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Articles from Daily Newsletter on Dec 18, 2008		reads	comments
	Life Imitates Art - Life Imitates Art: Before the Edhat Dog got to decide the contest winner by eating 21 dog-treats, she begged us to do an impression of the Holiday Dog Statue. A video is worth a 1,000 words.	2351	12

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Dec 11, 2008		reads	comments
	Car Stop - Car Stop: Yesterday's WWII pictures was taken at the corner of Anacapa and Sola, in front of an old-looking building that was remodeled eight or nine years ago. The building is green with white trim. There are round pillars holding up the front porch.	1747	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Nov 20, 2008		reads	comments
	Phone It In - Phone It In: If you look closely at the motif on the façade of this building on upper State Street, you’ll see the earpiece part of an old school telephone. That was a big hint about the building shown in yesterday’s Wednesday Where Is It (WWII).	2279	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Nov 13, 2008		reads	comments
	Edhat Today - Edhat Today: During these dog days of Edhat, we have grown from a twinkle in Ed's eye into an important part of the local media landscape. Or, at least we like to think of ourselves as such.	2112	2

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Nov 06, 2008		reads	comments
	Anniversary WWII - Anniversary WWII: On November 10, 2003, only five people received the Daily Edhat in their email inbox. And one of those was Ed. Today, 5653 people get the Daily Edhat. You can see where we're going. It's the same Ed picture, same Ed contest, just five years, two presidential elections, and one News-Press meltdown later.	1663	5

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 30, 2008		reads	comments
	Sign Of The Times - Sign Of The Times: On the north side of the north most State Street entrance to the Paseo Nuevo Mall, there is a Waterman Pen sign that tells the world that Waterman fountain pens are ideal.	2040	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 23, 2008		reads	comments
	Curve Ball - Curve Ball: The picture was of a long and windy road that's not very long, and not really a road at all. It's a sidewalk on upper Hollister. It goes from The Bluffs, an expensive luxury homes complex that got its name from its exorbitant asking prices, toward the beach access parking lot.	1983	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 16, 2008		reads	comments
	Enough Rope - Enough Rope: We gave Edhat subscribers enough rope to hang themselves. The WWII picture was of a rope hanging somewhere with sycamore trees and other California natives behind it. If you were looking to connect the dots and tie the knot between the picture and the location, there was little to do but guess and hope.	2149	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 09, 2008		reads	comments
	Sticker Shock - Sticker Shock: There are only a few places in town where Obama mania is displayed on the back of a street sign at a busy intersection. And one of those places is at the gateway to Goleta commerce	2127	5

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 02, 2008		reads	comments
	Compass Compilation - Compass Compilation: We have featured a lot of compasses on the Edhat website. For March Edness this year, we featured the compass in the gazebo at Alice Keck Park Park.	1747	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 25, 2008		reads	comments
	Manhole Covers - Manhole Covers: In a corner of a parking lot in the heart of Goleta, there's a spot on the pavement that contains a density of manholes so high that many people who come upon this location often can't tell their manholes from the asphalt.	2356	3

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 18, 2008		reads	comments
	Faber Where - Faber Where: The engraving shown in yesterday's Wednesday Where Is It (WWII) picture is old, but until recently you couldn't see it because it was hidden by a sign. When we took the mystery picture, we thought that the story today would be about the building upon which the engraving can be found.	1902	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 11, 2008		reads	comments
	First Block - First Block: There's a lot of graffiti along the railroad tracks through Goleta and Santa Barbara and beyond. So, it really wasn't fair of Ed to ask subscribers to identify specific graffiti along specific tracks. In other words, to the un-trained eye, all graffiti looks the same.	1792	6

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 04, 2008		reads	comments
	White Houses - White Houses: Just off Santa Claus Lane, near where the famous Santa Claus statue used to rule the road, there is a housing community of eight high-priced homes - all of them white.	2400	4

