Most of the downtown buildings were built in the 1890s. The main street, Magnolia Avenue, used to be a rural country road. Now it’s home to boutique shops and great restaurants, and of course the famous watering hole, The Silver Peso. The few homes that are in the Old Town are mainly historical and have rich history to go along with them. Larkspur’s streets were named after trees, while non-tree names were used for pedestrian routes. These pathways were called “paper streets” and are still used today as shortcuts or venues for working out.