Marin History- Larkspur’s Blue Rock Inn
One of my favorite local spots is the Left Bank restaurant in the historic Blue Rock Inn building in downtown Larkspur. The Blue Rock Inn (originally called Hotel Merwin) was built in 1895. During the railroad era, Larkspur was a popular weekend destination where San Franciscans would come to dance and picnic under the stars. During Prohibition, the Blue Rock Inn was one of many speakeasies operating in Larkspur. The local landmark now houses the popular Left Bank restaurant.
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Rick Bartolacelli
UPDATE: Between January 1897 and sometime in 1898 the hotel was run by Edmund L. Merwin and called the Hotel Merwin. After Merwin departed, Harry Hopkins took over operation of the hotel and changed the name back to Hotel Larkspur. In 1910 the hotel was expanded with the ground floor and pillars faced in locally quarried blue rock, and the hotel name changed to the Blue Rock Hotel.
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