Check out our store under the. Souvenirs & Memorabilia > U. Estate sale find, vintage original. Silver Peak Guest Ranch Travel Brochure Walnut Los Angeles County CA, circa 1930s. Spitzzeri, Posted on March 24, 2020. Established by 1915 as a gentleman’s citrus ranch by George W. Chessman, whose father was a successful cattle dealer in Denver, Silver Peak, probably named for one of the peaks in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, also took on guests that winter. The facility included Chessman’s residence, which was surrounded by fifteen bungalows and cottages, each with its own bath and steam heating, radiating from the main house and accessed by walkways leading through lush gardens. A dining room with a patio and lawn served meals and there were fine views of the eastern San Gabriel Valley from the hillside hostelry. In September 1931, the Pomona Progress reported that the shuttered guest ranch was leased for three years to H. Riggs and his wife E. Lillian Curry, operator of a boarding and day school for students from kindergarten through high school and called the Silver Peak Ranch School. The situation mirrored that of the Homestead, which the prior year, was leased to a boys’ military academy. Though heavily advertised, the school did not survive beyond its lease and closed in 1934. Chessman remained in the area, living in Altadena and spending time at his Palm Springs location of Silver Peak Studios for a time in the Thirties. He died in 1947 at age 60 and is buried with his parents at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS – AS IS – SIGNS OF WEAR – FADING – SOILING – RUST STAINS – The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
