At times, it would get hot. Wipe-your-brow-with-your-shirtsleeves kinda hot. That’s when a man would saddle up to the bar to get his fix. That’s when a man paid a visit to the Monarch Saloon in Newhall.
The year was 1903.
Photo from the USC Digital Library
WOW. My company is building the Water District Admin Bldg in Newhall right now. Times have changed a wee bit…
Newhall? Jiminy but this looks like the OK Corral could be a couple doors down with Wyatt Earp about to emerge from the barbershop.
Suddenly I’ve got this hankerin’ to watch me some “Tombstone” and drinks me some whiskey.