History 101
Caesar’s Alley
Where Was This Walkway Located?
The thruway was a narrow, unmarked walkway, just above 720 State Street, which ran into the southern end of Plaza de la Guerra. Read story.
Pen-and-Ink Drawing of S.B.
G.M. Waseurtz af Sandels Drew Sketches of the Places He Visited
In 1844, a Swede by the name of G.M. Waseurtz af Sandels captured Santa Barbara while traveling through California in the years 1842-43. Read story.
Courthouse Mural Room Artist
Daniel Sayre Is Responsible for the Historic Panorama
This panorama in the S.B. County Courthouse is the work of Daniel Sayre Groesbeck (1879-1950). Read story.
The Santa Maria Inn
The History of the North County Hotel
What is the history of the Santa Maria Inn? Read story.
Rincon Point Road
Auto Popularity Requires Road Built at Rincon Point
The tremendous growth in the popularity of the automobile in the first decade of the 1900s spurred a movement to construct a decent road in the area around Rincon Point. Read story.
The Callahan Building
Hotelier Neal Callahan's Hospitality Site
This four-story building was built shortly after the June 1925 earthquake. Read story.
Leopold Stokowski
The Renowned Conductor's Santa Barbara Ties
For almost 20 years, famed orchestra leader Leopold Stokowski maintained a home in Montecito. Read story.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Santa Barbara Is Home to One of the Architect’s Designs
His commission for a home near the intersection of Hot Springs and Summit roads was his first in the state and the only one on the South Coast. Read story.
Shepard's Inn
Rincon Hotel Had National Reputation
The hotel was known for its wonderful home-cooked meals, made with farm-fresh ingredients. Read story.
Who was Davy Brown?
Marksman Makes Home Near Figueroa Mountain
The hunter/outdoorsman lived in this area in a wooden cabin in the late 1800s. Read story.
What Is a Vaquero?
Horsemen of Unparalleled Skill
The legacy of their horsemanship and craft remains a vital part of the story of Old California. Read story.
Park Lane
What is the History of the Montecito Estate?
What is the history of the Montecito estate? Read story.
Sheriff James Ross
The Scotsman Becomes Police Chief in 1902
Scotsman Ross made a number of improvements to the force and worked hard to eliminate corruption. Read story.
S.B. Volcano
Central Coast Fire Wells
The South Coast is not usually associated with volcanoes, but there were indeed such phenomena of a sort in our area. Read story.
Owen O’Neill
Engineer, Surveyor, Miner, and Public Servant
He was an engineer, a surveyor, miner, public servant, and was responsible for one of the seminal works on Santa Barbara County history. Read story.
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