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Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Saturday, February 11, 2017

I Spy . . . Pieces from the Past

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I spy with my little eye an old-timey clock and valentines displayed in the San Juan Bakery window. Precious!
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Saturday, December 17, 2016

I Spy . . . a Loving Tribute

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I spy with my little eye a memorial to the courageous men and women who died in World War II. You can see this statue of Michael the Ar...
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Friday, November 6, 2015

Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs

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Some of you may recall picnicking, hiking trails, dipping your toes in the mineral springs, or swimming in the freshwater pool at the...
Sunday, October 18, 2015

See Dar Tree?

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Okay, a bad pun. Seriously, have you ever noticed this very, very tall and beautiful cedar tree on Fifth Street? Bertha Briggs (as i...
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Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Victorian "Pumpkin House"

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This two-bedroom Victorian-style house on Fifth Street was built around 1900 for a young couple named L.H and Myrtle Barker, who were mar...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015

TBT: The Original Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

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This Take 25 to Hollister post was originally published on August 11, 2009.  Show of hands, Hollister folks: Who was born in this here ...
Monday, October 5, 2015

Open House at the Luck Museum

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This Saturday, October 10, 2015, the San Juan Bautista Historical Society will be holding an open house at the Carl Luck Memorial Park o...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

A Hitching Post

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On the north side of Hawkins Street, between Monterey and San Benito Streets, is this concrete hitching post from a long time ago. Perhap...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Mission Burial Ground

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The Mission San Juan Bautista cemetery overlooks the San Andreas Fault and the San Juan Valley. This burial ground is accessed through th...
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Friday, September 4, 2015

100+ Year Old Palm Trees in Tres Pinos

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These very, very tall palm trees stand in front of the old Tres Pinos School, which today is a private residence. Designed by Frank Delos...
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Thursday, August 13, 2015

San Juan Bautista Honors its Past

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While I was walking around San Juan Bautista earlier this week, I kept coming across amazing things that showed how people and groups appre...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Luck Museum and Jim Jack's Cabin

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The Luck Museum, more formally known as the San Juan Bautista Historical Society Luck Museum, stands at the corner of Monterey and Third ...
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Monday, August 10, 2015

San Juan Plaza

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This week, I shall be featuring random digital art photos of San Juan Bautista. That sweet old mission town. Today, you're looking at...
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Monday, July 27, 2015

Fremont Memorial Tunnel

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A long time ago, a tunnel was built beneath Fourth Street so that schoolchildren could safely cross the busy street to go to and from Fre...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Gas, P.U.

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The high cost of gas, that's what's P.U.! It's summer so, of course, prices are climbing again. Today, the lowest prices rang...
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Sunday, July 12, 2015

A Sunday Flashback -- Early 1990s

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You're looking north on San Benito Street. Not much different, right? Look closer.  Johnny's Bar & Grill doesn't have t...
Friday, July 3, 2015

The Replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Hollister

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The Moving Wall, the replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (also known as The Wall) in Washington D.C., is on display at Dunne Park, o...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

A Sunday Flashback: Waiting for the Bus

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When I was a first grader in 1960, I had to wait for the bus at the corner of Shore Road and San Felipe Road, across from Dunneville Mark...
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