Dec 31
June 3, 1989 One story that slipped past the anniversary date at Photos from the Vault this year was the 20th anniversary of Cal Poly’s baseball national championship held in Montgomery, Alabama. Before 2009 is over, imagine it is last June… Back then Cal Poly was a Division II program coached by Steve McFarland. Sports …
Dec 30
I quoted Mark Twain in a recent comment, and for what its worth, here are some statistics. These were the most popular posts of 2009. Six were actually posted this year and four were greatest hits from 2008. Google, no surprise, was the lead search engine bringing viewers to the pages and Internet Explorer was …
Dec 28
February 10, 1965 We set the fireworks off on July 4th celebrating a unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. The second sentence is the one quoted most often. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, …
Dec 26
This view over San Luis Creek in Avila Beach comes from a box that has mostly 1966 negatives. Unfortunately I can’t find the article, if anyone can determine the correct date I may be able to find the news clipping. There is no golf course or kids park but the Union Oil tanks are in …
Dec 24
December 23, 1966 The Telegram-Tribune had a tradition that carried through the 1980′s with a full page house ad thanking the readers and advertisers for their support from the previous year. It was a chance to give some recognition to folks who worked putting out six papers a week Monday through Saturday. Most never saw …
Dec 22
December 7, 1966 These were my prime Christmas years, and Rexall had it all. It would still be a few years before I moved up to the Kodak instamatic camera outfit with flashcubes and automatic film advance. Later models would include a flash cube tower to help eliminate red eye. My first camera was the …
Dec 19
May 12, 1907 An earlier post covered the career of the early twentieth century surgeon Dr. William Stover and mentioned what was perhaps the biggest challenge of his career, the train wreck of the Shriners special. Historian Dan Krieger picks up the story in a column published June 13, 2004 with headlines from Morning Tribune …
Dec 17
December 21, 1959 The city of Grover Beach was born 50 years ago this month with an election tally of 636 votes in favor and 380 against. It is the only city in the county that can not expand by annexation as it is surrounded by Oceano, Arroyo Grande and Pismo Beach. According to the …
Dec 15
May 14, 1890 Recent stories have featured included new proposals for development near San Miguel and the nationwide speculative real estate bubble that burst affecting hard money lenders and their investors. Over the decades the only constant in the market has been that it does not go in the same direction forever. One of the …
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