Chester in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rainbow Lodge

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 5, 2013

1. Rainbow Lodge Marker

Inscription. Built in 1934 by Minnie Lee Vest, it was one of the first hotels on the Susanville – Red Bluff route. It is now owned by Dick McNeill and is the centerpiece of Rainbow Village. It served as a hotel for many years and is now home of “The Grey Squirrel” down stairs and a health spa above. It may have been a house of ill repute during Chester’s “Little Reno” days.

Erected 2007 by E Clampus Vitus, The Vigilantes Chapter No. 1911.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 40° 18.728′ N, 121° 13.427′ W. Marker is in Chester, California, in Plumas County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Willow Way, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 Main Street, Chester CA 96020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Shasta Cascade

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Lassen Club (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Olde Towne Corner Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Char's Beauty Salon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chester Library

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(approx. ¼ mile away); In Memory of the Lumberjack (approx. ¼ mile away); Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza (approx. half a mile away); Dave Stratford 1945 – 2001 (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Dinky" (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 5, 2013

2. Rainbow Lodge Marker

The marker is to the right of the entrance.

Rainbow Village image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 5, 2013

3. Rainbow Village

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 906 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.