VIDEO / POWERPOINT. The Federal Highway Authority and Cal Trans will require ALL bridges in the United States to have “crash tested barriers” by September 2019. This also applies to historic bridges like the Main Street Bridge. Enjoy the video as City Engineer, Maz Bozorginia, takes you back to the 1900’s, then explains the bridge’s […]
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!
Half Moon Bay History Tour ~ 1-Hour / 21 Stops
PHOTO -ESSAY. 21 stops on this 1-hour Half Moon Bay History Tour. Look across the street towards #3, The Odd Fellows. Why is the sign off set? Walk on East side. View buildings on West side of Main St. Check out Mural on the East side, opposite Knapp. Mention Carter Park, First Mayor / […]
The Mystery of Half Moon Bay ~ 1981 KCSM Documentary
VIDEO. Great photos and footage. One hour video documentary by Stewart Cheifet. Publication date 1981. Cool trip into the past. How did the Coastside stay small? At one point the Coastside buildout was 200,00! Today HMB is 12,870 EG is 5,467 MB is 3,103 Montara is 2,909 Total 24,346 on the Coastside in 2019. Usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Topics half moon […]
Ladies Man, Tiburcio Vasques, Was the Robin Hood of the Coastside Until He Was Hung in 1875
ARTICLE. People hid him. He was eventually caught, with someone else’s wife, and turned in by the husband. He was summarily hung. They sold tickets to his hanging. He liked to race his horse down Main Street. Imagine that.
HMB Coastside History Association Historic Building Plaques Coming Soon!
PHOTOS. Sneak peak. Thanks to Half Moon Bay Coastside History Association President, Robin Kirby, for your work on this project. Wanna Go to Jail? Let us Help You! HMB Jail Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays 10-4pm. (Closed for Pumpkin Festival Weekend 3rd in Oct.). Scroll to bottom for more information. […]
Walls of Memory by Katie Murdock
VIDEO. Sponsored by the California State Library. If you are interested in attending a Story Center workshop contact Coastside Buzz, or contact Story Center. UNDERSTANDING HOW PERSONAL NARRATIVES CAN FUNCTION AS TOOLS FOR REFLECTION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PROVIDER TRAINING, AND POLICY ADVOCACY. ~ Story Center
California Listens Digital Storytelling Workshop @ Half Moon Bay Library
EVENT ~ California Listens: Half Moon Bay Stories CLICK HERE FOR SIGN UP Half Moon Bay Library 620 Correas St. Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Friday, May 3, 2019, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019, 9 a.m. – 5p.m. At the Library: “California Listens” Digital Storytelling Workshop En la biblioteca: Taller de […]