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Then and now: Buildings and businesses change

Published: September 9, 2012  By: admin, In: Grab Bag,  5 Comments
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1960s

Alpine TV (owned by Harry Kean, Ken Lohmeier, and Jack Cropley) built this complex on Lake Tahoe Boulevard in two stages starting in the 1960s.

2012

The two-story second stage (behind the camera) now includes the Tile Outlet, which originally was the enlarged Alpine TV. It was succeeded by Handy Andy.

— Bill Kingman

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  1. Bob Fleischer says - Posted: September 9, 2012

    Bill, I guess if I can remember back that far, I am getting OLD! I had visited here back in the Big Winter; got caught in that too. Years later, when I finally moved to South Shore permanently, Handy Andy became my first big account. I took over all their non-TV electronics repair business. They were even shipping HiFi repair work from their Sacramento Store up here for me to fix….from my garage-shop on Washingon in Tahoe Island Park 4. That building in the photo also at one time housed CalPine Electronics. Hal Cole was over on SkiRun with his store, as I remember (??).

  2. Laura says - Posted: September 9, 2012

    Bill, thanks for helping keep early South shore’s history alive.

  3. Bill Kingman says - Posted: September 9, 2012

    Ooops…top photo is 1960’s, as the cars would indicate.

  4. Brendan says - Posted: September 9, 2012

    I like the signs on the roof gives that building a little something extra

  5. fortyyearlocal says - Posted: September 9, 2012

    Also once housed Tahoe Office Supply and Bill’s Appliances.