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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 →

This little honey pulled into the Chevron Gas Station in Half Moon Bay recently and I couldn’t take my eyes off it. Perfect in every way. Replica of a 427 Cobra, driven by Carroll Shelby in the 1960s. The acclaimed … Continue reading →

(Photo: Jerry Koontz)

at Improvement Club Meeting Story from Half Moon Bay Review, 1960s “‘We may have to divide the area (of Doeger’s development) into two water districts,’ said Jack H. Dovey, program director of the engineering firm of Wilsey, Ham and Blair, … Continue reading →

(Thank you, Mark Andemahr of the HMB Bakery for this piece of Drag Strip memorabilia.) From the “Half Moon Bay Review,” 1965 ‘Drag racing will be treated to an outstanding meet when Half Moon Bay Drag Strip opens its 10th … Continue reading →

 [Note: There is no correspondence leading up to this letter from R. Guy Smith, who was head of the Chamber of Commerce of San Mateo County, with headquarters in Moss Beach. We are walking into the middle of something that … Continue reading →

“Purple and red sea urchins Strongylocentroutus purpuratus and S. francisanus, regarded as enemies of abalones, are in many areas vigorous competitors. In most localities, abalones and sea urchins are not intermixed but the edge of one population will overlap that … Continue reading →

Mr. R. Guy Smith Secretary-Treasurer Half Moon Bay Airport Operator Incorporated Moss Beach, California Please find enclosed Stock Certificate for stock in the Half Moon Bay Airport Incorporated which I am sending as per your request as of August 23, … Continue reading →