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We've Moved! Petaluma, CA 94952 We're excited to announce we have completed the move into our larger and newly remodel building. Located in mid-town Petaluma, just across the river from historic downtown Petaluma.
Preferred Sonoma Caterers’ new home is a
circa 1910 building that has been attentively renovated with an eye toward
preserving its historic charm, while providing a completely modern and
energy efficient catering facility. The building’s façade and windows were
all restored. Inside you may notice the original redwood wall and ceiling
in the showroom, or the slightly later era bead board wall and ceiling in
the office, and the original wood floor throughout. And what you can not
see is just as good, the frame is entirely redwood, including 12x12 clear
heart beams for the upper foundation.
The
building has had a rich history being occupied almost continuously, having
hosted a wide variety of Petaluma businesses including a clothes cleaning
and dying company, a chicken incubator factory, a vending machine service, a
furniture rental store, a carpet and drapery company, and finally a saddle
shop before becoming a catering company. And rumor has it that a fair
number of smaller undocumented businesses also resided in parts of building,
including a bookie. Since
originally writing this we have met the daughter (Lorraine Byce Skoog) of
the owner of the incubator factory, who was able to fill us in a few more
details. The factory was the "Petaluma Electric Incubator Factory"
owned by Elwood Byce (not to be confused with the Petaluma Incubator Factory
which was owned by Lorraine's grand father). It was here from 1938 to
1955. We welcome
any other information or photos of our buildings past.
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