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    Local History

  • Colorized Pre-1880s Mission
    Local History
    Feb 04 2023 01:46 PM
    jdelise
    4 Comments
    1416

    Colorized Pre-1880s Mission

    Joe shares another colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara from the 1880s or before.

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  • Image: A scene from “The Zaca Lake Mystery.” (Motography, July 17, 1915)
    Local History
    Feb 04 2023 09:04 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    783

    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
    Local History
    Jan 28 2023 11:31 AM
    jdelise
    3 Comments
    1791

    1925 Mission Colorized

    Joe shares another colorized historical photo of the Santa Barbara Mission after the 1925 earthquake

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  • Image: Motion Picture News, April 10, 1920
    Local History
    Jan 28 2023 09:07 AM
    bjgreen
    1 Comments
    778

    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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  • Image: Motion Picture News, April 19, 1919
    Local History
    Jan 21 2023 09:02 AM
    bjgreen
    4 Comments
    2014

    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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  • The Potter Hotel of Santa Barbara (Neal Graffy Collection)
    Local History
    Jan 18 2023 01:36 PM
    El Barbareno
    13 Comments
    9887

    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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  • Old Mission Santa Barbara circa 1880s (Photo: Santa Barbara Historical Musuem)
    Local History
    Jan 18 2023 12:04 PM
    jdelise
    2 Comments
    2001

    1880s Colorized Mission Photo

    Joe shares another colorized photo of the Old Mission from the 1880s.

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  • Surf History Question
    Local History
    Jan 14 2023 09:25 AM
    passing-by
    7 Comments
    2862

    Surf History Question

    A reader is wondering if longtime local surfers can recall the biggest swell they remember?

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  • Image: Way Back When: Santa Barbara in 1914, Betsy J. Green, 2014
    Local History
    Jan 14 2023 09:01 AM
    bjgreen
    7 Comments
    3479

    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
    Local History
    Jan 07 2023 11:50 AM
    jdelise
    14 Comments
    2928

    1908 Mission Fountain

    Joe shares another colorized photo of the Mission from 1908.

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  • Image: Picture-Play, May 1916
    Local History
    Jan 07 2023 11:46 AM
    bjgreen
    1 Comments
    1482

    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
    Local History
    Jan 03 2023 08:22 AM
    jdelise
    11 Comments
    4260

    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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  • Image: Film Index, March 19, 1910
    Local History
    Dec 31 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    881

    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
    Local History
    Dec 27 2022 01:02 PM
    El Barbareno
    5 Comments
    2954

    Christmas from the Past

    Neal Graffy shares Santa Barbara Christmas cards from 1904.

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  • Photo: USC Library
    Local History
    Dec 24 2022 09:02 AM
    jdelise
    3 Comments
    1935

    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?
    Local History
    Dec 24 2022 08:58 AM
    bjgreen
    3 Comments
    1822

    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
    Local History
    Dec 18 2022 03:07 PM
    jdelise
    22 Comments
    3767

    Mission Flyover

    Joe shares another colorized historical photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara.

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  • Ellwood Pier Removal
    Local History
    Dec 18 2022 11:23 AM
    tMo
    22 Comments
    6715

    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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  • Image: Motion Picture News, November 29, 1919
    Local History
    Dec 17 2022 01:05 PM
    bjgreen
    1 Comments
    1412

    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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  • Image: Motion Picture Magazine, December 1916
    Local History
    Dec 10 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    0 Comments
    1116

    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 Santa Barbara in 1898 (Photo: USC Library)
    Local History
    Dec 05 2022 07:56 AM
    jdelise
    4 Comments
    2791

    Old Mission in 1898

    Joe shares another colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara's landscaping from 1898.

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  • Party at the Mission (Photo: Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
    Local History
    Dec 03 2022 01:28 PM
    jdelise
    5 Comments
    2954

    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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  • Image: Movies & Million-Dollar Mansions, Betsy J. Green, 2022
    Local History
    Dec 03 2022 09:12 AM
    bjgreen
    2 Comments
    2518

    MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: Pier or Wharf?

    Stearns Wharf... but is it really a pier?

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  • The Main-Begg Farmhouse
    Local History
    Nov 29 2022 12:00 PM
    tMo
    6 Comments
    6573

    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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  • Image: courtesy of Pritzker Military Museum
    Local History
    Nov 26 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    2 Comments
    1436

    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
    Local History
    Nov 20 2022 12:44 PM
    jdelise
    24 Comments
    4949

    Mission Reflections

    Joe shares another colorized photo of the Mission from the 1800s.

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  • Image: Moving Picture World, July 21, 1917
    Local History
    Nov 19 2022 09:00 AM
    bjgreen
    2 Comments
    2342

    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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  • Photo: Pearl Chase Society
    Local History
    Nov 16 2022 11:58 AM
    salsipuedes
    8 Comments
    2415

    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
    Local History
    Nov 12 2022 10:48 AM
    jdelise
    1 Comments
    2627

    Colorized 1903 Stereograph of the Mission

    Joe shares a 1900s colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara.

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  • Image: American Film Company
    Local History
    Nov 12 2022 09:46 AM
    bjgreen
    1 Comments
    1811

    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.

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