Monday, December 1st, 2008
One of the places I would turn back time to see would be the Ramona Hotel.
Four stories tall, the building covered the block between Higuera and Marsh Streets and fronted Essex St. (Now Johnson Ave.) The Hotel had its own railroad spur, a saloon, ballroom and several drawing rooms.
The Hotel ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
OLD CITY LANDMARKS DISAPPEAR AT CORNER OF HIGUERA AND NIPOMOPioneer mayor and supervisor, P.F. Ready,first developed this site along San Luis Obispo Creek.
October 30, 1969
Here is a glimpse of the neighborhood today thanks to Google Maps. Paste in this text string - 648 Higuera, San Luis Obispo, Ca - then ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
I worked at Cal Photo to help pay for my Cal Poly tuition in the early 1980’s.
Bill Hinote had bought the business from his father and for decades the two places to buy cameras in town were Jim’s Campus Camera and Cal Photo.
Bill loved to talk about flying his glider ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
May 17, 1968
One of the lost traditions of San Luis Obispo is La Fiesta de las Flores. Established in 1925 as a fund-raiser for the fire damaged downtown Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa , the festival was held almost continually until 1995.
The city festival then fell victim to organizer ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
March/April 1963
A view of Higuera Street looking East, with the Maino Building at right and Woolworth's (now The Network Mall). The date is not specific on the sleeve and it may have been part of an advertising package rather than a news story. As has been remarked in previous ...
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