Bay Commercial Bank (Pleasanton, California)

 bank, place with historical importance

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Formerly Valley Community Bank
465 Main St.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(925) 484-5400
www.baycommercialbank.com/

The roof parapet of this building proudly displays a construction date of 1896. Mr. George Johnston built this building and was known as one of the town's benefactors. He was a wealthy farmer and rancher who primarily raised sheep. The building is of the Richardson Romanesque style with palladium windows. It and the Arendt building at 450 Main St. are two brick monoliths that anchor this prominent downtown intersection. The Johnston building was first a mercantile store in 1896 and later became a harness shop with a fraternal lodge hall upstairs. In 1910 it became Letham's Bakery and Coffee Shop, a popular meeting spot for prominent town leaders of the day.

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www.pleasantondowntown.org/pdfs/WalkingTourGuide.pdf