Rebuilding proceeded swiftly after the 1886 fire. The following were erected on South J Street : a restaurant, Dan Miller's Retreat and Frank Willie's Barber Shop.
Built in 1883, the French Hotel was destroyed twice by fires of the 1880s. Located in the 100 block of South J Street in Tulare, (then Front Street), only the brick facade remained after the last big fire of 1889. The French Hotel finished its days…