VIDEO. This month’s meeting of the Half Moon Bay History Association is about the rarely described years between those of the Natives and those of the California Gold Rush. These were the times of the Spanish and the Mexican presence. The years changed history and cultures. Government and religious strategies were carried out. The missions […]
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!
Number 21855: One Coastsider’s Experience In The WWII Japanese Internment Camps
KHMB PODCAST. A poignant recording of Naomi Patridge, a Half Moon Bay public figure, sharing her experience during World War Two as a Japanese-American. Naomi recently told her story about being in Japanese internment camps during WWII to the Half Moon Bay Historical Association. She shares the little known Japanese history of Pescadero, where Naomi lived before being moved into […]
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Romeo Pier’s Last Bite >>> The Princeton Ring’s Debut?!
Week of July 1st, 2019 Video. Here we go. Flip movie of the Romeo Pier deconstruction…going, going, gone. But…what about a new floating park, in its place? Watch the video to the end for a cool surprise ;-) Check out the great inside shots by the San Mateo County Harbor District’s blog on the deconstruction of […]
The Johnston House of Half Moon Bay, California
Really Excellent Video. Learn about the history of the James Johnston House. The house sits on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, east of Route One, just south of the city of Half Moon Bay. Isolated, its silhouette is a remarkable sight against the rolling hillsides golden brown until the winter rains turns them green. […]
Mary Bettencourt and the History of the Johnston Family
Video/Podcast. James Johnston was born October 7, 1813, in Melrose, Scotland. His family immigrated to the United States aboard the Prompt in 1818 and settled in Pittsburgh, PA, then moved to Gallipolis, Ohio, after the death of his father in 1826. One of nine children, James served in the military in the Mexican war, became interested […]
The Mystery of Half Moon Bay
The Mystery of Half Moon Bay. One hour video documentary by Stewart Cheifet. Publication date 1981. Cool trip into the past. Usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Topics half moon bay, coastside, san francisco, princeton, pillar point, el granada, montara, miramar Publisher KCSM TV This one-hour television documentary looks at the unusual history of this coastside community just south of San Francisco. It focuses on how this beautiful area seems to […]
Early Settlers: Read by David Cresson, HMB History Association
Half Moon Bay developed around one historic house still in existence, the Zaballa House, which has since been remodeled into a picturesque bed and breakfast inn. This historic building was built by Mr. Zaballa, the town’s first merchant. He was savvy in developing real estate and deeply involved in the urban layout of today’s downtown business […]
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