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By Betsy J. Green
In January 1916, the Santa Barbara Post Office building (now the Santa Barbara Museum of Art) was used for a scene in “Peanuts and Powder,” a “Flying A” movie set in Monte Carlo involving explosive peanuts.
The short film was described as “a comedy of desperate deeds and bold, bad men.” The movie also involved an unfortunate squirrel who probably spent his last moments wishing he had read the fine print in his contract.
Betsy’s Way Back When book — 1919 — is now available in local bookstores and at Amazon.com. This is the sixth book in her series of the history of Santa Barbara, one year at a time. Learn more at .
