War bond parade
Photo courtsey Dave Skinner Blogger on all things Paso Robles, Dave Skinner, contributes this image for our intermittent Readers Remember feature. You can see the shoulder of Cerro San Luis and a Shell...
View ArticleAcid rock returns, Cirkus
Cirkus opens for Jefferson Airplane - Photos courtesy Jeff Allen Jeff Allen, bass player in the band Cirkus sent along this note and another couple of photos. Judging from the comments there is enough...
View ArticleFilipino Americans on the Central Coast
Tomato harvest farmworkers 1930. Vivian Krug of the South County Historical Society provided this information on their next exhibit. Photo courtesy of the Filipino American National Historical Society...
View ArticleWedding Traditions exhibit
Kimberly Alfaro at the former San Luis Obispo Historical Society sent along the following information which has been lightly edited. She says the large photo is of Mr. and Mrs. William Paulin. On...
View ArticleRalph De Palma, pioneer race car driver
Ralph and Marion De Palma with Ralph's Miller special race car, picture taken at rear of the Hal Roach movie studios in Culver City, California in July 1932, shortly after Ralph timed Marion driving...
View ArticleHiguera Street postcard
Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo from postcard Blake Andrews shared this post card of Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo. I am guessing this is the early 1950′s though if you have a better guess from the...
View ArticleDelite Bakery
Delite Bakery circa 1950s photo courtesy Janice (Putnam) Reichert. Janice (Putnam) Reichert recently wrote in to share her photo and memories of Delite Bakery. My mother worked there for many, many...
View ArticleGuy Crabb author of San Luis Obispo: 100 Years of Downtown Businesses: The...
Hotel Andrews from the 1920s, now the location of the City/County Library. photo courtesy Guy Crabb. Guy Crabb, a teacher of the year for San Luis Coastal School District, and history author has...
View ArticleA guest post from the author of “Nipomo and Los Berros”, Doug Jenzen
Author Doug Jenzen has generously agreed to share with Vault readers an introduction to his new book on the South County. He will be at a book signing at the Dana Adobe Saturday, March 24. He is...
View ArticleWitness to the Golden Gate Bridge opening
Woody Frey walked on the Golden Gate Bridge the day it opened. ©David Middlecamp/The TribuneA recent story in the Tribune brought back memories for Woody Frey. He was 6 when the Golden Gate bridge was...
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