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SB Way Back When – A Lost Doggie
Dogs have always loved to feel the wind in their face. A little dog named Maggie became lost in April 1926 because she had a habit of hitching a ride on the running board of cars. "This is not the…
SB Way Back When – 4+ Inches of Rain!
Rapid rainfall caused flooding one night in April 1926 in a number of areas in our fair city. East of Santa Barbara High School, several people whose homes were surrounded by water had to be rescued by rowboats. In another…
Way Back When – SB in March 1926
Here come the Swallows! The planes, that is. "Earle Ovington, well-known aviator of Santa Barbara, yesterday received word of his appointment as Southern California distributor for the 'Swallow' airplane manufactured in Wichita, Kansas.” – Santa Barbara Morning Press, March 30,…
Way Back When – SB in March 1926
"Hold your hosses, gentlemen, here comes the elephant!" An unlikely friendship had developed between two of the animals at the Featherhill Zoo in Montecito. Culver, a female elephant, and Bunny, a pony were best buddies. "The elephant keeps a constant watch…
Way Back When – SB in March 1926
Furniture store – then and now. You can never have too many arches, right? In one post-quake building built this month, the architect managed to fit 11 arches on the façade, plus some more on the building within. The architect…
Way Back When – SB in March 1926
Happy Birthday to the Telephone! Folks in Santa Barbara this month were remembering the 50th anniversary of the invention of the telephone. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke the first telephone message: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you."…
WAY BACK WHEN – SANTA BARBARA IN 1926
Assembling Chase Palm Park. Chase Palm Park did not exist a century ago. Parts of this area on the waterfront were private property. "Shore Acres" was a development in this area that consisted of rustic palm thatch cottages built in…
Way Back When – Santa Barbara In 1926
90 Days for H.B.D.! There were numerous cases of driving under the influence of alcohol in Santa Barbara even during the Prohibition years, but the D.U.I. term did not exist yet. Here in Santa Barbara, motorists arrested for reckless driving who…