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Aug 28, 2008		reads	comments
	Eye Of The Whale - Eye Of The Whale: The big eye shown in yesterday's WWII picture is a whale's eye. That eye is looking at you and all the kids at the Kids World playground at Alameda Park. Next to the whale is a fierce shark who, on Tuesday, was feeding on a green cube.	1812	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Aug 21, 2008		reads	comments
	Pencil Pusher - Pencil Pusher: In 1986, three years before flying toasters took over the screen saver world, an artist named Peter Logan developed a sculpture out of giant colorful pencils. He called his work, Flying Pencils.	1680	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Aug 14, 2008		reads	comments
	Art Deco And Stamps - Art Deco And Stamps: While all the action happens outside the Main Post Office envelope, inside the post office there's a red-letter day of cool Art Deco designs.	1791	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Aug 07, 2008		reads	comments
	Links To The Past - Links To The Past: We all know that a swish means Nike, that five intertwined circles signify the Olympics, and the globe with the blue lines around it - that's ATT. So what organization is represented by the logo shown in yesterday's WWII picture, three links of a chain?	1695	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 31, 2008		reads	comments
	Old Ironworks - Old Ironworks: Eight years ago, the family business on the corner of Ortega and Anacapa, Craviotto Bros Ironworks, closed its corrugated metal doors for the last time. Since 2000, the paint on the outside walls has faded and been chipped away, and the metal behind the rusting gate has corroded.	2223	3

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 24, 2008		reads	comments
	Ticket Booth - Ticket Booth: Yesterday's WWII picture was taken at the end of Figueroa Street where it ends in a quarterback sneak just above Peabody Stadium, where the Santa Barbara High Dons play football in the fall.	1811	3

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 17, 2008		reads	comments
	Eat Your Words - Eat Your Words: Yesterday, the dedicated staff of edhat.com, armed with nothing but culinary optimism, walked into the door that the EAT sign points to. The door leads to a nice outdoor patio by the creek. Yesterday at noon, the two guys sitting under the covered part of the patio drinking PBR talls and smoking were talking construction. They weren't eating.	1994	3

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 10, 2008		reads	comments
	Arc de Camino - Arc de Camino: Falling short of promoting Spanglish as the language of choice, we often mix the two languages like oil and vinegar on a chicken tostada.	1722	3

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 07, 2008		reads	comments
	Pointing Out Dana - Pointing Out Dana: Where was that picture taken? Where is the plaque dedicated to Richard Henry Dana, Jr? Well, as they say in the movies, a picture is worth 1,000 words.	1684	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 19, 2008		reads	comments
	Pass Out Only - Pass Out Only: The sign at the entrance to the main horse ring that at the Earl Warren Showgrounds says, "Pass Out Only" is not the place to go if you want to drink yourself silly. Go figure.	1673	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 12, 2008		reads	comments
	House Of Marble - House Of Marble: This house is one of the kookiest in town. At Christmas time it gets decorated like the North Pole. The rest of the year, the front yard contains an eclectic, hodgepodge collection of miscellaneous, random odds and ends, haphazardly arranged.	4358	4

