Author Archives: junemorrall

(The Pacific Coast rum runner Coal Harbor. Photo: National Archives) Top & Below From: Rum War at Sea: by Malcolm Willoughby, Commander USCGR (T) “The markets for liquor at San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego attracted rum running in … Continue reading →

Get ready to surf the Big-Wave Grand Opening of Maverick’s Exhibit Sunday, December 14, 2008 Join us 10am – 2 pm San Mateo Couny History Museum Redwood City Courthouse 650.299.0104

Princeton’s Soup & Sandwich Thief Story by Tom Andersen Email Tom:([email protected]) When I owned the Princeton Market & Deli in the 1970s, the Princeton Inn (PI)–then owned by Ed Tonini– was padlocked by the California State Board of Equalization for … Continue reading →

“Half Moon Bay Drag Races, 1955” Story by Erich von Neff Rich Bruckman stood on the seat of the Model A Ford Roadster. He could see planes, their engines warming up, their propellers whirling and whirling. It seemed as if … Continue reading →

Story by Tom Andersen Email Tom ([email protected]) “Mavericks Underground” t is hard to visualize the profile at Pillar Point without the silhouettes of the tracking facility, but this was the view when I moved to the Coastside in 1958. There … Continue reading →

I had all the issues of the “Voice of the Coast,” an alternative paper published in the 1970s but I passed them on, and hope they’re in good hands. Today I think we might consider “Voice of the Coast” a … Continue reading →

[Around the time this article appeared, Mr. Patroni of the Patorni House, had been questioned regarding his possible involvement in rumrunning and bootlegging activities.] From the “Half Moon Bay Review,” 1925 “One of the most popular resorts on the Coastside … Continue reading →