Businesses

Here’s a list of businesses that once existed in Bodie. This list has been gathered from the various books about Bodie as well as newspapers of the times. If you have more information about any of these that you’d care to share, please contact us.

BusinessTypeBusiness ownerLocationSourceNotes
A. & J. O. KirkpatrickBlacksmith
Alex Whitman's Saloon
American Flag Saloon
Argonaut Saloon
Assessment Saloon
Aurora and Bodie U.S. Stage Co.Stage line
Aurora Saloon
Babcock Engine Company
Bank Exchange Saloon
Bank of Bodie
Bennett & HetzelLaw firmSelden Hetzel, Paul W. Bennett
Bodie & Lundy Stage LineStage line
Bodie BankBankJ. S. Cain
Bodie Bluff Consolidation Mining Co.Mining Company
Bodie CourierNewspaper
Bodie Daily News
Bodie HouseBurned to the ground in 1888 - was the largest hotel at that time.
Bodie Meat MarketC. R. Wedertz
Bodie Miner
Bodie Miner-Index
Bodie PharmacyFred H. Page
Bodie Press
Bodie StandardNewspaper
Bodie Standard Printing House
Bodie Store
Bodie Water Company
Bonanza Saloon
Boone & WrightGeneral StoreHarvey Boone, J. W. Wright
Caledonian Saloon
California Grocery and Fruit StoreGroceryO. BoscacciMain St., Next door to Ellis' News and Cigar StoreBodie 1859-1900, Ad
Can Can RestaurantRestaurantAbrams & CallahanBodie 1859-1900, Ad, 63Appeared on the delinquent tax List of 1885.
Capitol Saloon
Carson Saloon
Central MarketMarket
Champion HotelHotelSchafer & SimsMain St., North of Boone's storeBodie 1859-1900, Ad
Citizens Committee of 601
City Livery and Feed StableLiveryJ. W. Kingsley
Comstock Saloon
Consolidated Pacific Mining CompanyMining Company
Daily Bodie Standard
Delmonico RestaurantRestaurantCharles RudinOpposite Ellis' News DepotBodie 1859-1900, 63
Delta Saloon
Dividend Saloon
Ellis' News and Cigar StoreBodie 1859-1900, Ad
Empire Saloon
Esmeralda Brewery
Esmeralda Saloon & Brewery
Fahey's Mono Brewery
Frank Master's Bodie Saloon & Brewery
Gem Eating HouseRestaurantJohn WagnerThree doors south of the Standard officesBodie 1859-1900, 63Renamed to the Bon Ton Eating House in 1880 by John Wagner.
Gilson & Barber
Gold Brick Saloon
Graham's I.X.L. Saloon
Grand Central HotelHotelH. W. Speight
Gunn's Saloon
Headquarters Saloon
Joe Rouse's SaloonSaloonJoe RouseNext door to Miners' Union HallBodie 1859-1900, 107
Lafayette RestaurantRestaurantBodie 1859-1900, 63Operated by Mrs. Wilford
Magee's Saloon
Maggie McCormick's Saloon
Magnolia Saloon
Mammoth Saloon
Masters Bodie Brewery
McAlpin Opera House Saloon
Mono County Bank
Neptune Hose CompanyFire company
O'Shaughnessy'sSaloonO'Shaughnessy
Oasis Saloon
Occidental Saloon
Oriental Saloon
Oulette's Saloon
Palace Laurel Saloon
Parlor Saloon
Parole Saloon
Pat Fahey's Mono Brewery/Saloon
Peters and Aldridge's Saloon
Phillip and Moore's Saloon
Pioneer BreweryBreweryWm. Davison
Pioneer Hook and Ladder CompanyFire company
Pioneer Saloon
Polar Eating HouseBodie 1859-1900, 63
Reno Saloon
Robson & Forest Blacksmiths and WagonmakersBlacksmithBodie 1859-1900, Ad
Rosedale SaloonBodie 1859-1900, 82Also housed Justice R. L. Peterson on the 2nd floor
Sawdust Corner Saloon
Sazerac Saloon
Senate Saloon
Shamrock Saloon
Snug Saloon
Stewart and Brother's Drug Store
Teagues Saloon
Temple Saloon
Tower RestaurantJ. J. Welch / March 187935 Main StreetBodie 1859-1900, 63Purchased by J. J. Welch and renamed to the Nevada Restaurant and Chop House in March 1879.
Treadwell Yukon Company
Virginia Assay OfficeAssyerA. Soderling, M. M. Fredrick
Wagner's Saloon
Weekly Standard News
West & BryantGeneral Merchandise
Wheaton and Hollis HotelHotel
Wide Awake Hose Company
Williamson and Rogers' Saloon
Withrow and Moore's Saloon
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