COMMENT 132357
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2011-01-01 10:57 AM |
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Wonderful photos. Your work is always appreciated, Neal!
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COMMENT 132360
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2011-01-01 11:07 AM |
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This is one of the best Edhat posts I have ever read.
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COMMENT 132366
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2011-01-01 11:28 AM |
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Wonderful, Neal! Thanks. Remember, "Time and tide wait for no man..."
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COMMENT 132367
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2011-01-01 11:32 AM |
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Thank You Neal, great history of town as always. I remember the 95 flood as I was in West Beach then made for a interesting couple days.
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AQUAHOLIC
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2011-01-01 11:35 AM |
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Fantastic photos and story!
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COMMENT 132384
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2011-01-01 12:07 PM |
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Great presentation again Neal and I love how pic heavy this one is. - In '95 I was driving my car through the state street underpass and saw about six inches of water in the bottom of it and figured it was no problem. Then I started up the other side and the water was still six inches deep all the way to the top and I knew it was a problem. I turned into the Amtrak lot and had so much debris washing up against my car that I abandoned it and walked home. If I was smarter I would have driven around to Montecito street and waited high and dry.
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COMMENT 132366
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2011-01-01 12:44 PM |
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A sad irony played out in the '95 storm when a family friend was torn and washed from his home (his wife just barely survived) in Sycamore Canyon by the torrent of rushing water. Found drowned the next morning downstream in the creek bed by the round-about. Many of you will recall the incident. The irony: he and his wife had tickets to the symphony that night but decided to stay home where it was safer, rather than brave the elements out and around town in the heavy rain.
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COMMENT 132403P
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2011-01-01 01:02 PM |
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@132400 My sincere condolences on the loss of your friend. I seem to recall that a beloved pet was lost as well. At that time, and on that particular night I was on duty with the SBFD. What a crazy night it was, we spent most of the shift patrolling our district, checking the creek levels and mitigating hazards as they arose, as many did that night. You quickly realize that we are no match for mother nature, coupled with fate and circumstance almost anything can, and does happen.
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COMMENT 132404
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2011-01-01 01:03 PM |
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I moved to Santa Barbara in 1990 when everyone was talking about the long drought. It seemed to me that there was plenty of rain which continued at a normal rate until the drought was declared over in 1993. Than came 1995, lots and lots of rain. The clean air express I was on was stuck on the pass for hours, it was scary watching the mud and rocks churning across the road. Was that the year Queen Elizabeth came to visit Ronald Reagan up at the ranch? Scared her too!
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COMMENT 132405P
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2011-01-01 01:10 PM |
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Wonderful writeup and photos. Hope we can have more like this.
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COMMENT 132410
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2011-01-01 01:35 PM |
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Loved the photos and historical look at our weather trials and tribulations. Also, great comments and memories shared by Edhatters.
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COMMENT 132411
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2011-01-01 01:45 PM |
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This is an example of what used to be called journalism. There is a topic, the topic is discussed, reviewed, and supported by facts and research. Reading it was like sitting with an old friend. Keep up the good work!
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COMMENT 132415
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2011-01-01 01:54 PM |
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Thank you so much for this tidbit of local history. And we had just complained among friends that edhat isn't what it used to be. Thanks for proving us wrong.
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ARCHIE
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2011-01-01 02:37 PM |
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Thank you so much for taking the time to put together and share your knowledge. 132411: you said it!
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COMMENT 132430
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2011-01-01 02:56 PM |
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Awesome photos and some great views of S.B. back then...thanks for posting them. Does anyone happen to have any photos of when it snowed clear down to the beach back in the late 50's sometime? I used to live on San Antonio Creek Rd. back then and woke-up to about 2 inches of snow covering pretty much everything...got to skip school and enjoy it. I wonder how often something like that has happened in S.B.?
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SBBOOKWORM
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2011-01-01 03:02 PM |
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I second what 132411 wrote. Thanks, Neal, for providing this delightful and informative part of Edhat. Whenever I see a post by you I know I'm in for a treat.
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COMMENT 132463
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2011-01-01 06:10 PM |
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The queen visited the Reagan ranch in 1983, not 1995.
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COMMENT 132478
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2011-01-01 07:10 PM |
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I remember in '95 that plenty of boats washed up into the City College parking lot - d Bath street was so flooded the only way people could traverse was by kayak - such a sight. My hat is off to city public works people for making proper preparations since -
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KDEF
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2011-01-01 10:54 PM |
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Thank you, Neal. Your photos and description of the 1914 flood help me visualize the stories my father told me. It caused more damage than I had thought.
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COMMENT 132516P
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2011-01-02 08:21 AM |
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Ditto to 411. This was such an interesting read. Where can one see these photos? Is there a building/museum housing SB Historical info?
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TROLLEY TOM
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2011-01-02 08:22 AM |
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A+ for both the article and the photos. Thanks.
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COMMENT 132518P
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2011-01-02 08:55 AM |
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There is the Gledhill Library at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 East De la Guerra St. (santabarbaramuseum.com)
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COMMENT 132525
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2011-01-02 09:28 AM |
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Thanks, Neal; 411 says it all. My Grandma talked about the 1914 flood. My mother was 2, her borther 4. One in diapers, the other had dysentry. Lots of laundry, no washer or dryer, just a wood stove to hang things by. Next to Oak Creek in Montecito; flooding brought lots of top soil, we had such fertile ground when I was growing up there (40's & 50's) something planted just took off like magic. Grandma said the couple killed crossing Oak Creek had been at a meeting and went to the Miramar (next door to Grams) to use the phone to check on the kids (with a nanny). No one answered so the headed out, after being begged not to go. Their was carriage swept away and the couple found with arms wrapped around each other down stream. One of the little children just died, last year I think.
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COMMENT 132541
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2011-01-02 09:53 AM |
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I too love Neal's articles here on Edhat. Informative, well-written, great pictures. Thank you!
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MCMAC
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2011-01-02 11:36 AM |
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Thank you for posting this... Amazing & wonderful to see so many 1914 photos!
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COMMENT 132598
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2011-01-02 11:55 AM |
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You can't leave out the twin storms of January 1969. 7.5 and 7.2 inches of rain in Santa Barbara in 48 hours. Much flooding, several bridges lost, San Ysidro at East Valley rd. 101 at Summerland (resulted in a fatality), 101 Bridge into Buelton etc. The massive street flooding on the lower East side and west side eventually resulted in the cross-town storm drain system into Mission creek being constructed.
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AGENTSME
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2011-01-02 11:58 AM |
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Thanks for this great post and the amazing photos.
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COMMENT 132670
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2011-01-02 03:40 PM |
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Grest post! Proves that research, intelligent comments and proper grammer are not dead after all. A joy to read!
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COMMENT 132789
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2011-01-02 10:22 PM |
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Great Photos, thanks!
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