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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Pescadero Trivia….The dentist visits & a monster wave captures the stage
From June: Collected from various newspapers and written in pen and ink on pink lined legal paper. Yes, pre-Internet, that’s what I did. I either copied articles by hand or copied them if that was possible. December 1899: Dr. Davis, … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Sympathy for the poor snails on the Cowell Trail
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Here’s a bit of silliness about something I’ve never witnessed before. It’s funny how a pod of beached whales, slowly dying in a hostile environment, will bring out hordes of volunteers … Continue reading
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The Classic Story of the Levy Bros. (5) The Finale
A new-old story by June Morrall The Classic Story of the Levy Brothers: The Finale The answer is YES, it turned out that the third Levy, Adrien, and Josephine’s sister, Emma, were a perfect match and wed soon after meeting.[Makes … Continue reading
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The Classic Story of the Levy Bros (5)
A new-old story by June Morrall The answer is YES, it turned out that the third Levy, Adrien, and Josephine’s sister, Emma, were a perfect match and wed soon after meeting.[Makes you think of eHarmony, or one of those love … Continue reading
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The Classic Story of the Levy Bros (4)
A new-old story by June Morrall Then came the weddings. Joe married Hannah Walker , whose dad owned Walker’s Drug Store in Half Moon Bay. Fernand took his time finding his soul mate, finally returning to France where he found, … Continue reading
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The Classic Story of the Levy Bros (3)
A new-old story by June Morrall Soon the “credit squeeze” was felt by the Levy’s, who as businessmen were vulnerable to the ups and downs of the financial markets. They had been selling on credit to the farmers who had … Continue reading
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The Classic Story of the Levy Bros (2)
New-old story by June Morrall How did they get the merchandise for the store in Half Moon Bay? Once a week Fernand or Joe jumped into a “spring wagon” with a team of horses and left home at 2 a.m. … Continue reading
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The Classic Story of the Levy Brothers (1)
Note: The San Mateo County History Museum located in the Old Courthouse in Redwood City has many vintage photos of the Levy Brothers as well as documentation. An old-new story by June Morrall The “Classic” Story of the Levy Brothers … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Pioneer Sawmills…another first for San Mateo?
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]\ Pioneer Sawmills Hi June, A while ago I posted some excerpts from the old history books that seemed to lean towards Dennis Martin constructing the first sawmill in San Mateo County, rather then Charles … Continue reading
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Joel Bratman: Travel Vicariously
Story from Joel Bratman Folks, I’ve made some more updates to my PBase photo gallery. Cape Kiwanda, Oregon (last week) http://www.pbase.com/trut_maluglist/cape_kiwanda Busch Stadium, St. Louis (home of the St. Louis Cardinals) http://www.pbase.com/trut_maluglist/busch_stadium Signs of the Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.pbase.com/trut_maluglist/signs_of_the_fillmore … Continue reading