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    Local History

  • Image: Motion Picture News, July 22, 1916
    Local History
    Jul 02 2022 09:04 AM
    bjgreen
    3 Comments
    1296

    Movies Way Back When: Flying A Folks Head South

    In July 1916, Santa Barbara residents saw a big movie announcement in the local paper.

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  • Image: Reel Life, February 5, 1916
    Local History
    Jun 25 2022 09:20 AM
    bjgreen
    1 Comments
    1429

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: No Permits? No Problem!

    Apparently, when the "Flying A" decided to film outside their studio on Mission and Chapala streets, they did not have to ask permission or give any notice.

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  • Image: Reel Life, October 31, 1914
    Local History
    Jun 18 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    2074

    Movies Way Back When: Dreamy Movie Scenes in Montecito

    The “Flying A” released “The Dream Ship,” on June 16, 1914. This fantasy was inspired by a poem which says that in dreamland, a king and a pauper can change places

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  • Images: Moving Picture World, August 1, 1914; House & Garden, January 1906
    Local History
    Jun 11 2022 08:57 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    2449

    Movies Way Back When: A Floating Japanese Summer House

    I was very happy to be able to match up a scene from the "Flying A" film called "Nancy's Husband" with a photo of the floating Japanese summer house at the old estate in Montecito called Riso Rivo.

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  • Image: Exhibitors Herald, June 19, 1920
    Local History
    Jun 04 2022 09:31 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1596

    Movies Way Back When: Vitagraph Corp. Films Here

    Santa Barbara's "Flying A" studio was not the only company filming in our area.

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  • Image: Motion Picture News, June 17, 1916
    Local History
    May 28 2022 09:09 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1273

    Movies Way Back When: One Lucky Dog

    The “Flying A” Studio put out a call for a dog to play an important role in a new film back in 1916. 

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  • Tecolote Canyon
    Local History
    May 21 2022 12:00 PM
    tMo
    14 Comments
    6203

    Tecolote Canyon

    At the far west end of Goleta the Tecolote Canyon winds down from the uppermost reaches of the Santa Ynez mountains.

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  • Image: Screen shot
    Local History
    May 21 2022 08:22 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    730

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: Female Director Films in Montecito

    There were a number of female movie directors during the silent film period (before c.1930), but not many of them were directing movies in our area.

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  • Open Console Day at the Arlington Theatre
    Local History
    May 18 2022 08:12 AM
    jdelise
    2 Comments
    1230

    Open Console Day at the Arlington Theatre

    An edhat reader visited the Arlington Theatre and listed to the organ music.

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  • Image: Reel Life, May 8, 1915
    Local History
    May 14 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1193

    Movies Way Back When: Montecito subs for Monte Carlo and Venice

    Montecito was a stand-in for scenes in Europe in a silent movie about a wealthy young American man with plenty of time and money on his hands.

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  • Image: Film Fun, December 1917
    Local History
    May 07 2022 09:23 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    903

    Movies Way Back When: Dodo Newton is a Hit

    The “Flying A” silent movie "Soul Mates" was released on May 8, 1916. It takes place on the East Coast, but was filmed at the "Casa Buenaventura" – one of the million-dollar estates in Montecito.

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  • Image: Reel Life, April 24, 1915
    Local History
    Apr 30 2022 09:32 AM
    bjgreen
    2 Comments
    1730

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: “Wife Wanted” in Montecito

    Miramar Beach was the scene for “Wife Wanted,” a one-reel silent film released on April 28, 1915.

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  • Image: courtesy of Neal Graffy
    Local History
    Apr 23 2022 09:30 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1814

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: "Flying A's" Spectacular Stunt

    One of the most amazing (and dangerous) stunts performed by Santa Barbara's own silent film studio made the news in March and April of 1916.

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  • Image: Moving Picture World, May 25, 1919
    Local History
    Apr 16 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1151

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: "The Tiger's Trail" on Santa Cruz Island

    One episode of "The Tiger's Trail" was filmed on Santa Cruz Island in 1919.

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  • The Telephone Station
    Local History
    Apr 12 2022 08:36 AM
    tMo
    9 Comments
    6930

    The Telephone Station

    Tom has been driving past this little old building his whole life, so he finally decided it was time to get acquainted. 

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  • [Scroll through to see the larger image] Photo courtesy New York Seaport Museum/Twitter
    Local History
    Apr 09 2022 01:02 PM
    Lucky 777
    1 Comments
    10198

    America's First Female Tattoo Artists Pictured in Santa Barbara

    In 1907 Maude Wagner, America's first female tattoo artist, was pictured in Santa Barbara.

