Claussen's Corner - Angels Camp, CA
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saopaulo1
N 38° 04.177 W 120° 32.427
10S E 715753 N 4216396
A plaque on the side of a bar.
Waymark Code: WM79ZY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2009
Views: 3
"Built in the early 1850's, year not documented, by Frank Egan, as the Central Park Hotel. Then, it included a brothel upstairs. The hotel was sold to Mrs. Mitrovich and renamed the Waverly Hotel. Blagoje "Billy" Ratkovich bought the hotel in 1922 and died in 1940. Dorothy Ratkovich Soracco , Billy's daughter, inherited the property. Her husabnd, Mel, who has worked in the hotel since 1932, took over the property, closed the hotel and renamed it Mel's Central Corner. Later when renamed Mel's Corner, it featured billiards and cards in the back room. Mel retired in 1974. Cecile Hale, owned Mel's corner from 1974-1982. Ken and Betty Scott then opened Scott's Tavern until Randy and Betty Claussen bought the bar, and renamed it Claussen's Corner in 2003. The current owners of the building are brother and sister Michael Tarbat and Roberta Hoffman, who are directly related to Billy Ratkovich."
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