1965 Madonna Equipment Auction

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Auctioneer Milton J. Wershow gathers crowd while Alex Madonna watches sale. August 20, 1965 You could never accuse Alex Madonna of doing things in a small way. When 365 pieces of equipment were declared surplus by Madonna Construction Company an auction was scheduled for the nearly $3 million dollars of machinery. Quoting from ...

1965 Fashion-A-Go-Go

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

     Frantic activity behind scenes by Leonore Smith's Fashion Board finds Katchy Normand, right giving last minute touches to Virginia Abkin's hairdo. August 25, 1965 The Madonna Inn has been the location for fashion shows since it’s early days. For many years it was the only location in San Luis Obispo with ...