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Colorized Pre-1880s Mission
Joe shares another colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara from the 1880s or before.
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Movies Way Back When: A Wet and Soggy Experience
In 1915, a filmcrew was rained out while filiming a silent movie at Zaca Lake.
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1925 Mission Colorized
Joe shares another colorized historical photo of the Santa Barbara Mission after the 1925 earthquake
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Movies Way Back When: Big Fight at "Flying A" Film Studio
Prize fighting was illegal in many places in the U.S. back in 1919, so it was easy to find audience members for the staging of this silent film.
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MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: Silent Actor Nabbed for Speeding
Drew Barrymore's grandfather was a famous silent film actor and in 1919 he got in trouble with the Santa Barbara law.
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120th Anniversary of Potter Hotel Opening
Thursday, January 19 is the 120th anniversary of the opening of the Potter Hotel, or the 121st anniversary of the groundbreaking for the hotel.
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1880s Colorized Mission Photo
Joe shares another colorized photo of the Old Mission from the 1880s.
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Surf History Question
A reader is wondering if longtime local surfers can recall the biggest swell they remember?
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Way Back When: A Wild 1914 Storm
Here’s a look back at another wild January storm we had in 1914 where three bridges along Mission Creek were carried out by the flood.
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1908 Mission Fountain
Joe shares another colorized photo of the Mission from 1908.
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MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: The Amazing Big Glass Studio
In 1919, a reporter from the movie magazine “Camera” visited the "Flying A" studio on the block surrounded by Mission, State, Padre, and Chapala streets.
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View from the Riviera in the 1880s
Joe shares a colorized version of a pre-1880s photo of the Old Mission from the Riviera.
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MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: Saloon Men vs. Movie Men
Misunderstandings between film folks and Santa Barbara residents started even before the “Flying A” settled here in 1912.
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Christmas from the Past
Neal Graffy shares Santa Barbara Christmas cards from 1904.
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1898 Colorized Mission Photo
Joe shares another colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara from 1898.
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Movies Way Back When: Are Mermaids Naughty or Nice?
There's nothing like a mermaid movie to get people excited, one way or another.
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Mission Flyover
Joe shares another colorized historical photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara.
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Ellwood Pier Removal
There has been a lot of media about the removal of the old oil piers at Ellwood lately and Tom provides the detailed accounts.
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Movies Way Back When: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Lawsuit
It’s hard to say who was the good guy and who was the bad guy in this case – both sides were pointing fingers at each other.
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MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: True Crime or Movie Scene?
Back when the “Flying A” was making movies all over our city, they often did not give any notice to the public or the authorities.
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Old Mission in 1898
Joe shares another colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara's landscaping from 1898.
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Historical Mission Party Brought to Life
Joe is back with another colorized historical photo, this one of some type of party at Old Mission Santa Barbara.
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MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: Pier or Wharf?
Stearns Wharf... but is it really a pier?
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The Main-Begg Farmhouse
Thanks to our agricultural past, Goleta has lots of beautiful old farmhouses hidden away in little nooks and crannies.
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Movies Way Back When: War Dogs
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, the Army recruited horses and dogs to be sent to aid the conflict in Europe.
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Mission Reflections
Joe shares another colorized photo of the Mission from the 1800s.
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Movies Way Back When: Indians in Mission Canyon
It's doubtful if any of the actors in the 1915 “Flying A” movie, who were purported to be Indians from a Navajo reservation, were actual Native Americans.
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Happy Birthday Pearl Chase
November 16th is the birthday of Pearl Chase, a woman who did so much to shape Santa Barbara.
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Colorized 1903 Stereograph of the Mission
Joe shares a 1900s colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara.
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MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: Putting the Wings on the "A"
One of the early directors for the "Flying A" – Alan Dwan – wrote that he invented the studio’s famous logo.