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Predominantly built as a "bedroom" community for the San Francisco Bay Area, Pacifica's rich and diverse heritage stretches back to the Spanish explorers of the 17th century. Captured here in over 200 vintage images is a tribute to this coastal community and the settlers and pioneers who made it what it is today. From the early 1900s story of the Ocean Shore Railroad to the recent battles over the California red-legged frog, Pacifica has often been shaped by outside forces. Like few other cities, it is primarily the result of a mixture of people and location; blue-collar families from the 1950s discovered Pacifica's oceanside charm, and helped create it. In the 21st century, the wealthy from the Peninsula and Silicon Valley are rediscovering the same charms, choosing Pacifica over the hustle and bustle of the rest of the Bay Area. This book of photographs, culled from the collection of the Pacifica Historical Society, the files of the Pacifica Tribune, and contributions of local residents, offers a glimpse of the history of one of California's "best kept secrets." Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)979.469History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. California West central counties; San Francisco group San Mateo CountyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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However, given the limited amount of space that each of these books affords, there really is no place for throwaway photos that are probably of interest to exactly two people, and there are a number of these. There are also a few repetitive photos on topics. Not that the extra photos are without interest, but there are plenty of things that could have been included that were not. The book seems to have relied on just a small number of sources for the photos and stories, rather than casting a wider net and obtaining some good photos of moments in Pacifica's history. Whole chunks of the development are left out. It is a very north-centric book. No mention of the Shamrock ranch in Pedro Valley, Sun Valley Dairy, nor even an actual picture of Linda Mar Shopping Center - the Purity Supermarket, W.T. Grant, the early Ross store when there was only one or two in existence, the Variety Store and especially the pharmacy and other early businesses that began there around 1953. Lots of photos of the long gone Sharp Park shopping strip however. And the Little Brown Church. North-centric. Also no photos of the big striped bass runs of the 60's with all the fisherman in the surf along Sharp Park Beach and elsewhere.
It would have been nice to have more examples of the various types of houses in the housing developments that grew up.
I was also bothered by the rather poor quality of some of the pictures considering what should have been available. Also some of the captions seem to have been taken word for word out of a newspaper and read very oddly out of context when it describes an event in the present tense rather than the past, as one example.
That said, there are priceless photos within this little book and a few (too few) tidbits of information and stories behind the photos that make the book enjoyable. It just coulda, shoulda been better .... ( )