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Way Back When: The First Fast-Food Restaurant in SB?
The big news on the restaurant scene here in January 1916 was the world premiere of the newly invented “Abadie Cuisine Roulante.”
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Way Back When: Women on the Grand Jury for the First Time
In January of 1919, Santa Barbara County selected women for their grand jury for the first time in history.
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Way Back When: Dirty Dancing in January 1914
In 1914, the tango was all the rage that it even offended the pope.
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First Presbyterian Church Celebrated 150th Anniversary in 2019
The First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara celebrated its 150th Anniversary in 2019.
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WAY BACK WHEN: Danish Hamlet Stalks Through Santa Barbara
An actual Great Dane named Hamlet enamored locals 100 years ago.
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State Street Building Turns 100
Betsy finds a building on State Street that's over 100 years old.
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Way Back When: Liking the Look of Leather
Suddenly, leather was in fashion on the streets of Santa Barbara in December 1919.
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Way Back When: Fatal Shootout at the SB Post Office
In December 1919, a shootout with a fugitive took place at the Santa Barbara Police Office.
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Way Back When: Her War Work Was Not Done Yet
The fighting in Europe was over, but the work of caring for the wounded and helping the people recover from the long years of conflict continued.
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Five Things to be Thankful For
Betsy shares 5 things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving compared to 100 years ago in Santa Barbara.
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Way Back When: Island Winery Closing Down
Did you know there were wineries on Santa Cruz Island over 100 years ago?
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Way Back When: High Hopes for a High Flier
Nineteen-nineteen was the year of the airplane in Santa Barbara. But perhaps some expectations were just a bit too high.
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Silver Star Presented to Goleta Family of WWII Hero
Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Museum presented the Silver Star Medal of Honor to the Goleta family of a World War II hero killed in action.
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Way Back When: Another Adobe is Repurposed
100 years ago the Gaspar Oreña adobe at 27 East De la Guerra was renovated from a home to a studio and office building.
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The History of Vista del Mar School
Driving up the coast on the northbound 101, just before the massive Mariposa Reina oil facility, this old Spanish style building sits.
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Way Back When: No Spooks on the Streets
Halloween was celebrated quietly in 1919 – the first Halloween after the war in Europe had ended.
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Way Back When: The Boy Scouts Arrive in Santa Barbara
100 years ago this month, the area's first Boy Scouts of America group was organized in Santa Barbara.
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Way Back When: Our Musical Comedy Jail
Jail is not supposed to be a joke, but when a petty prisoner dug his way out of our city’s pokey (with his fingernails!) back in October 1919, it was pretty comical for a while.
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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.
