When I began sketching along the Petaluma River, Brewster’s Beer Garden was and isolated restaurant and gathering spot at the end of Water St. There were, and are, a scattering of other businesses at the end of a what was a dead end street. The drone photo from December 2020 shows the land beyond Brewster’s in its early stages of site development. Work is now being completed on 184 new dwelling units that will house 300-400 new residents. Water Street will now go through to the extension of Oak Street off of Petaluma Boulevard North. The bridge across the river leading to the Lynch Creek Trail will still be intact. I’m not sure if Bob’s Beach will ever come back to life.
The site of new development, December 2020
Developer’s rendering of proposed housing along Water Street extension.
Brewster’s will have a lot of potential new customers!
