Larkspur Past and Present makes a great gift any time of the year!

DID YOU KNOW…
Larkspur Past and Present is filled with surprising facts about the city and its colorful residents! For example:
• One of California’s earliest ten-pin bowling alleys operated during the early 1850s in Larkspur’s Baltimore Canyon.
• Larkspur’s City Hall was built in just five months at a cost of $15,110.50.
• Leon Uris wrote his acclaimed first novel, Battle Cry, in Larkspur.
• Janis Joplin and other early pop music icons made their homes in Larkspur.

IN THE NEWS!
Press articles & video:
– "Eye on the Bay", CBS-TV Channel 5 (Oct 18)
– Marin Magazine (August)
– Marin Magazine (June)
– LCM Patch (May 30)
– Twin Cities Times (April 6)
– Twin Cities Times (March 30)

Order your copy of Larkspur Past and Present today!
– Download order form (pdf)

HISTORY IN ACTION: Larkspur Heritage Preservation Board members (L to R) Helen Heitkamp, Richard Cunningham  and Marilyn River were invited to look for artifacts on the former Niven property site before the buildings’ demolition. Read more about the property and Niven family members in the book, “Larkspur Past and Present.” / L Chauncey

Upcoming Events

TREES OF BALTIMORE PARK
with Katherine Jones, Guide
Saturday, March 24, 2012 • 10 am
– MORE information

HISTORIC LARKSPUR WALKS
with Dick Cunningham, Guide
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN LARKSPUR
Saturday, May 5, 2012 • 10 am
– MORE information

AUTHOR TEAM TALKS
We’ve given talks and signed books at a number of local venues. More scheduled soon; let us know if you’d like to be notified of our schedule or would like to host a book signing.

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LARKSPUR FEATURED ON "EYE ON THE BAY"
aired on CBS - Channel 5
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
— VIEW online program now

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Contacts

Book information
– book@larkspurheritage.org

Order help
– orders@larkspurheritage.org

Press inquiries & package
– press@larkspurheritage.org

Larkspur Past and Present

ABOUT THE BOOK
Larkspur Past and Present, the book for everyone who loves Larkspur, boasts:
• 384 pages of Larkspur history and lore
• Over 600 photographs, many new to this edition
• Clear maps for walking explorations
• Fascinating stories that reveal unexpected facets of life in Larkspur
• A treasure trove of Larkspur’s architectural gems
• Visits to neighborhoods not included in previous editions
– SEE inside!

BUY YOUR BOOK
Order by mail. Makes a great gift!
Order Larkspur Past and Present and have it mailed to yourself or as a gift. No sales tax is charged for books mailed out of state.
– $35 hardbound; $25 softcover; tax, shipping & handling extra
– DOWNLOAD the mail order form. Please save the form to your hard drive, then use Adobe READER to complete it. Note you may want to print two copies: one to mail with your check, the other to keep for your records.

Buy locally!
Larkspur Past and Present is available at the following locations in
downtown Larkspur, as well as Book Passage in Corte Madera, 1^st Street Books in Kentfield, The Depot Bookstore and Café in Mill Valley, and Schein & Schein in San Francisco.
– $37.80 hardbound; $27.00 softcover; tax included

LARKSPUR CITY HALL - 400 Magnolia Ave.
Administrative Offices (2nd floor)
• M-Th 10am - 12pm & 1 - 5pm

L’AMBIENTE - 476 Magnolia Ave.
• M-Sat 10am - 5pm; Sun 11am - 4pm

GALA 484 - 484 Magnolia Ave.
• M-Sat 11am - 5:30pm; Sun 12 - 5:30pm

RED ROBIN CATERERS - 489 Magnolia Ave.
• M-F 7am - 5pm; Sat 7am - 4:30pm

LoANN NAILS - 509 Magnolia Ave.
• by appointment

JOANIE’S ON MAGNOLIA - 546 Magnolia Ave.
• T-Sat, 11am - 6pm

ABOUT THE TEAM
More than 100 people contributed thousands of hours of volunteer research, writing, and photography to create the updated Larkspur Past and Present. Members of the team included book and graphics designers; journalists; editors; legal, marketing, cartography and financial experts; photographers, and educators.

THE PUBLISHER
The Larkspur Heritage Preservation Board is an advisory committee that – among other duties – oversees Larkspur’s Historic Resources Inventory and recognizes outstanding preservation work on historic structures in Larkspur.
– MORE about the Board
– Sneak peek at our developing website.

Larkspur Heritage Preservation Board - City Hall, 400 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, California 94939 - Copyright 2010, 2011