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1956 SB Harbor
updated: Oct 12, 2012, 1:15 PM
By Edhat Subscriber
Attached is a vintage note card with a color photo of Santa Barbara Harbor around 1956. My husband
Tom's family arrived in Santa Barbara around 1955 and his mother kept this card for many years. In the
photo Tom found a 1956 Oldsmobile which appeared to be the newest vehicle in the parking lot. This
photo appears to pre-date the Brophy Brothers building but the old Naval Reserve Building is prominently
situated with lots of parking around it. Credit for the photo is given to Robert W. Moline.
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COMMENT 330736
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2012-10-12 01:54 PM |
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Look at all those awesome cars!!!
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COMMENT 330742
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2012-10-12 02:03 PM |
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And I'd bet that just off to the right would be the old Breakwater Cafe.
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COMMENT 330756
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2012-10-12 02:59 PM |
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What a great shot from the past!
Thanks for sharing!
I wonder what it was like to get a slip back then. Do you think there was actually a waiting list to get a slip for your boat?
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COMMENT 330790P
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2012-10-12 04:19 PM |
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So. The Breakwater Wall was there in '56. Ah . . . it all looks so simple and sparse and easy. The halcyon days, eh?
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CARBELECTRIC
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2012-10-12 05:57 PM |
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I am surprised at how many of the cars are less than 5 years old, I beleve the Olds is a Holiday Coupe
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NATURE BOY
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2012-10-12 06:37 PM |
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790P: Halcyon days indeed... just pulling up to the water and parking? Fantastic.
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COMMENT 330863
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2012-10-12 07:11 PM |
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#756 - Getting a slip was a little different in those days. The slips in the foreground were not owned by the city, but by a yacht broker. The rest of the harbor was all moorings. As I recall the water taxi charge to get to your boat was 10 cents.
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RDH
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2012-10-13 08:15 AM |
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Ouch, the word "vintage" when applied to the year 1956 makes many of us, well, very vintage. Being thus somewhat distressed I looked up some definitions of "vintage".
Alas, there is this one: "representative of or dating from a period long past: vintage clothes". I must admit I do feel like some old, worn pair of shoes sometimes.
But then there is this: "Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic." Much better. Thank you for the lovely snapshot of the past.
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FLICKA
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2012-10-13 11:06 AM |
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Great shot, nice color. Thanks, I remember that time well, I was a teenager.
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CHICA
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2012-10-13 12:02 PM |
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No crowd of cars waiting to enter!! Imagine that! I remember those days, my time.
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COMMENT 330957
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2012-10-13 12:07 PM |
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What a difference....NO SUVs!!!!! Just LARGE cars... ....and 30 cent gasoline...
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COMMENT 331016
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2012-10-13 02:30 PM |
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Yuall know me. Know what I do for a livin....
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COMMENT 331223
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2012-10-14 12:59 PM |
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The building you can see on the right is the same building that houses Brophy brothers etc. the naval reserve building that is now the Endless Summer restaurant, museum etc. and the the old breakwater restaurant is just out of sight to the right. This photo was taken just as a program of major redevelopment had been commenced which ultimately resulted in the marinas, launch ramp parking lots and the removal of the large hill between the harbor and the Playa Del Mar public swinmming pool which was there when this picture was taken. It took nearly ten years to complete.
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