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  • Image: News (Chattanooga, Tennessee) May 18, 1918
    Local History
    Apr 09 2022 09:06 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1041

    Movies Way Back When: “The Woman in the Web” at Santa Cruz Island

    The first episode of “The Woman in the Web” was released on April 8, 1918 with several episodes filmed on Santa Cruz Island.

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  • The picture tells the story: Babe Ruth, center in the dark uniform, Lou Gehrig to his left, and America’s Riviera in the background on October 22, 1927 (Courtesy Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
    Local History
    Apr 08 2022 10:36 AM
    salsipuedes
    3 Comments
    4984

    Santa Barbara Baseball: When Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Came to Play

    After a 99-day lockout that postponed Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, America’s Game is back, but baseball has always been Santa Barbara’s Game.

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  • Image: screenshot
    Local History
    Apr 02 2022 09:38 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1145

    Movies Way Back When: Noted Female Director in Montecito

    Lois Weber directed an eight-reel movie, and some scenes were filmed at one of the million-dollar mansions in Montecito called “El Furedîs.”

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  • Local History
    Mar 26 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    942

    Movies Way Back When: Fun & Games?

    Santa Barbara kids were happy to be in the "Flying A" movies, until an official from the State Labor Commission came here in October 1915 at the request of the Santa Barbara superintendent of schools.

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  • Images: Reel Life, March 13, 1915 & Library of Congress
    Local History
    Mar 19 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    992

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: "THE QUEST" FOR LOVE

    The silent film “The Quest,” was released on March 22, 1915 with some scenes filmed on Santa Cruz Island and "Piranhurst," a million-dollar Montecito estate owned by the Bothin family.

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  • Image: Moving Picture World, December 25, 1915
    Local History
    Mar 12 2022 09:25 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1433

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: DON QUIXOTE CAUSES A SCARE IN SB

    The Fine Arts Film Company came here in 1915 to film scenes for their production of "Don Quixote."

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  • Images: Photoplay, February 1920 & Library of Congress
    Local History
    Mar 05 2022 08:30 AM
    bjgreen
    4 Comments
    2560

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: RELIGIOUS MOVIE FILMED IN MONTECITO

    The earliest commercial movie that was filmed in Montecito dates to 1911

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  • Image: Motography, July 8, 1916
    Local History
    Feb 26 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1413

    Movies Way Back When: A Movie on a Mountain Top

    The "Flying A" film studio made use of many places in our area for making their movies, and this film was at "Knapp's Castle."

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  • Santa Barbara News-Press headline in 1942 (Photo: Goleta History)
    Local History
    Feb 23 2022 12:40 AM
    Edhat Staff
    35 Comments
    14855

    The Bombardment of Ellwood in 1942

    Today in local history, the Ellwood Oil Field was fired on by a Japanese submarine on February 23, 1942 during World War II.

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  • Images: Battle Creek Enquirer, March 1, 1925; Picture Play, March 1925
    Local History
    Feb 19 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    3 Comments
    1919

    Movies Way Back When: "Her Husband's Secret"

    This silent film was released on February 22, 1925 and filmed at a million-dollar mansion in Montecito named “Beira Mar.”

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  • Saviors of Goleta History
    Local History
    Feb 12 2022 11:40 AM
    tMo
    16 Comments
    8231

    Saviors of Goleta History

    Tom features some local folks that have gone above and beyond their normal call of duty to save historic Goleta properties.

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  • Images: Motography, February 1, 1913; postcard courtesy of John Fritsche
    Local History
    Feb 12 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    4 Comments
    2847

    Movies Way Back When: The Romance in Montecito

    A 1913 romantic drama was filmed at the first Bellosguardo, before it was rebuilt after the 1925 earthquake.

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  • Image: Los Angeles Herald, March 4, 1916
    Local History
    Feb 05 2022 09:06 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1296

    Movies Way Back When: The Little Car That Could

    Back in Santa Barbara in 1916, moviegoers here watched an infomercial titled, "Death Valley Dodge and Its Mountain and Desert Travels."

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  • (Image: courtesy of Franklloydfilms.com)
    Local History
    Jan 29 2022 08:53 AM
    bjgreen
    3 Comments
    2372

    Movies and Million Dollar Mansions: The Voice From the Minaret

    This silent film was released on January 28, 1923. Some scenes were filmed in Montecito where the Bartlett Polo Club on Middle Road was a stand-in for the Bombay Polo Club.

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