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 05, 2008		reads	comments
	Ursa Minor - Ursa Minor: The little dome shown in yesterday's WWII picture is located at 1000 Mission Canyon Road, on the way to the Botanic Garden, just past the "Y" with Tunnel Road. It is part of a place called, "Creekspirit"	1581	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 29, 2008		reads	comments
	Ed Land - Ed Land: And only if you park in the lot for some shopping would you notice that the back of the wood sign - the side not facing the street - says nothing at all. Who would notice that? No one, it seems, except for Brown Squared - Hall of Fame March Edness Competitor. He was the only one who located yesterday's back-of-the-sign picture, winning him a $75 gift card to Stateside Restaurant.	1610	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 22, 2008		reads	comments
	One Story - One Story: The painted tile shown in yesterday's Wednesday Where Is It (WWII) picture was a detail on the front of the Paseo Chapala development across the street from Ruby's in Paseo Nuevo. The tile is a romanticized depiction of the less-tall building that used to be at that location.	1464	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 15, 2008		reads	comments
	Watch Your Step - Watch Your Step: the door shown in yesterday's WWII picture is also not a door. But it isn't a jar either, and it can never be ajar, because this door can't open … which, by the way is why it's not a door. Doors, by definition, must open.	1664	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Apr 01, 2008		reads	comments
	March Edness 2008 - March Edness 2008: March Edness 2008 is over, but the locations remain. Do you know where these pictures were taken now?	4852	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 31, 2008		reads	comments
	Ortega Water Tank - Ortega Water Tank: This water tank is located by the Santa Barbara Survey Office at 220 E. Ortega Street.	2787	add
	Timber's Restaurant - Timber's Restaurant: This is the parking lot of Timbers Restaurant. It was built using the timbers from the Goleta oil field pier that was bombed by the Japanese during WWII.	4304	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 28, 2008		reads	comments
	School Tower - School Tower: This tower is on what must be one of the most beautiful Junior High schools in the country, Santa Barbara Junior High, home of the amazing Marjorie Luke Theater.	2717	add
	Street Clock - Street Clock: This cool clock is a four-sided, cast iron Ansonia street clock that was originally manufactured in 1914, and placed here around 1985. It is the only such clock on public display.	3379	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 27, 2008		reads	comments
	Grafitti-Ridden Succulent - Grafitti-Ridden Succulent: This hard-to-find March Edness location is front row center on the tourist map. In fact, people from the Czech Republic have been there. Edhat documented all the carvings on the succulents at this popular spot.	2839	add
	Old Fort on a Hill - Old Fort on a Hill: This structure that looks like an old fort is clearly visible from a road that leads up to the hills. It used to be a treehouse, but the tree died, so it was resupported.	2816	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 26, 2008		reads	comments
	Anisq'oyo Park Barn - Anisq'oyo Park Barn: This barn is found in Anisq'oyo Park in the heart of Isla Vista.	3180	add
	Cathedral Oaks Wagon - Cathedral Oaks Wagon: This wagon is located on Cathedral Oaks Road between 154 and Turnpike Road.	2814	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 25, 2008		reads	comments
	Campbell Cross - Campbell Cross: This cross marks the former grave of Colonel Colin Campbell, a British military officer and millionaire. His body was moved to a location in Chicago, where the prominent family of his wife was from. The dance floor of his local home was moved to Oak Park.	3187	3
	Community Fountain - Community Fountain: Local sculptor Andy Johnson created this fountain. The idea came to him in a dream after seeing a man drinking from a hose. Andy crawled into an old, crumbling wine cellar in a hillside and chipped out the tiles from it to use in this fountain.	3001	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 22, 2008		reads	comments
	Montecito Entryway - Montecito Entryway: These cool structures can be found at the entryway of a Montecito office building. They were designed by local architect Sherrill Broudy. The building used to be the storefront for Forms and Surfaces.	2996	add
	Downtown Skylight - Downtown Skylight: Construction on this skylight began in 1926 and it was rehabilitated in 2003. It is 44 feet in diameter and is located in the same building as a previous Edhat WWII.	2897	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 21, 2008		reads	comments
	Our Lady of Guadalupe - Our Lady of Guadalupe: Our Lady of Guadalupe is depicted here on the side of a building located on a street with many religious buildings.	2968	add
	Altar - Altar: The shrine shown here can be found at the former site an institution that was in Santa Barbara from 1900 to 1987. A major construction project is scheduled to begin shortly on these grounds.	2825	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 20, 2008		reads	comments
