Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
The Lions Club and volunteer firefighters cooked the beans in City Park. Drawing enthusiastic applause was the 10-mule team driven by Fred Healy of Paso Robles. The team pulled a train of grain wagons just as they might have in the early days when farmers brought their grain in from ...
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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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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
December 1963
Santa Claus makes a 1963 ride in a horse drawn sleigh downtown Paso Robles. Dukes Smoke Shop, Rexall, a Shell gas station and Sears are in the background. My best guess is this is 12th St. near the City Park. Looking for help from a Roblan who knows for ...
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