Oroville (California) - Revision history

69.12.238.238: added listing The Lighthouse Candy Shoppe

2012-07-30T21:52:08Z

added listing The Lighthouse Candy Shoppe

Globe-trotter: added otbp icon

2011-08-26T20:23:59Z

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68.127.148.198: /* Eat */

2011-03-29T23:24:57Z

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68.127.148.198: added listing Casa Vieja

2011-03-29T23:21:57Z

added listing Casa Vieja

62.194.161.80: /* Drink */

2011-03-19T00:08:05Z

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Primecoordinator: Updating photos with new shots in more amenable formats.

2011-02-15T07:20:30Z

Updating photos with new shots in more amenable formats.

Primecoordinator: /* By train */ Minor update to the train

2010-12-08T22:06:13Z

‎By train: Minor update to the train

Primecoordinator: /* Drink */ Adding in wineries

2010-12-02T20:51:17Z

‎Drink: Adding in wineries

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2010-11-30T02:46:23Z

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 * <eat name="Tong Fong Low" alt="" address="2051 Robinson Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 533 1488" url="http://www.tongfonglow.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Opened in 1912 and run by Chinese ever since.  It's the best Chinese food option in town.</eat>
 * <eat name="Western Pacific Brewing" alt="" address="2191 High Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 534 9101" url="http://diningandbrewing.blogspot.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Previously known as the Depot given that it was the original train station for the town, it now is a restaurant with a micro brewery.</eat>
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-{{Guidecity}}
-{{isIn|Butte_County}}
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 ==Eat==
 * <eat name="Boss Burger" alt="" address="2482 Montgomery Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 534 8806" url="http://www.bossburger.net/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">One of the best burgers around and a much better option than all the fast food joints that line Oro Dam Blvd.</eat>
 * <eat name="Papacito's" alt="" address="1751 Oro Dam Boulevard East" directions="" phone="+1 530 532 9344" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Mexican food for people who don't like Mexican food.  It's fine, but it's not amazing.</eat>
 * <eat name="Taqueria Estrella" alt="" address="1361 Feather River Boulevard" directions="" phone="+1 530 532 4939" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">One of the only to-go burrito shops in town that varies a great deal in quality from day to day.</eat>
 * <eat name="Tong Fong Low" alt="" address="2051 Robinson Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 533 1488" url="http://www.tongfonglow.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Opened in 1912 and run by Chinese ever since.  It's the best Chinese food option in town.</eat>
 * <eat name="Western Pacific Brewing" alt="" address="2191 High Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 534 9101" url="http://diningandbrewing.blogspot.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Previously known as the Depot given that it was the original train station for the town, it now is a restaurant with a micro brewery.</eat>
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 * <eat name="Tong Fong Low" alt="" address="2051 Robinson Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 533 1488" url="http://www.tongfonglow.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Opened in 1912 and run by Chinese ever since.  It's the best Chinese food option in town.</eat>
 * <eat name="Western Pacific Brewing" alt="" address="2191 High Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 534 9101" url="http://diningandbrewing.blogspot.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Previously known as the Depot given that it was the original train station for the town, it now is a restaurant with a micro brewery.</eat>
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 ==Drink==
 Oroville is not lacking in drinking options, which is probably a tribute to its bawdy Gold Rush past.  The issue is more that the vast majority of bars fall under the "dive" classification.
-* <drink name="Keg Room" alt="" address="3035 Oro Dam Boulevard East" directions="" phone="+1 530 534 1394" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">A true dive bar in town with dim lighting and the regulars.  If you want to Oroville local bar experience, this is it.</drink>
+* <drink name="Keg Room" alt="" address="3035 Oro Dam Boulevard East" directions="" phone="+1 530 534 1394" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">A true dive bar in town with dim lighting and the regulars.  If you want the Oroville local bar experience, this is it.</drink>
 * <drink name="Montgomery Street Pub" alt="" address="1933 Montgomery Street" directions="" phone="+1 530 533 0900" url="http://www.montgomerystreetpub.com" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Much less of a pub than the name implies and much more of a bar in the downtown area.</drink>

