Then and now: Old school building still being used

The original Lake Valley schoolhouse. Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

The Lake Valley schoolhouse was at the Y in South Lake Tahoe until the 1950s when Safeway opened a new supermarket on that site in the building now occupied by TJ Maxx.

Today the building is used by the carpenters union. Photo/Bill Kingman

The old bell is at Tahoe Valley Elementary. Photo/Bill Kingman

The schoolhouse building was picked up and moved to the corner of Young Street and William Avenue behind Ahern Rentals and Chapel of the Bells. It has served as the Carpenters Local 1789 Hall for decades.

The original bell from the Lake Valley schoolhouse belfry is on display in the hallway at Tahoe Valley Elementary School.

— Bill Kingman