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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Stanford’s Bailey Willis hunted “shakes” all over the world
(Image: World renowned geologist Bailey Willis, at right, with topographer R. Harvey Sargent ready to embark on their historic China trip in 1903.) Professor Bailey Willis hunted earthquakes By June Morrall When the fearless 72-year-old Stanford geologist Bailey Willis went … Continue reading
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1886: Pigeon Point lighthouse was in defalcation: Story by John Vonderlin
“Pigeon Point Thread” Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, After reading JoAnne Semone’s article in “La Peninsula,” coupled with my Rob Tillitz correspondence, regarding photographs of the Pigeon Point area (to help him promote his book, “Smuggler’s … Continue reading
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La Peninsula: JoAnne Semones writes about Pigeon Point
& Montara’s Bruce Jenkins analyzes Big Wave “Mavericks” Review by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I was just reading the Winter issue of “La Peninsula,” the Journal of the San Mateo Historical Association. The cover and first twelve … Continue reading
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1903: Over-the-Hill VIPs announce their railroad from Half Moon Bay to Pescadero
and a second feeder to their big amusement center called “Pacific City” at Coyote Point. [Image above: Pacific City at Coyote Point was actually built. Here’s the entrance. perhaps on “opening day.” There were rides for the kids and a … Continue reading
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190?: Did the Pescaderans want their own railroad?
From John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) The San Francisco Call April 3, 190? ROAD WILL SHORTEN TRIP BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND SANTA CRUZ BY TEN MILES Special Dispatch to The Call Pescadero April 3- Several of the owners and promoters … Continue reading
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Frontier-Justice/Pescadero-Style: Story by John Vonderlin
[Image: South Coast character, identity unknown. Courtesy of the Steele family,] The Crimes of Pescadero, Part II Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, As long as my recent postings have revolved about Pescadero Creek, perhaps it is … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: More railroad lines were planned for the South Coast
[Note: Proposals for these little “feeder lines” went wild after completion of the transcontinental railroad (Omaha/Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa to Sacramento) in 1869. This led to over-building of iron roads and a crash in the world of railroad building, a major … Continue reading
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John & Angelo Discuss the mysterious “Kablooies” of 1900
To catch up, please read John Vonderlin’s post, click here Email John ([email protected]) Angelo is Angelo Misthos. You can read his posts by clicking here —— Angelo to John Thanks, John, for your reply and attachments. You’re right that the … Continue reading
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More Mini-Interview with fisherman-writer Rob Tillitz
Mini-interview with fisherman-writer Rob Tillitz To visit Rob Tillitz’s website, please click here June: Last year while working on the Princeton “book,” I met a former Coastsider who said he had been “one of the bad boys.” Were you one … Continue reading
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