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Oberon Saloon

OBERON SALOON 

BUILT IN 1893, THE OBERON WAS THE 
HUB OF ACTIVITY IN DOWNTOWN NAPA 
PATRONS COULD BUY A CIGAR, GET A 
SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT FOR TWO BITS, 
OR RELAX WITH A COLD BEER WHILE 
PLAYING A LEISURELY GAME OF POOL 
OR CARDS. MANY A SHOE WAS SHINED 
HERE. IN 1932 THE BUILDING BURNED 
DOWN. TWO YEARS LATER THE 
BUILDING WAS RESTORED TO ITS 
CURRENT ART DECO STYLE. THE 
OBERON WAS A HANGOUT FOR BOXING 
LEGEND ROCKY MARCIANO WHILE 
TRAINING FOR FIGHTS. IN 2010 THE 
BUILDING WAS EARTHQUAKE 
RETROFITTED BY THE PRESENT OWNER 
JOE PEATMAN AND SINCE 1994 HAS 
BEEN THE HOME OF DOWNTOWN JOE'S 
RESTAURANT AND MICROBREWERY 

DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 21 2013 
BY SAM BRANNAN CHAPTER #1004 

E CLAMPUS VİTUS 
 

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