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Friday, October 31st, 2008
August 10, 1968
Nights are getting longer, daylight saving time is ending and lights are taking effect.
The 1960’s were the golden age for neon signs. The view of Monterey Street shows signs in front of the Fremont and Obispo theaters and the Anderson Hotel. The light pollution spraying into the sky ...
Posted in 1960's, Advertising, Going, Going, Gone, Popular Culture | 6 Comments »
Monday, October 20th, 2008
July 22, 1983
A new era of shopping came to San Luis Obispo when Mervyn's opened over 25 years ago. The city had resisted the ample parking/big box/shopping mall trend that had evolved over the late 1960's and 1970's. The beginning of the change came when Sears moved out of downtown ...
Posted in 1980's, Advertising, Fashion, Going, Going, Gone, Popular Culture | 3 Comments »
Friday, August 29th, 2008
People have had big ideas for the Oceano Dunes for a long time.
The Chumash Indians were the last sustained civilization on the dunes, living on the abundant clams and fish.
In the early 1900's real estate speculator's maps carved the beach up into lots. On July 4, 1907 a celebration was ...
Posted in 1960's, Advertising, Environment, Popular Culture | 5 Comments »
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Here is all the information I have at this point.
Pacific TelLibrary13 Jan
The images came from a box filled with negatives from 1964 -1966.
I searched the microfilm for a clipping in January 1964 and 1965 but this story is proving elusive.
One story has pictures from the old library on Morro Street, ...
Posted in 1960's, Advertising, Going, Going, Gone, Popular Culture | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
May 10, 1901
Tribune librarian Sharon Morem has uncovered a stack of old prints from our files. Some of them are from before the paper published photos but they were printed on our pages at a later date so that is good enough to include in the blog.
The election season is ...
Posted in 1900's, Advertising, News, Politics, Railroad | 3 Comments »
