Nov 19
Bill and Georgie O’Connor have been part of the South County Community for as long as most anyone can remember. Bill was Arroyo Grande’s Citizen of the Year in 1987. Both were named the youngest Grand Marshals of the Harvest Festival in 1983. Georgie just retired at age 88, from the Lucia Mar school board …
Oct 25
I keep an eye on the wood carved cowboy that surveys the Pacific Ocean from the F. McLintocks parking lot. The other day a man was refinishing it I and stopped to make a feature photo. My first professional story was written about the carving and sold to a local magazine. In the days before …
Sep 13
Sign sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign This Wayne Nicholls photo could have been inspired by the single “Signs” by the Five Man Electrical Band. According to their website, the 70s anthem was originally released as the B side of …
Aug 30
Aviation pioneers had a strong attraction to the soft landings provided by sand dunes. The Wright Brothers had Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Fred Wiseman had Pismo Beach. Thanks to Paso Robles blogger, Dave Skinner, for sharing the link to more Wiseman information. In December 1903 Orville and Wilbur first took to the sky. Inspired by …
Aug 28
Have you heard? Big doings Sunday in Pizmo Beach. Mix gasoline with testosterone and you get racing blood. We see it all the time today, cars on the beach, a yellow biplane flying overhead but this story-line is almost a century old. Turn the calendar back to 1911 when both modes of transportation were in …
Aug 08
Tales retold several times often wander from the truth, it is always good to get as close to the original source as possible. The now forgotten 1907 community of Oilport is often recalled in stories that use “tidal wave”. When the words Tidal Wave or Tsunami surface in a story it has the potential to …
Feb 17
Mankind’s curiosity had lead to the first moon landing a few days earlier. Closer to home archeologists were exploring the past. This was an unusual dig, it was not spurred by construction pressure and was a largely volunteer effort. Archeology is often funded by a wealthy patron or if the work has enough general interest, …
Dec 11
1966 This image was too good to pass up. A boatload of vintage cars, including in my imperfect car identification, Corvair, T-Bird, Imperial, Chevy and Rambler. Add to this classic decorations on the boulevard strung between a forest of telegraph poles. Only problem is I don’t know anything about the image. Jack Wilson and Jim …
Dec 02
Three inmates escape from Atascadero State Hospital
Oct 16
October 2, 1989 We were just talking about festivals falling on the same weekend. This year the Clam Festival and Colony Days fall on the same weekend. At least they are close alphabetically. Clams used to be so plentiful that ranchers in the early 1900′s could bring a hay rake to the beach and …
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