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John Vonderlin: 1903: British Bark Gifford Runs Aground on Mussel Rocks
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This article from the September 27th, 1903 issue of “The Call,” highlights how dangerous our coast was for ships, even after lighthouses were built and an early version of the Coast … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: “Hell No, We Won’t Tow”
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Remember I mentioned how little help you could expect if you got in trouble on the ocean a hundred years ago? Here’s a story about two guys experience in 1909 that … Continue reading
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1908: Princeton-by-the-Sea Was Growing
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Princeton by the Sea Growing “One of the most flourishing of the suburban resorts along the Ocean Shore line is Princeton by the Sea, and George L. Dealey & Co. report that they … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Was that an Ocean Shore RR train?
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I sent Angelo and John, the Brophy Tract ad with a representation of an OSR rail car on it. Neither thinks it showed one the company ever owned. Below is John Schmale’s reply. … Continue reading
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Susan Morgan: Here’s my “Cake of the Week”
Well, Susan, this one is definitely male-oriented. Says special Princeton-by-theSeal cake maker Susan Morgan: Celebrate this Father’s day or any special event with our Cheese-caka-burger! We’ve taken our vanilla cheesecake with lemon and orange zest on a butter cookie crust … Continue reading
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October 1961: Did Captain Sigfried Olsen have a home on the Coastside?
Here’s Captain S. Olsen’s 1861 obit? “Capt. Sigfried Olsen, owner of a San Francisco shipping company, and an exporter for more than 30 years, died apparently of a heart attack yesterday. He was 72. “Death came at his home at … Continue reading
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Don’t know what Tafoni is?
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Erich Von Neff: Two (Bohemian) Poems
[Note: I have posted many of Erich Von Neff’s fiction on my other websites. Erich was a well know, beloved bicyclist and now writes and works as a San Francisco Longshoreman. His stories have been published in France, where they … Continue reading
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The Brophy Tract
From John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Right after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire brophytract “Over 1000 lots have been sold at Halfmoon Bay during the last four months. The advent of spring will find hundreds of these investors erecting … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: 1899: David Starr Jordan and the Sea Lions
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) [Image below: David Starr Jordan] Hi June, This article is from the April 12th, 1899 issue of “The Call.” It is about the upcoming meeting of the commission that will decide the … Continue reading
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