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Urban Hike: Samarkand - It’s all About the History

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COMMENT 164456	2011-04-16 10:52 AM
What a wonderful job you did on this article. How many of us would have ever known the rich history of Samarkand if you hadn't done all this excellent research! Thank you so much for your informative and enriching historical presentations, I am loving every one of them!
COMMENT 164472	2011-04-16 11:45 AM
I LOVE these Urban Hiker "articles" and especially the history and pictures. I've found it difficult to locate books on SB's history (I've read most) and love your ability to fill in little voids. Very, very interesting, keep up the good work!
CHERIDIANE	2011-04-16 04:59 PM
Love the history lesson and the pictures! Before your writing here I only knew bits of this history. How great to have all this historical fun in one article. Keep on telling us about our beautiful city.
SLIPROCK9	2011-04-17 08:18 AM
Some other interesting historical tidbits about the Samarkand neighborhoold are: The Samarkand area was originally owned and farmed by Dixie Thompson; Stanley Drive was named for Stanley Hollister of the Goleta Hollister family; several doctors who were founders of the Sansum Clinic built their houses in Samarkand. One is a wonderful Tutor (1920's?) house on Samarkand Drive (past Stanley Dr. going towards State St - on the left). Another is on a private drive off of Tallant Road across from the Samarkand retirement home and the falling-apart tennis court -- a very early 1900's house -- built before most of the Samarkand area was divided up and built on in the 1920's. Wish I knew more! --- A 40 year Samarkand resident
RONNIEB	2011-04-17 09:34 AM
After WWII when Samarkand was being developed we lived briefly in homes my parents bought on spec. on La Serena and Las Positas. They also owned a vacant lot across from the Samarkand Hotel. Dad grew corn, strawberries, etc. there. Gophers were a constant problem. I can still see Dad, shovel in hand, waiting for a gopher to stick its head out of a hole after he had put a gas bomb in the other hole and closed it with dirt. He caught quite a few! When I was about seven I used to fly kites in the field where the golf course is now. It was full of gopher holes. Gophers owned that entire area. Once when I was in second grade at San Roque School our St. Bernard "Tiny" followed me to school. The nuns were not pleased! I had to walk Tiny all the way back home on Las Positas, then of course back to school again. Thanks for the memories, Urban Hikers!
LUCKY 777	2011-04-17 09:44 AM
Thankyou so much for these articles, I am expanding my delight for this beautiful town I call home.
FLICKA	2011-04-17 10:18 AM
Thank you, I've heard bits of the school, hotel, etc not all together. We lived in the 300 blk of Samarkand in the 60s. Great place for raising little kids. Also, underground utilities so unobstructed views.
COMMENT 164701	2011-04-17 07:12 PM
Now this is my kind of hiking.

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