	Billionaire's Gate - Billionaire's Gate: A billionaire has spent the last many years building his 18,000 square foot dream home on the bluffs above a local beach. The only thing between the monster-sized house and the ocean is a bike path and a 40-foot drop. The picture shown here is of the front gate of the property.	3878	add
	Park Shed - Park Shed: The County of Santa Barbara has a Coke and a smile in one of their local parks. We wouldn't have guessed that there was such a big demand for soft drinks in this off-the-beaten path location.	2657	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 19, 2008		reads	comments
	Office Building Quote - Office Building Quote: Yesterday on Edhat we commented on how cool it would be to have a geographical feature, even one as mundane as a sediment basin named after you. Wouldn't it be really cool to have one of your quotes chiseled in stone above the doorway of a public building? Well, Ann Sullivan has that privilege. Her quote, "Law is the voice of the people. Justice makes it heard", is chiseled front and center on a building on Santa Barbara Street.	2839	add
	Building Ornamentation - Building Ornamentation: This building is one of the most well known buildings in town because of its grand old style and ornate decorations. We all know it's there, but the grandness of the structure must be all we can take in, because the details go unnoticed.	3046	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 18, 2008		reads	comments
	Off Ramp Building - Off Ramp Building: There are 37 steps that lead to this building. What goes on in that building is top-secret. Only a few know, and those who do are sworn to secrecy.	2927	add
	Sediment Basin Mural - Sediment Basin Mural: Have you ever thought that it would be cool to have a star, a theorem, a disease, or a geographical landmark named after you? Well, Kim knows how it feels. Whoever Kim is. This mural is on a bridge over a sediment basin named after Kim.	2795	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 15, 2008		reads	comments
	Memorial Park - Memorial Park: This memorial, together with a flag, was placed in a location close to a beach in 1918. In 1969 the flag was moved to its current location. The monument was not moved to be together with the flag until 1998. When they were reunited the town had a celebration.	2821	add
	Park Compass - Park Compass: While enjoying the beauty of this park it is easy to overlook a cool compass on the floor of the gazebo by the pond.	2643	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 14, 2008		reads	comments
	Wood Fence - Wood Fence: Did you ever wonder how we took one of the high ground perspective weekly pictures for Edhat's Pictures Over Time feature? They are not taken from John Wiley's airplane. They are taken from a hill in a parking lot with a wood fence.	2918	1
	School Walkway - School Walkway: Are you smarter than a fifth grader? Well, every fifth grader at a certain elementary school knows about this secret passageway.	2853	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 13, 2008		reads	comments
	Sears Walkway - Sears Walkway: In recent years there have been many changes in the local retail scene, but nowhere have the changes been more evident than at the Sears Shopping Center on La Cumbre Road. This picture was taken in the front entrance to Sears on the top level by the auto repair center.	2967	3
	Lotusland Wall - Lotusland Wall: There are not many places in town where you can find a long pink wall. In fact, the only place known to the dedicated staff of edhat.com is on Cold Springs Road where it intersects Sycamore Canyon Road (Hwy 192). The wall surrounds Lotusland, a 37-acre botanic garden built on the former estate of opera singer and socialite Ganna Walska.	2944	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 12, 2008		reads	comments
	Bath & Haley Laundromat - Bath & Haley Laundromat: This medallion is above the entry door of the laundromat on the corner of Haley and Bath. There are two medallions on the facade of the building, and another two on a low wall of a house a few doors away.	2795	1
	Chase Palm Park Plaque - Chase Palm Park Plaque: There is a plaque at Chase Palm Park commemorating Harold and Pearl Chase, a brother and sister that made many contributions to the beauty of the city.	2986	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 11, 2008		reads	comments
	Garden Street Under-Crossing - Garden Street Under-Crossing: The picture of the cement design shown is a side shot of the freeway from underneath the Garden Street under-crossing. It's a little tricky because the sides of both sides of the freeway appear in the picture.	2628	add
	La Cumbre Over-Crossing - La Cumbre Over-Crossing: This picture was taken from Modoc, where the La Cumbre Road over-crossing ahead looks big and foreboding - more than just a road that leads to Hope Ranch.	2633	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 08, 2008		reads	comments
	Dos Pueblos Pool - Dos Pueblos Pool: The blue and gold tiles are part of the new Dos Pueblos High School pool. They make up the outside shower. The pool officially opened on July 20, 2007. Dr. Virgil Elings, who donated an ocean of money for the pool, swam the ceremonial first lap that day.	2936	add
	San Marcos Gym - San Marcos Gym: The blue and red doors open up to the newly renovated San Marcos High gym. The project cost $7.5 million. Measure V funding helped pay for this. It has a new floor, new bleachers, and a bunch of other things. The gym was officially open on August 8, 2007.	2786	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 07, 2008		reads	comments
