1968 San Luis Obispo at night

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 ...

1975 Obispo Theater Fire

Friday, September 5th, 2008

December 28, 1975 San Luis Obispo used to be home to two grand movie palaces, sadly today only the Fremont remains. The Obispo used to be near the corner of Osos and Monterey Streets now the home of the Court Street Center. Early on a Sunday morning fire struck the 65-year-old theater, built ...

1959 S&H gas station

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

July 16, 1959 Set the wayback machine to the Eisenhower era. Currently this is the record holder for oldest image from our files. Tribune librarian Sharon Morem found this print in the bottom of a manila file folder. It went with a four paragraph business brief. You can see the penciled crop marks ...

1963 San Luis Obispo, Monterey St.

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

San Luis Obispo's downtown has been greatly improved with the addition of trees. Many of the car lots have been moved to the edges of town and as of this writing gas costs over ten times more than ¢31.9 per gallon. (I remember dad driving around the block because ¢33.9 was ...

San Luis Obispo December 1963

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

December 18, 1963 Monterey Street at night looking East. The Anderson Hotel and Obispo and Fremont Theaters are on the right side and holiday decorations are up. The lack of trees make the streets look stark. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "San Luis Obispo December 1963", url: "http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/slovault/2007/11/13/san-luis-obispo-december-1963/" });