with harness and other items. Behind the stable is a blacksmith's shop with many of the tools used in the wagonwright trade." (
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