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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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