Paso Robles Hot Springs Hotel Burns Down
November 22, 1963 When the Paso Robles Hot Springs Hotel burned down the city lost a 42-year-old landmark and the Police Department office. They were lucky there were no injuries. The fire broke out at...
View ArticleSan Luis Obispo Tank Farm Fire
April 7, 1926 Travel through the Midwest and every barn and silo has a lightning rod on it. Not to many around here. Thunder storms are rare on the Central Coast but a recent electric storm set me to...
View ArticleFarm Bureau fire
Firefighters mop up after fire destroys Farm Supply warehouse. © 2010 The Tribune/Jim Vestal Travel through a town and you pass through areas that don’t match up with their surroundings. When something...
View ArticleCuesta Grade, ghosts of cars past-Opal Ralley Kadet
Firefighters extinguish a truck fire on Cuesta Grade 7-22-1966.© The Tribune How many cars and trucks has Cuesta Grade sent to the wrecking yard? My second car, a very used German made Opal Ralley...
View ArticleIsobutane tanker cars derail, Grover Beach evacuated
Workers evaluate a three car isobutane tank car derailment in Grover City on Aug. 10, 1986. A large part of the city, now Grover Beach, was evacuated. ©The Tribune/David Middlecamp If things went...
View ArticleFire department catches fire
San Luis Obispo city hall circa 1938 on Higuera street where Charles Shoes is today. ©The Tribune Top five signs your fire department needs an overhaul. 1. Fire department catches fire. 2. No hydrant...
View ArticleA former San Luis Obispo fire chief visits
December 27, 1941 war and local news in the then Telegram-Tribune newspaper. Among the worsening war news on page three of the then Telegram-Tribune was an article that gave a glimpse of life in the...
View ArticleHorse drawn chemical truck, San Luis Obispo firefighters in 1906
CHEMICAL TRUCK — The latest thing in fire fighting equipment — in 1906, that is—is pictured here in a photo which was presented to the San Luis Obispo fire department by Mrs. Callie M. John in 1948....
View ArticleMadonna Inn fire of 1966
The Madonna Inn lost 12 units in 1966 when newlyweds left bedclothing next to a wall heater. ©Jim Vestal/Telegram-Tribune Fires are the bane of hotels. A roll call of lost county landmarks include the...
View ArticleSan Miguel fires
This photo of San Miguel appears to be from between 1909 and 1915, Mission in far background.Digging a little deeper in the San Miguel history folders I found this Lura Rawson column. The town had even...
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