	Transfer Station - Transfer Station: At the County Transfer Station (dump) off of Calle Real there is big white sign that spells out these hold- your-nose no-nos in big, black, capital letters. Up until 1966 the Calle Real facility was a landfill in its own right. Today the daily trash is put onto big trucks and driven 24 miles up 101N to the County-owned Tajiguas landfill.	3060	add
	Bacara Resort Entrance - Bacara Resort Entrance: The sign is located at the entry road to the Bacara Resort. We're pretty sure the emergency in question would be expected to come from the oil and gas plant next door, rather than the four-star spa hotel. But you never know.	2727	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 06, 2008		reads	comments
	Los Olivos Gargoyle - Los Olivos Gargoyle: If you think that the green monster shown here a gargoyle, then Wikipedia would classify you as a layman. True gargoyles, it turns out, must have water spouting from their mouths. This green thing is more properly labeled as a chimera or a grotesque figure. It can be found within spitting distance of the Mission.	2681	add
	Yoga Center Windows - Yoga Center Windows: Each of the three neo-classical windows shown in this March Edness picture has twenty-two panes. All sixty-six panes can be found on the front of a former church that is now home to the Santa Barbara Yoga Center. The building is on Micheltorena Street, just east of State Street.	2688	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 05, 2008		reads	comments
	La Arcada Lions - La Arcada Lions: These big cats, their tails, and the castle they're guarding are on an arch above the entry to La Arcada, the little shopping haven in the middle of the block behind the corner of Figueroa and State Streets. This design was taken from original artwork that appeared on a building at this location in 1927.	2833	add
	City Hall Gates - City Hall Gates: These gates are on Anacapa Street in front of City Hall. The gates used to be made of wood and painted blue, but in the early 1990s the wooden gates needed to be replaced. The City hired architectural designer and artist Henry Lenny to design the gates.	3022	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 04, 2008		reads	comments
	Cattleman's Horse - Cattleman's Horse: This horse is located in front of the Sandman Inn at 3714 State Street. It was created at the Santa Barbara School of Fine Arts in the late 1960s.	2973	add
	Presidio Cart - Presidio Cart: This is a picture of an ox cart, known as a 'carreta', located at the Santa Barbara Presidio. Though the Presidio was founded in 1782 this cart is not original. It is a replica from that period that was made in Mexico.	2970	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 28, 2008		reads	comments
	Carpinteria Art Center - Carpinteria Art Center: The picture was taken at the Carpinteria Art Center garden. The artist is Chris Provenzano-Chernof .	2267	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 21, 2008		reads	comments
	Shell Station - Shell Station: The picture was taken at the Shell Gas station at State and Calle Palo Colorado. Some people think that the pipes shown are simply vents for the gas tanks. But tell that to Frankie.	2346	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 14, 2008		reads	comments
	Summerland Post Office - Summerland Post Office: The mural on the wall is located at the parking lot for the Summerland Post Office, 2245 Lillie Avenue. It depicts Summerland history and may soon be history itself.	2415	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 07, 2008		reads	comments
	Montecito Trailhead - Montecito Trailhead: The trailhead to the Peter Bakewell Trail is on the 200 block of Olive Mill Road, just south of Hot Springs Road. It is a community trail that is maintained by Montecito Trails Foundation.	2158	add

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 24, 2008		reads	comments
	Wine Grotto - Wine Grotto: If you live in Montecito and are in need of some spirits, you might consider running to the Liquor and Wine Grotto on Coast Village Road. They've been in business for about 35 years, but they are very tight-lipped when it comes to talking to the press.	2926	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 17, 2008		reads	comments
	Lamp Post - Lamp Post: In Santa Barbara on Santa Barbara Street, there is a real life map marker that grows out of the ground like a giant lollipop. This marker points to the spot of an historic building in an historic part of town that now is home to a sandwich shop.	2407	1

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 10, 2008		reads	comments
	Arch Of Hope - Arch Of Hope: Today the arch in question is the arch over Las Palmas Road marking the boundary between Hope Ranch and the rest of the free world. In the picture we only showed you one pillar of the arch. It would have been a dead give away if we had shown the whole thing ... especially because the sign at the top says, Hope Ranch.	2485	4

Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 03, 2008		reads	comments
	Verdant Triangle - Verdant Triangle: Nothing says San Roque like Canon Drive. And in the middle of Canon Drive (or is it in the middle of the intersection of Canon Drive and Canon Drive) there is a triangle shaped patch of lawn that serves as a placeholder for open space.	2230	add
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