The Library in Hollister

When I was a kid, the front of the library was landscaped with bushes that had flowers that smelled like hot dogs. Really, they did. The bushes were where the outside wall is now. The foyer, bathrooms, and meeting room were all added in the 1980s.

The San Benito County Free Library is a consolidation of the county and Hollister  City public libraries, which occurred in 1959. The City Hall building was once the Hollister City Library that was built in 1919 from money funded by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation.

Want to know more about the fascinating history of our public library?  Check out this page at the San Benito County Free Library Web site.

From the Briggs Garage Elevator

Yep. This photo was taken through the elevator window on the top floor. You're looking over Fifth Street. It was around setting-up time on a Farmers Market Day.

Our Diablo Range

I don't think of the mountains to the east of us as being part of the Diablo Range. But, they are. When I was a kid, I thought they were hills. I know better now. They're such pretty mountains, and they are "ours".

No U Turn

I  noticed this "No U Turn" sign the other day. The husband says it has been up for a while. I wonder how many U turns were made to cause the sign to go up. It's such an odd place to even think about doing a U turn.

Where the 25 and 156 Meet

One of the benefits of roadways going through once-upon-a-time orchards, grazing lands, and vegetable fields is this: We finally get to see what we couldn't before.