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Way Back When: A Queen's Privileges
In 1919, the Queen of Belgium was the first woman allowed to enter the Santa Barbara Mission's garden.
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Stearns Wharf's 147th Anniversary
The historic Stearns Wharf celebrates its 147th anniversary this month.
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Way Back When: A Royal Couple Makes Headlines Here
A royal couple visited Santa Barbara for four days and generated a whopping 20 articles in the local papers in October 1919.
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Way Back When: Fasten Your Seatbelts and Tie the Knot
Did you know 100 years ago a local couple got married while flying in a Lockheed plane above Santa Barbara?
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Way Back When: Nuts to Schoolwork!
In Carpinteria 100 years ago, school kids were busy picking beans and walnuts during harvest season.
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The History of the Goleta Train Depot
The iconic Goleta Train Depot reminds us of a simpler time when Goleta was just a small farm town.
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Way Back When: Nature’s Beauties on the Sea
Santa Barbara’s Nature Study Club ventured out to Santa Cruz Island for their monthly excursion in September 1919.
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Way Back When: A Whole Pile of Pets
Betsy shares a news clipping of a local actor from 100 years ago showing off his animals.
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Way Back When: The Missing Monkey
100 years ago, a trained monkey in a Santa Barbara department store escaped into the streets.
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La Arcada Plaza: Then and Now
An edhat reader shares photos of La Arcada Plaza from 1926 and now.
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Way Back When: Dogs on Streetcars, Again!
Betsy shares a 100-year-old cartoon from the local newspaper.
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Way Back When: Carpinteria’s “Kiladi Kamp” Kicks Off
The national organization Camp Fire Girls opened its first local chapter 100 years ago in Carpinteria.
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Way Back When: Movie Folks Come to Town
Several prominent Hollywood personalities were seen in and around our fair city this time 100 years ago.
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Way Back When: Dog Days in Santa Barbara
The first annual dog show was held this month 100 years ago at the Belvedere (formerly Potter) Hotel, sponsored by the Santa Barbara Kennel Club.
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The History of Kate Bell's Cactus
Tom explores the history of Kate Bell's nearly 100-year-old cactus patch underneath the Sandpiper Golf Course a new video.
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Way Back When: Dancing Under the Stars
Dancing on the beach was a popular pastime 100 years ago in Santa Barbara.
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Way Back When: A Bit of Hawaii in Santa Barbara
Did you know there was a Hawaiian themed dairy in Santa Barbara 100 years ago?
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Santa Barbara Courthouse Design Sketch from 1919
100 years ago this month, the City of Santa Barbara revealed the winning sketch for the new (current) courthouse.
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Way Back When: Old Mail Coach Rolls Down State Street
A century ago, we had the first July 4th since World War I had ended and the City of Santa Barbara celebrated with four days of parades and festivals.
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Way Back When: Historic Adobe Repurposed
A number of the original adobes that had been built here in the Spanish or Mexican era were being adopted by artists in 1919.
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Way Back When: Cars Have Come A Long Way
Betsy shares an article in the paper she read about from 1904.
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Historic Miramar Hotel and Beach Postcards
An edhat reader shares historic postcards of the old Miramar Hotel and Beach Resort.
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Way Back When: An Aviation First for Santa Barbara
In June of 1919, a visitor from Riverside was the first person to fly to Santa Barbara just for a weekend social visit.
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Way Back When: The Charm of Wildflowers in the City
In the spring of 1919, Theodore Payne of Los Angeles had visited Santa Barbara and encouraged folks here to plant wildflowers.
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Way Back When: The Largest Sign in Santa Barbara
The largest sign in Santa Barbara was painted 100 years ago on the roof of the Flying A Studio.
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Goleta School Kids 1925
Tom Modugno expands on the lives of school children from the Goleta School in 1925.
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Way Back When: Our Seals Hunted Submarines
100 years ago Memorial Day was the time to remember the war contributions of both men and women, and – seals.
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Way Back When: The Writer in the Store on State Street
Most people in Santa Barbara knew him as the part owner of a jewelry store at 1009 State Street, but Roy P. Churchill was also a writer in 1919.
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Cecil B. DeMille on Santa Cruz Island
100 years ago Cecil B. DeMille was making the movie "Male and Female" on Santa Cruz Island.
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Way Back When: Plaza Del Mar Bandshell Turns 100 Years Old
The old-timey bandshell on the south end of present-day Pershing Park near the intersection of Castillo St. and Cabrillo Blvd. is 100 years old!
