A Glimpse of Yesteryear

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By Rick SeyeR

Middlefield had many hotels and inns at different times throughout the 1800s and early 1900s. This one above was the RUPE HOTEL and was located on the southwest corner of the downtown intersection of routes 87 and 608, on the corner where CVS is now located.

The railroad tracks ran right in front and, through the years, many passengers arrived in town and stayed in this fine hotel. This photo shows the auction at the hotel before it was torn down sometime in the early 1920s.

This photo on the right is of the MIDDLEFIELD TAVERN taken in 1892. At the time this was taken, the building was used as a pool hall and barber shop. There was an open creek running along the west side of the building that ran through the current municipal parking lot. The parking lot at that time was just a field full of trash.

The tavern later was purchased by Pete