PODCAST/TRANSCRIPT. From KQED’s BAY CURIOUS. Purissima: The Ghost Town Hidden Near Half Moon Bay (listen) By Rachael Myrow, Senior Editor of KQED’s Silicon Valley News Desk, Sep 8, 2022. NOTE from Michelle Dragony, Chief Buzz Officer. From Rachael: “I found Coastside Buzz while I was looking for information about Purissima and came across a […]
Half Moon Bay Coastsider History
Coastside Buzz works with Dave Cresson and the Half Moon Bay History Association to bring Coastsiders stories from the past. Here we see the restaurant The Reefs which is sitting right where Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is today!
Ever Wonder Who Pillar Point Harbor’s Johnson Pier is Named After?
LOCAL HISTORY. Located at San Mateo Harbor District’s Pillar Point Harbor. Sigval Bernhardt Johnson was born on June 15, 1886 in Whitehall, Michigan. He was the first born child of Bernt Sakarias Johnson and Petrine Gesine (Gabrielsen-Thompson). The Johnson family moved to South Manitou Island in approximately 1888 where Sigval lived until he enlisted […]
Senator Becker Attends Coastside County Water District’s (CCWD) 75th Anniversary
HISTORY PHOTO-ESSAY. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 1:00pm the Coastside County Water District (CCWD) held a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors to celebrate the District’s 75th Anniversary! A tent was set up in the parking lot at the District Office located at 766 Main Street for the festivities. A draft […]
“World War II at Home, America’s Fear Hits the Coastside” – Naomi Patridge Talks About Her Internment Experience as a Child
PODCAST. From the Half Moon Bay History Association presentation on September 24th, 2015. This edited clip of the Half Moon Bay History Association program tells the story in the first person about • The months that fear gripped the American Public • The years that a vital part of our Coastside community went […]
HMB History Association’s Coastside Chronicles ~ “The Ancient Ruins at Cañada Verde Beach?” aka The Ritz Beach
ARTICLE. Half Moon Bay History Association’s ~ Coastside Chronicles by Ellen Chiri. If you wander Cañada Verde beach at low tide, you might find what look like the remains of some ancient civilization. Cañada Verde (green glen) beach is at the end of Miramontes Point Road. It is sometimes called the Ritz beach because it’s near that blufftop […]
R. I. Knapp Moves to HMB 1871 and Invents Sideplow, Water System for Fire Hydrants and the “Coastside Advocate” Newspaper
ARTICLE. Half Moon Bay History Association’s ~ Coastside Chronicles, by Dave Cresson. In last summer’s History Association publication, an article reported on Coastsiders who came up with amazing inventions. That article started with Robert I. Knapp, the innovator who brought national attention to Half Moon Bay during his time. In an economy that was still primarily agricultural, Knapp thought of a dramatically […]
KQED’s Bay Curious: Move Over Monterey? Pacifica Lays Claim to Iconic Jack Cheese
PODCAST. From KQED’s podcast Bay Curious by Christopher Beale on June 9th, 2022. Move Over Monterey? Pacifica Lays Claim to Iconic Jack Cheese Whether melted in a quesadilla or a grilled cheese sandwich, or sliced on a charcuterie board next to one of its stinkier cousins, Monterey Jack is a staple cheese. Its flavor is […]
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