Name/Title
Downer Family, boy on bike (Felton)Description
Edward M. Downer, one of the most influential and prominent business figures in the history of Pinole and its surrounding communities, built his home at 2711 San Pablo Avenue in 1900. He was Pinole’s first official postmaster, was transfer agent and telegrapher of the Southern Pacific’s Pinole depot, and co-publisher of the Pinole Weekly Times, the town’s first newspaper. He was city clerk when Pinole incorporated in 1903. He was elected to the city council in 1910, and was mayor from 1913 until his death in 1938. He founded the Bank of Pinole in 1905. Realtor® and philanthropist Lynda Bartels owns and lives in the home today.Copyright
Copyright Holder
Pinole Historical Society