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..(onetime San Francisco political kingpin)
..Estate also known as Ravenswood (once
..owned by the Redemptionist Fathers)
..which is now a restored historic site, It
is
..also destined to be the site of a valley
wine
..museum.
..You can then continue south past the
..VA Medical Center to the Wente Sparkling
..Wine Cellars. That was formerly the Cresta
..Blanca Winery founded by Charles Wet-
..more and the state historic plaque is still
..there in the tasting room. If you have time,
..go over to Robertson Park's Livermore
..Valley (Rodeo) Stadium and find the small
..monument to Livermore's 1930s world
..champion cowboy Johnie Schneider at the
..base of the rear stadium steps.
..Then on to South Livermore Avenue
..you can go south to see the state historic
..markers at both the Concannon and Wente
..Bros. wineries, then back into town to the
..city library where you will find four his-
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