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-[[Image:Old_oroville.jpg|right|thumb|Old Town Oroville]]
+[[Image:Oroville.jpg|right|thumb|Downtown Oroville]]
 '''Oroville''' [http://www.cityoforoville.org/] is a small town in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern [[California]].  With a population in the greater urban area of 40,000, it is the seat of [[Butte County]].  A relaxed place, it boasts a massive dam that has created the man made Lake Oroville.  There are excellent outdoor activities including boating, hiking, biking, and fishing.
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 ===By bus===
 There are three main bus methods to get to Oroville.
 * Amtrak [http://www.amtrak.com] - While better known for their trains, Amtrak does run a connecting bus service from their Sacramento hub.  In Sacramento you can transfer to trains that will take you nearly anywhere in the country.  The number of buses varies a great deal based upon the season and it's best to consult their website to make plans specific to when you want to travel.  The stop is not near the center of town though as it is just off the main highway at a gas station, so visitors would need to plan an additional ride accordingly.  If the timing works, the hourly B-Line 24 Route [http://www.blinetransit.com/Schedules/Route-24-Thermalito/] can connect visitors to the rest of town.
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 * <see name="Ishi Emergence Spot" alt="" address="Oro Quincy Highway & Oak Ave." directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="Free" lat="" lon="">The location where Ishi, the last Native American to live in the wild came in to contact with European Americans in 1911 which is mainly just a plaque marking the spot.  Much more can be found at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center.</see>
+[[Image:Chinese_temple.jpg|right|thumb|Chinese Temple]]
 * <see name="Lake Oroville Visitor Center" alt="" address="917 Kelly Ridge Road" directions="" phone="(530) 538-2219" email="" fax="" url="http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=462" hours="" price="Free" lat="39° 46’ 20.67” N" lon="121° 50’ 27.35” W">While not actually in the town, this state-run visitor center offers a splendid observation of the town as well as the history of the construction of the lake and the Indian tribes that were in the area.</see>

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 ===By train===
-During Gold Rush times, there were several trains a day down to Sacramento and San Francisco.  Today, sadly, there is no service whatsoever.
+During Gold Rush times, there were several trains a day down to Sacramento and San Francisco.  Today, sadly, there is no direct service whatsoever.  The Amtrak Coast Starlight stops in neighboring Chico, but has quite horrible arrival times and frequency to get to Oroville, not mention being a half hour drive from town.
 ==Get around==

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 ==Understand==
-For a Californian town, Oroville has had a rather extensive history.  It was the first major town in the area and grew enormously in the mid-19th century due to the Gold Rush, after which it slowly transitioned in to being the seat of [[Butte_County|Butte County]], one of California's poorest.  Constantly overshadowed by neighboring [[Chico_(California)|Chico]] (due to the university campus there), Oroville has spent most of its post-Gold Rush existence quietly serving administrative purposes with some unfortunate race tensions in the middle of the 20th century.
+For a Californian town, Oroville has had a rather extensive history.  It was the first major town in the area and grew enormously in the mid-19th century due to the Gold Rush, after which it slowly transitioned in to being the seat of Butte County, one of California's poorest.  Constantly overshadowed by neighboring [[Chico_(California)|Chico]] (due to the university campus there), Oroville has spent most of its post-Gold Rush existence quietly serving administrative purposes with some unfortunate race tensions in the middle of the 20th century.
 Since the construction of the massive dam which in turn created Lake Oroville, outdoor tourism has become one of the main draws of the town and more people have moved there as it becomes a "bedroom community" of towns such as Chico and even Sacramento.  Visitors to Oroville will more than likely be spending their time hiking or on the lake as the town proper, while having a nice, old historical area, isn't heavy on cultural attractions.