Framedlight

We had eaten in a rather lonely picnic area with only some crows for company. After lunch the low cloud started to clear and blue sky emerged. We walked back into the town past the head frame, and hoist machinery into Green Street. The weak sunshine seemed to have injected a shot of life into the surroundings. The house to the right in the picture below is the Dolan House. Two Mono County sheriffs lived in this house in around 1900. Below that is the Methodist Church built in 1882. There was a Catholic church as well but this burnt down in 1928. The interior of the Methodist Church was badly vandalised, but seems to have had a lick of paint. I have next put in a map of this area of Bodie showing the buildings around the centre. The DV Cain House (above) is now inhabited by the resident ranger. There were 2 Cain houses in Bodie. This one belonged to the son, David Cain (known as Vick). Built in 1870 it is the oldest house in Bodie. Vick brought his bride E...