HISTORICAL TRIVIA cont.
..(onetime San Francisco political
kingpin)
..Estate also known as Ravenswood
(once
..owned by the Redemptionist Fathers)
..which is now a restored historic
site, It is
..also destined to be the site of
a valley wine
..museum.
..You can then continue south
past the
..VA Medical Center to the Wente
Sparkling
..Wine Cellars. That was formerly
the Cresta
..Blanca Winery founded by Charles
Wet-
..more and the state historic plaque
is still
..there in the tasting room. If
you have time,
..go over to Robertson Park's Livermore
..Valley (Rodeo) Stadium and find
the small
..monument to Livermore's 1930s
world
..champion cowboy Johnie Schneider
at the
..base of the rear stadium steps.
..Then on to South Livermore
Avenue
..you can go south to see the state
historic
..markers at both the Concannon
and Wente
..Bros. wineries, then back into
town to the
..city library where you will find
four his-
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