I'm certain it is the Prince Charles Pipe band. They were a regular fixture of the July 4 parades. Memory being the funny thing it is, particularly at my age, I instantly connected with the name when I read it in Rich's post, but the chances of being able to dredge it up on my own at the drop of a hat are pitifully slim.

Nevertheless, I am virtually certain that Eubanks was the very next occupant of the building after the Golden Gate Cleaners. Previous to that, Eubanks was downtown next to the Rainbow Market. I'm not exactly sure when the change happened, but the cleaners is there in the photo on my page c.1960, and the 1957-1958 city directory lists it there. Unfortunately, the city directory publishers omitted Larkspur after that edition, so I'll need to do further research via phone books.

The vacant lot to the south was always vacant. I was remarking on that to myself when I was down there the other day. There's on old fruit tree on it that used to bear pretty well - apricot, maybe? My guess it's owned by the phone company, whose facility is down the hill on lower King. I remember when that was being built, I think in the late 50s. There was a pile driver that seemed to be banging away for weeks on end. We lived just a block away up the hill on Arch St., so the acoustics were perfect. Of course, that meant we could also hear the bands from the Rose Bowl on Saturday nights.

I moved out of Larkspur in 1980, and I don't have any memories of what was there at that time or of the subsequent changes, unfortunately.

-- Edited by Paul Penna at 17:45, 2008-05-15

More good pics Paul, The coin laundry I remembered still being there about ten years ago.
The had all these advertisments on the walls for remedys for everything under the sun
from about 100 yrs ago. So big promises are nothing new in marketing!

Also in the blg. was a lighting shop, another hair place, and a juice smoothie shop.
(maybe not at the same time)

I really miss Java Coffee House. It was a nice bridge of traditional to new upscale.
Did you ever go there Paul P. ?

Also, we are missing a big chunk of time for that corner. Let's fill in the blanks.

Eubanks was always downtown around Rulli that I remember, and Java didn't come in till, what say early 90's (wild guess) till early 00's when Roxanne's took that spot (then Picco)

So what was there between Eubanks and Java. Of course, there could be no gap because, at the time I wasn't thinking it would ever matter to us to remember later!!

Also Paul, there is an emplty lot next to it that no one notices because of the fence. If you look over it, below is the phone or pg&e bldg so I assume it's theirs. Is it ? Was anything ever there ?

-- Edited by SteveC at 06:01, 2008-05-15