Another Angle of a Beaut of a Building

Even while sitting in my car in the Bank of America parking lot, the Briggs Parking Garage looks impressive against the open sky of blue. Honestly, though, I hope nothing gets built taller than it downtown. Is that what "old" people...uhm...griped when the Odd Fellows or Elks buildings went up?

Ice Cream, Please.

Has summer finally arrived? What better way to cool down than with ice cream, which is what the husband and I did the other evening. Check out the family of bicycles whose owners were already enjoying their treats outside of the Santa Barbara Ice Cream Parlor  on McCray Street.

2/28/12 Update: The Santa Barbara Ice Cream Parlor has gone out of business!

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.