Then and now: Glenbrook through the years

Lumber is what Glenbrook used to be known for. Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

In the 1860s, Glenbrook was the smoky and cluttered site of A.W. Pray’s lumber and shingles mills.

Lake Tahoe was a primary lumber source for burgeoning Virginia City.

Glenbrook Inn
Photo/Theresa and Darrell Eymann Collection

By the early 1900s, the mills were gone and Glenbrook became a favorite of high society. The Glenbrook Inn, left, is seen on a hand-colored 1909 postcard.

Steamers docking in Glenbrook. Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

The steamers Tahoe and Nevada would dock together at the pier fronting the Glenbrook Inn.

The 1915 aerial view and today’s Google view  exhibit a stark contrast to the lumbering clutter of the 1860s.

Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

In September of 1951, this fellow, bottom right, enjoyed the beach and golf at Glenbrook. Do you recognize him?

— Bill Kingman

Clark Gable
Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

Photo/Google Earth