North side of Lake Street between 1st and 2nd Streets
The Louis Foerster Hotel, later known as the Foster House (shown on the
right in the photo next to the Ruprecht Hotel on the left), was
constructed for use as a lumberjack boarding house and consisted of two
large buildings. One was for sleeping and dining. The other was a dance
hall, saloon, and a small bank.
Carl Pickert operated the Foster House saloon. He purchased the hotel from
Louis Foerster about 1920. The Pickert Hotel buildings were demolished in
1930; only the front sidewalk remains. Pickert Park was dedicated on the
site in the summer of 1955 as part of Arcadia's 75th Anniversary
Celebration.
