San Luis Obispo County CA Archives Photo Place.....Jail, Arroyo Grande 
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ARROYO GRANDE JAIL

History and Description:

The Arroyo Grande jail is located on Le Point 5treet, on the side of a hill,
overlooking the Central Business District, one-quarter mile away.  The jail was
built in the late 1880's long before the city had a police department.  It is
believed Tom Whitely was City Marshall when it was built.  In the early days it
was used mainly as a drunk tank or for those persons awaiting transportation to
the county seat in San Luis Obispo.  The jail ceased to be used as such in the
early 1930's.  It is now used for storage by the Parks and Recreation Department.

The jail is constructed of reinforced concrete, eight inches thick, poured in
place in forms made of six-inch lumber.  The roof is a shallow barrel vault of
"cast-in-place" concrete.  The heavy coating of tar on the roof has since
sprouted a dense carpet of weeds.  The floor is of poured concrete.  The
interior is ten feet nine inches by fourteen feet nine inches long and ten feet
high and eleven feet high in the center.  There are two twin bunk beds.  The
only additional facilities were a sink and a toilet with a wall-hung tank.  The
sole source of light and ventilation in the jail are three windows, twelve
inches high with five number four re-bars placed vertically and five
horizontally, backed by one-eighth-inch hardware cloth.  The door is solid
quarter-inch steel with no openings for light, air, or the passing of food.

Sources:
Fresno Bee. Arlene Mullin
Hardy Rickey, Superintendent of Public Works, Arroyo Grande 
Mrs. Oscar Schilling, retired City Clerk


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Discovering San Luis Obispo County
by
Carleton M. Winslow


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