Cannery Season

The San Benito Foods cannery is a hopping. The cannery is part of the Neil Jones Food Company, a food processor based in Vancouver, Washington. It used to be that there were two canneries in town, both owned by local residents.

Another Peak Out the Elevator Window

A while back, I took a photo through the elevator window at the Briggs Garage, while I was at the top floor. Here's what I saw when I got down to the bottom.

Many of you probably recognize the name on the truck: Mansmith's as in yummy-tasting BBQ.

How Old Am I?

I'm so old, I remember when San Benito Street ended at Nash Road. The only time you would turn into the "new" part of San Benito Street was so you could park your car go to go see the football games. You parked your car on the long expanse of grass that is now the paved parking lot and sports fields.

Funny thing is, I don't think of myself as being that "so old". Speaking of which, have you gone to the "You know you grew up in Hollister, if you. . ." page on Facebook. Lot of history being talked about over there. Check it out.

Onion Field

Harvest time is nigh. Some crops are already being harvested. This is the onion field at the north end of the 25 bypass in Hollister.

The Vault that was Once a Bank

When I was a kid, I thought there was only one bank in Hollister, for that matter, the whole world. It was  Bank of America and it existed at the corner of Fifth and San Benito Streets. Yep, the 80-year old building that is now home to The Vault.