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| Elliot Cannon |
 Oct 24 2012, 02:51 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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My Wife volunteers at the Carnegie Library here and found this picture taken on 12th street in Paso Robles in 1955. Anyone recognize him?
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| matthepcat |
Oct 24 2012, 06:02 PM
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Meat Popsicle Group: Members Posts: 1,462 Joined: 13-December 09 From: Saratoga CA Member No.: 11,125 Region Association: Northern California |
The building in the background looks a little different after the earthquake....at least if it is the same one I think it is.
I wonder why he would hang out in Paso...must have been nothing back then.......or I guess the only town to stop for a rest along the 46. |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Oct 24 2012, 08:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(matthepcat @ Oct 24 2012, 05:02 PM)  The building in the background looks a little different after the earthquake....at least if it is the same one I think it is. I wonder why he would hang out in Paso...must have been nothing back then.......or I guess the only town to stop for a rest along the 46. It's called the "acorn" building and was completely destroyed during the earthquake. There was only one winery back then. I can't imagine why he stopped. It's a nice halfway point between LA and the bay area. |
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| montoya 73 2.0 |
Oct 25 2012, 06:24 PM
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Lack of consideration to others, and Selfish! Group: Members Posts: 1,791 Joined: 27-October 04 From: Paso Robles, Ca. Member No.: 3,016 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Oct 24 2012, 07:37 PM) QUOTE(matthepcat @ Oct 24 2012, 05:02 PM) The building in the background looks a little different after the earthquake....at least if it is the same one I think it is. I wonder why he would hang out in Paso...must have been nothing back then.......or I guess the only town to stop for a rest along the 46. It's called the "acorn" building and was completely destroyed during the earthquake. There was only one winery back then. I can't imagine why he stopped. It's a nice halfway point between LA and the bay area. I was 5 blocks down when the earthquake happened. IIRC, The wall facing the street peeled away and crushed two people. I'm told the company I used to work for "Glenair" now leases that building. As a matter of fact, I believe it happened just after the "Governator" was put in office. He was there a day or two after, I have pictures somewhere of him walking around and a shaking hands. Back then, Racers would stop to get gas and have dinner when they cut over From/To U.S. 99 (now Hwy 5) to Hwy. 46 then to Hwy. 101 on his way to or from Monterey/Salinas! My father-in-law grew up in San Miguel and said he would always see racers in town getting gas or at the restuarants. Paso is a few miles from being geographically in the center from L.A. and S.F. |
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Elliot Cannon OT Paso Robles, California Oct 24 2012, 02:51 PM
Drums66 ......J.D...550 :toke:
:wavebye: :shades2: Oct 24 2012, 02:57 PM 76-914 yep, sans the Porsche so it really isn't OT. Oct 24 2012, 04:21 PM AZ914 Elliot, you looked so young back in '55! Oct 24 2012, 07:57 PM strawman Cool, James Dean strolled the streets of Paso. Mus... Oct 25 2012, 04:44 PM Maltese Falcon Just a few clicks down the road from the town of C... Oct 25 2012, 09:10 PM
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Just a few clicks down the road from the town of ... Oct 25 2012, 10:59 PM RFoulds Paso Robles is notfar from where he died. About t... Oct 25 2012, 09:37 PM ww914
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