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ROGER DODGER	2012-02-18 02:07 PM
Nice stuff..
COMMENT 257918P	2012-02-18 03:25 PM
From SB newspaper, June 28, 1963: Retired Businessman Earle A, Donze Dies Earle A. Donze, 77, of 1228 Olive St., longtime Santa Barbaran who was retired from a service-station and tire-recapping business at Victoria and Olive Streets, died yesterday in his home. A native of Canton, Ohio, Mr. Donze was born Dec. 3, 1885. ...yada yada...Mr Donze was a member of the SB Military Band, which his father directed for three years. He was also an active member of the Sciots, the Drum and Bugle Corps of the Magnolia Masonic Lodge, and the SB Stamp Club..... The article may be requested from the Reference Desk , on the upper level of the Santa Barbara Public Library.
RIBBIT	2012-02-18 04:07 PM
Oh, sorry, it's the dad you were looking for. Well, the "yada yada" part reads: [Earle A. Donze] moved here with his parents, Eugene and Hortense Schoffin Donze, in 1895. For a number of years [Eugene Donze] was the only engraver in the city. He established a cleaning business at 1033 State St., and later owned a grocery store at the site of the more recent service station. [His] sons, Earle and Leon... started an electrical company in 1906. They were the first to introduce tungsten lamps to Santa Barbara. It is believed that they also did the first complete conduit wiring job in the city for a local milling company. [Eugene Donze] directed the Santa BArbara Military Band for three years. {He a] also collected stamps and his collection was known throughout the state. (ARticle at upper Reference Desk, SB Public Library.) More info might be
COMMENT 257939P	2012-02-18 05:27 PM
And there is a half-page on Eugene Donze in the book by Owen H. O'Neill, History of Santa Barbara County...Its People and Its Resources (on p221 of the second half of the book). You guessed it - available from the Reference Desk of the SB Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. 805-564-5604 Among other tidbits O'Neill's says: "Among the former well known and successful business men, as well as highly esteemed citizens of Santa Barbara, none stood higher in public regard than the late Eugene Donze, whose death occurred on November 10th, 1932." He was a Democrat, a Catholic, and was affiliated with the Independent Order of Foresters. There might be an obit on the microfilm of the daily SB newspaper in the library. Free!
COMMENT 257973	2012-02-19 06:35 AM
Thank you for this wonderful post and for the subscriber contributions about the Donze family. I lived a block or two from this street for over 10 years, and loved biking or walking down Donze to the Market, enjoying the quaint artistry of every house on the block.
COMMENT 258034	2012-02-19 10:33 AM
That "one block wonder" happens to be part of a several block area known collectively as "Bungalow Haven". It will be the focus of a walking tour conducted by the Pearl Chase Society on May 20th.
COMMENT 258042	2012-02-19 11:43 AM
Excellent post and thread!

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