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Why Clayton is such a famous little BURG

This is a picture of the Brickyard water tower. On a cold winter day Mr. or Mrs. Jim Stelting braved the frigid temperatures to capture this rare photo .

One of Clayton's heavier frosts.

Following the re-routing of Highway 395 and relocation of the Carl and Dons Phillips 66, a new enterprise developed. Next to the 66 station, Don and Lorraine Ball started a brand new drive-in restaurant and named it "Clayton Drive In." HOME OF THE CLAYTON BURGER!

It wasn't all work in the early days. Town baseball teams existed in almost every town through out the land. Clayton High School team in 1931. Row 1- Herbert Bankey, Robert Sater, Milton Carr, Johnson, Roy Honamond. Row 2- Paul Honamond, Arnold Johnson, Frederick Wind, Roy Fosberg, Eddie King and Mr Ramsay.

Business thrived along, a great reputation developed and as the years went by they outgrew the facilities. They bought a piece of land directly across the road and built this facility you see today. Many area teenagers were hired and helped through the generosity of Don and Lorraine Ball who are held in very high esteem to this day.

Following the 1908 fire which also took the Depot, this one replaced it and with good reason. As you see here, the traffic was quite heavy.

This boarding house was spared the distruction of the Clayton fire of 1908. Boarding houses being rather prevelant when loggers and new Brick Plant workers flocked to the latest opportunities. Early settler Bob Huffman aquired this one, tore it down and built the Huffman house that still stands today, "on the other side of the tracks." The house is now owned by Loren Hubbard.

The Clayton Grange Hall out of the ashes. You can tear us down and burn us down but you can't keep us down.

With the advent of the famous Terra Cotta ( terra cotta is Italian meaning baked earth) plant a new breed of immigrants filtered into Clayton. People with artistic talents from Italy such as the Marconi, Costa and Prestini. Leno Prestini at the tender age of 15 or 16 joined his father and soon became a renowned artist in mastering Terra Cotta moulding and ultimately a style of painting unsurpassed to this day.

In the early part of Clayton's existence the Washington Brick & Lime Company stood in grand style. Businesses and buildings began to blossom.

In 1924 while the Terra Cotta plant at the Washington Brick & Lime was in its hay day with 100 employees in the Terra Cotta plant alone, the U of W in Seattle, WA, was in the midst of constructing the Suzzalo Library. When upon completion it was judged one of the top ten architectural structures in the Nation. Artist Allen Clark and the Clayton, WA, Terra Cotta plant were selected to design and manufacture the figures, thus the ties to the University of Washington and Clayton Washington were forever entwined. Copyright approval for permission for use of this photo was afforded by Curator Nicolette Bromberg of the U of W, for which we are very grateful. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Z679.2U8541.521.392 Plates 1 & 2

Clayton's pride and joy. A brand new all Volunteer Fire Station and Truck.

The August 5, 1908 fire took out the entire business district, train depot and the entire Brickyard, sparing the Terra Cotta. We have no photo of this disaster, but thanks to Doc Harrison we have photos of the E & E Mercantile burning in 1957. This was an almost fatal blow. This photo was furnished by John Henry, Doc Harrison's grandson. Thanks, John.

Leno Prestini, Personality personified of twentieth Century Clayton had many hobbies. It seems even his work was a hobby. Terra Cotta, Brick layer, Artist, Dare devil climber, Deep water Diving, Exploring, friends women and kids. He always had time for the kids in his neat little corner of the world.

Pottery fresh out on the Kiln

Immigrants came from Italy, Norway, Sweden, Germany, as well as the eastern U.S. any attended this little Clayton Community Chuch.

A very rare view of the Clayton Moose Lodge, taken from the top of the water tower, probably in the 1925 era..

The above is factual story of the oldest and longest lasting successful business ever in Clayton.

The face of the map changed Clayton once more when Highway 395 was diverted from downtown Clayton. Even though this event is referred to as progress it is a cause for dissention and concern for businesses. In the process Carl and Don Lindh built a new Phillips 66 Service Station east of Clayton adjacent to Highway 395.

First, Carl & Ray's then Carl and Don's, now the doors are closed. The business was moved out to the highway. This building along with the newer Chief Petroleum is owned by Jim Calicoat. The Clayton Drive In by is now owned byTaffy (Calicoat) and Randy Long. Taffy and her Calicoat brothers are the children of Marvin and Wilma Calicoat. Wilma still resides in the big litte city.

And the latest and newest addition to this little metropolis is the up and coming Clayton Fair.

Clayton the Oasis, maybe not quite. Here is one of the few places that isn't living in bygone years. Why? Well from all outward appearances, we seem to like it that way.

Tagging along behind is a small band of sons and daughters of the pioneers, dusting off time worn tales and trails, uncovering and rediscovering history, doing everything we can to record our illustious past, we are rather proud to be the Clayton / Deer Park Historical Society.