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    Pacifica
    Pacifica
    Pacifica
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    Pacifica

    By Kathleen Manning and Jerry Crow

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    Pacifica and its coast, once envisioned as a string of resorts, casinos, and vacation cottages in place of artichoke fields, was overlooked after the failure of the Ocean Shore Railroad in 1920. Demand for reasonably priced housing revived the boom, and Pacifica was incorporated in 1957.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateMar 29, 2010
    ISBN9781439640128
    Pacifica
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    Kathleen Manning

    Local history experts Kathleen Manning and Jerry Crow have assembled this fascinating collection of vintage images to showcase the people, industry, and events that made Half Moon Bay what it is today. Former San Francisco History Association president and current Pacifica Historical Society co-president Manning, who deals in rare prints and books, also wrote San Francisco�s Ocean Beach (Arcadia Publishing, with Jim Dickson). Crow, past president of the Pacifica Historical Society, provided much of the material for Arcadia�s Pacifica.

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      This is a frustrating book. It is both good and bad. The Images of America series of books are of course widespread and cover a variety of cities and pieces of America. They rely on local sources for their creation and supply of the images and stories within. Having grown up in Pacifica I knew much of the history of the area and the creation of the city in the late 50's. Some of the photos in the book such as the old "Ben's Trading Post" from Rockaway Beach are priceless. Also, the little houses that served as classrooms (where I went to first grade) as the school was being built.However, given the limited amount of space that each of these books affords, there really is no place for throwaway photos that are probably of interest to exactly two people, and there are a number of these. There are also a few repetitive photos on topics. Not that the extra photos are without interest, but there are plenty of things that could have been included that were not. The book seems to have relied on just a small number of sources for the photos and stories, rather than casting a wider net and obtaining some good photos of moments in Pacifica's history. Whole chunks of the development are left out. It is a very north-centric book. No mention of the Shamrock ranch in Pedro Valley, Sun Valley Dairy, nor even an actual picture of Linda Mar Shopping Center - the Purity Supermarket, W.T. Grant, the early Ross store when there was only one or two in existence, the Variety Store and especially the pharmacy and other early businesses that began there around 1953. Lots of photos of the long gone Sharp Park shopping strip however. And the Little Brown Church. North-centric. Also no photos of the big striped bass runs of the 60's with all the fisherman in the surf along Sharp Park Beach and elsewhere.It would have been nice to have more examples of the various types of houses in the housing developments that grew up.I was also bothered by the rather poor quality of some of the pictures considering what should have been available. Also some of the captions seem to have been taken word for word out of a newspaper and read very oddly out of context when it describes an event in the present tense rather than the past, as one example.That said, there are priceless photos within this little book and a few (too few) tidbits of information and stories behind the photos that make the book enjoyable. It just coulda, shoulda been better ....

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    Pacifica - Kathleen Manning

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    INTRODUCTION

    Our purpose, in addition to showing what things were like in the community decades ago, is to illustrate the specific changes brought about by certain significant influences occurring in the city, in neighboring cities, and in the world beyond. These include the arrival and departure of the Ocean Shore Railroad, coastal bluff erosion, community expansion following World War II and the Korean War, national defense during the cold war, passage of the California Coastal Act, California highway policy, open space legislation, and incorporation of Pacifica.

    Pacifica’s history began slowly. Few Native Americans actually lived right on the coast. Spanish explorers discovered San Francisco Bay from atop Sweeney Ridge. Irish and Italian immigrants brought their agricultural skills, having been attracted by the climate and proximity to San Francisco. Pacifica became a thriving agricultural area of scattered farms specializing in vegetables and enjoyed the largest artichoke production in the United States in the 1890s.

    In 1906, the newly built Ocean Shore Railroad began to cross over the mountains and proceed down the coastal area now known as Pacifica. The railroad builders realized that the produce of the area could be carried to San Francisco in hours rather than the days formerly required by wagons pushing through rugged terrain and rough trails to San Francisco.

    It was soon apparent that the beautiful but little-known coast would attract seaside visitors and, yes, even settlers. To that end, stations were built at several stops, where the railroad’s salesmen began to sell building lots. These stops and stations became the nucleus for several settlements that later joined together. The railroad operation lost money, but the real estate arm was profitable, as visitors to the coast liked what they saw and began moving to this magnificent area.

    The railroad folded in 1920, after the automobile became the preferred method of transportation. The Ocean Shore tracks were paved over by Highway 1, bringing even greater numbers of visitors and settlers. Many bars and clubs were built to entertain the holiday-makers. During the Prohibition era, these bars were turned into blind pigs and spots for unloading Canadian liquor. Sheltered beaches and coves provided perfect landing spots lor illegal goods.

    World War II was a busy time on the coast as gun emplacements and observation posts were built to help defend the entrance to San Francisco Bay. As the cold war developed, the defense sites were converted to anti-aircraft missile installations even as the area became part of peninsular suburbia.

    The city known as Pacifica was incorporated in 1957, when nine small villages joined together. At the time of incorporation, the city contained almost 30,000 people. Today the population is around 39,000. It’s not that people don’t want to live there; on the contrary, they do. Expansion has been limited because much of the vacant land is set aside as parks or is owned by conservation groups that want to preserve open space. Pacifica is fortunate that it retains its distinctive character and hasn’t become just another suburb.

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