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Back then shipwrecks were fun because there was so much good stuff to take home!
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I’ve attached the ScreenShots from an article entitled “Our Shipwrecks,” that lists the shipwrecks of the San Francisco Bay Area and local coast from 1849 to 1869, The article appeared … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin asks: More Pomponio Stories?
Story by John Vonderlin Email John: [email protected] Hi June, While reviewing my Pomponio info for the “explosives” question, I ran into this story that I had grabbed a reminder of, but not followed through with a full set … Continue reading
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The Shame of the Red X’s
What is a Red X? A Red X seems to appear when a photo doesn’t. I have a mac; John has something else. He sends wonderful images and sometimes, too often, they refuse to cooperate and we get RED X’s. … Continue reading
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Dominic asks: What is the odd cement bunker I saw?
Story by Dominic Lelli Hi June from Dominic A number of years ago 10-15 with a few classmates we decided to fish a pond at top of Pomponio Creek we had found on map.We parked on side of Pescadero Rd. … Continue reading
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June 1919: Coburn Murder Still A Mystery
[Image of millionaire Pescadero landowner Loren Coburn] From the Coastside Comet “Dr. W. A. Brook, as public administrator of San Mateo county, Monday, through Ross & Ross, attorneys, filed a petition for special letters of administration in the state … Continue reading
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1905: John Vonderlin: Whoever has the Road has the Power (Political, I mean)
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Here’s an interesting fork in the road in the history of Half Moon Bay’s development. This story is from the May 11th, 1905 issue of the “San Francisco Call.” It … Continue reading
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Old Town, Kinnear & Pat Avila…Ring any Seashells ?
Storty from John Vonderlin’ Email John ([email protected](SE i June, This page I’ve attached ScreenShots of popped up when I was researching Gordon’s Chute (not a lot out there). It’s a geocities webpage. I’ve not been able to find out much … Continue reading
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1908: And the winner is….the guy who walked to Santa Cruz….
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) AND THE WINNING STORY IS: A WALK TO SANTA CRUZ Hi June, This might be my new favorite travelogue to the Coastside. It reminds me of some ill-fated trips into the wilderness I had … Continue reading
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1863: John Vonderlin Asks: Really? Icky Cobbie-Webs Over San Gregorio
Hi June, When I ran across this short article in the California Newspapers Archive, I was reminded of my first encounters with this subtle phenomena and the trouble I had convincing others I wasn’t imagining it. This report from the … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Take me to the”Holy Well?”
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This little description of one of the Pescadero region’s least known oddities of the mystical variety, “The Holy Well,” is excerpted from a very futuristic article that appeared in the … Continue reading
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