BODIE HOTEL

~~BODIE HOTEL MEALS AT ALL HOURS- inside the WHEATON & LUHRS STORE- Main Street Bodie.

WHEATON & LUHRS

In the early 1880’s, George H. Weaton and Nicholas Luhrs 1880’s built a “merchandise store” on Main Street.

The sign on the façade, displayed their names.

Later, after Nicholas Luhrs died, “the façade was covered over” with a new wooded sign- BODIE HOTEL- MEALS AT ALL HOURS. There were overlapping signs, until the BODIE HOTEL SIGN was taken down.

Then the old building’s “White Paint had faded,” revealed a different name- WHEATON & HOLLIS. There was never anyone “named Hollis” associated it.

From 1885-1886- “the building” was the U. S. Land Office. Michael J. Cody worked there after his appointment by President Cleveland.

In 1898, J. S. Cain bought “the BODIE HOTEL” building.

In 1910- it was the offices for the “Hydroelectric Company,” a Substation for Distribution of the town’s electricity from Lundy Canyon.

In the late 1920’s- after the CLINTON-WEST Mining Company arrived- and the buildings use was a “hotel/boarding house.”