Another instance where Armin's book and The Chip Guide disagree on location. Mariposa, CA or Hanford, CA (Staeffler Reference, which also has a ? by address). These towns are quite a distance apart.

I didn't know what Pecky Cedar was (even though I live in Oregon) so I Googled it. It apparently refers to cedar lumber that shows evidence of rot that is common in old growth timber (200+ years). It is a common decorative lumber because of the randomly spaced defects throughout a board. Maybe some of you poker players remember a northern Calif card-room that was decorated with this kind of trim? It appears it's been closed for a while. Might have been in the vicinity of Yosemite Nat'l Park.

Picture from The Chip Guide.