Labeled "Rancho Montana 1965" from the files of The Tribune. ©The Tribune Moñtana de Oro was a new state park in 1965. There were several articles in the early 60s leading up to the purchase of the park for public use. Local state senator Vernon Sturgeon was one of the leaders who pushed for funding …
Monthly Archive: May 2011
May 29
Searching for the missing persons of San Luis Obispo County
400 volunteers scour Cal Poly June 30, 1996 for some sign of Kristin Smart's body. © Jim Weber/The Tribune Crime investigation seems to make up half the television drama schedule. Unlike TV, real life does not always resolve in an hour with a dramatic courtroom confession. Fifteen years ago Cal Poly students finished their academic …
May 27
Memorial Day 1966 and 2009
A day for remembering A flag and cross frame the Memorial Day services scene at the Los Osos Memorial Park this morning. The American Legion Clair Tyler Post of Morro Bay sponsored the commemoration.The Tribune/Jim Vestal 5-30-1966 Weekend at San Simeon As fishermen dip their lines in San Simeon Creek, a forest of campers and …
May 25
Buried on the front page, undertaker from 1878
Undertaker advertisiement from the front page of the December 7, 1878 Tribune. ©The Tribune Rodney Dangerfield used to have a joke, "I had a rough childhood. Talk about a tough school. Our school newspaper had an obituary column." In the 19th century San Luis Obispo was a tough little town, no joke. Back in 1878 …
May 24
Elementary School in 1898
Miss Young's 2nd Grade class with Ruth Paulding just before the school burned. They then had to use any available space in town until the new school was built. This photograph was taken on June 15, 1898. (SCHS) The Third Arroyo Grande grammar school was built about 1890 near what is currently the intersection of …
May 22
1927 Earthquake and tsunami
Morning Tribune reports an earthquake November 5, 1927. According to an earthquake study published by PG&E last year, in 1927 a six foot wave came ashore at Surf near Lompoc and damaged the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks for many yards and inundated the railroad station. At Pismo Beach the wave was reported as positive, no …
May 20
War for posession of Tripoli declared, some headlines never change
Daily Telegram from Sept. 30, 1911. As this post is being written gasoline prices are hovering around $4.25 a gallon. Unrest and outright war in several oil producing countries have given speculators a lever to drive up prices. For example Libya has been at war since… Come to think of it when have they not …
May 19
Remembering Mel Queen
In 1960 Jim Lonborg was honored for basketball and Mel Queen for baseball at the Golden Tiger Awards at San Luis Obispo High School. ©The Tribune 1967 Topps baseball card for Mel Queen It must have been quite a team. San Luis Obispo High school had two boys on the roster in 1960 who would …
May 18
Who needs campgrounds anyway? Morro Strand proposed closure
The public must wait a while longer before using this new 104 – campsite state park facility at Atascadero Beach north of Morro Bay. The attractive layout is nearing completion, but further pow-wow between the city of Morro Bay and the state will be necessary before public use. ©The Tribune/Jack Wilson. Half-a-century ago California fought …
May 16
The dawn of computer graphics
Surrounded by the tools of her trade, Los Osos computer artist Phyllis Paradies unveils examples of her work. Some have appeared in national magazines. ©Tony Hertz/The Tribune From the June 6, 1986 edition of the then Telegram-Tribune. The revolution happened in our lifetimes. Not that long ago, but in computer years 1986 was the stone …
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