The original Union Oil Company’s offices and tool shop were torn down and replaced with the current office building in 1948. Union Oil left Orcutt and sold the building in 1996.
A plaque commemorating the Pacific Railway right-of-way is located between the 100 and 200 blocks of West Clark, north side. Tracks were laid down in 1882, and the trains operated between San Luis Obispo and Los Olivos until 1940. In 1942 the tracks were torn up to be used as scrap metal for the war.
The Orcutt Trade Center in the 100 block of West Clark was built around 1922. Originally the Orcutt Hotel, it is rumored that the hotel was an outlet for bootleg whiskey during Prohibition. It is now home to small shops and offices.
The building on the north west corner of Clark and Broadway was originally a bank, built in 1920 or 1921. Over the years, in addition to serving as a bank, it has also served as the Orcutt post office, a television repair shop and a real estate office.
The original structures on the east 100 block of Clark (north side) burned down in 1922. The present structures were built in 1925. This building was a soda fountain and ice cream parlor before it became Elmer’s Bar in 1936. A variety of other stores have been located on this block including Deane Walker’s grocery store, Vic Osborn’s Meat Market, Walker’s Variety Store, Johnson’s Antiques and Mae Clemons Restaurant.