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From the 1911 Redwood City Democrat: ” The owners of the wharf at Princeton on the oceanside have a pile driver at work on the 80 foot extension of the wharf which is being made to accommodate the new steamship … Continue reading →

Mary Florey, Founder of Florey’s Book Co. On Valentines Day Pacifica lost a sympathetic ear and a big heart. Mary Florey died after a prolonged illness at 81 years old. Mary, who founded Florey’s Book Co. over thirty years ago, … Continue reading →

stand in front of the Cafe Trieste in San Francisco’s North Beach. Both Ayala and Bowen could often be found at the famous “Abalone Factory”–home to a group of beatniks that had been kicked out of North Beach and found … Continue reading →

From the Half Moon Bay Review, 1950s “The appearance of Edward Milton Tonini of Princeton on Jan 7 at a public meeting of citizens to discuss the possibility of incorporation of the area between Devil’s slide and Half Moon Bay … Continue reading →

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auction block, with the goodies sold in parcels, some of the fancy “trimmings” were sold to the Princeton Hotel, according to Barbara Gross Large, one of the building’s early owners. When she was age 5-years-old, Barbara G. Large, according to … Continue reading →