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The hardworking farmers, who accounted for the majority of Levy Brothers’ best customers, suffered most. Those who lived farthest from town paid what they owed once or twice a year when they sold their crops. n the past, these farmers … Continue reading →

Photo by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])

[All research for this 1977 story was done at the <em>San Mateo County History Museum</em>, Redwood City.] From the moment the Levys opened the doors of their new store, the brothers stocked a wide variety of merchandise and groceries intended … Continue reading →

Both stories, below, are from the Redwood City Tribune. ” Pescadero, January 10, 1924: Finding of a small trawler, pounding itself to pieces on the rocks near “Anna Nuevo” Island, off the Pescadero coast, today led to expressions of grave … Continue reading →

The beautiful South Coast from the eyes of photographer Joel Bratman: click here Joel says: I’ve always wondered, what is the story of the skeletal statue with the rifle in front of that house on Stage Road. Email Joel:  [email protected]

From the Redwood City Tribune, October 15, 1923 “When the Iolande, a fishing trawler owned by the A. Baladini Company, ground her keel on the rocks of Pescadero Beach early yesterday morning nine stalwart eamen and fishers plunged overboard and … Continue reading →

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Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) There has been an explosion of Beach Art on the path to Invisible Beach that I’ve found interesting. I’ll attach some to this. My favorite is the “Mt. Rushless,” Two young … Continue reading →

June: I was so shocked at the hard reality of Russell Towle’s sudden death by horrific car accident. Knowing a little of Ano Nuevo in the 1970s, having visited there often as a college student before the state took over,  … Continue reading →

Many Pescaderans questioned Loren Coburn’s extreme actions, expressly the locking of the gate to beloved Pebble Beach and all of its special, shiny stones.  Did he have the legal right to do that? The local’s next move was to petition … Continue reading →