100 Things I Like: The Main Street

Heading north on San Benito Street

Until I moved back to Hollister several years ago, I rarely, if ever, referred to the main drag through town by its actual name. Now, I'm in the habit of saying San Benito Street, and it's weird whenever I say Main Street or even hear it as such.

A few interesting things about the main street of ours:
• San Benito Street (north end) turns into San Felipe Road at Santa Ana Road.
• Until the 1980s, the south end of San Benito Street stopped at Nash Road, by the high school. Today, it runs south for a mile or so more to Union Road
• San Benito Street is originally part of highway 25. Technically, it may still be highway 25. The city of Hollister built the 25 bypass a few years ago so that it can claim the main street as its own. The move is part of the plan to revitalize downtown. So far as I know, Caltrans hasn't completed the transfer.

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P.S. Thank you, Mr. Arrmac for pointing out my grammatical errors, which dear readers, who're reading this P.S. will never know.

100 Things I Like: The Library

I shall always think of the San  Benito County Free Library as The Library. It is, after all, the first library from which I ever borrowed books and was introduced to so many exciting worlds and possibilities.  

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100 Things I Like: Sunsets

 I caught this one as the husband and I were driving home on Bolsa Road, aka Highway 25. Of course, I was in the passenger seat.

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100 Things I Like: The Filipino American Community Christmas Ball

The Buffet Line

Last night was the annual Christmas Ball of the Filipino American Community of San Benito County. The social club has been around since 1976.

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100 Things I Like: Southside Road

Southside Road is one of the back roads that run from Hollister to Tres Pinos. It kinda runs parallel, albeit meanderingly, to Highway 25. It's a more pleasant car or bicycle ride than the highway, that's for sure.

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