tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71235888944579310412024-03-13T07:17:27.583-07:00Looking Back at Monterey CountyMonterey County has a rich and colorful history. The Monterey County Herald has been there to cover the names and places that make our county unique. With some “never seen before” images from our archives, The Herald hopes to jar your memory and to participate in this ongoing look back on the history of Monterey County.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-60289616061277443512016-02-26T10:34:00.000-08:002016-02-26T10:34:19.066-08:00Stilwell Hall, Fort OrdStilwell Hall on May 1, 2002. Stilwell Hall was a 52,000-square-foot building that stood on a precipice at the edge of the Monterey Bay on the west side of Highway 1 on Fort Ord property.
The building was constructed between November 1940 and September 1943 under the initiative of General Joseph W. Stilwell. It served as a recreational facility for military members for just over fiftyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-4993578261576493912016-02-19T16:11:00.001-08:002016-02-19T16:11:03.305-08:00Monterey Sardines, circa 1957Fishermen unload their catch of sardines on Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey circa 1957. In the mid-20th century, the sardine fishery off the Monterey coast seemed bottomless, resulting in a network of canneries along the waterfront on Cannery Row. At their peak, they processed millions of pounds of fish each year while providing jobs to thousands. In the 1940s, the Pacific coast sardine catchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-77521032464717012832016-01-22T09:28:00.001-08:002016-01-22T09:28:10.473-08:00Bing Crosby and Phil Harris, Crosby Pro Am, 1955Bing Crosby (seated) listens to Phil Harris carry on during the 1955 Crosby Pro-Am at the Pebble Beach Golf Links on January 15, 1955. (Monterey Herald Archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-20472045155026818762015-12-10T11:27:00.002-08:002015-12-10T11:27:16.740-08:00Fort Ord Basic Training, 1969Learning to salute during basic training at Fort Ord on Sept. 5, 1969. (Monterey Herald Archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-37365083153670227012015-10-21T11:09:00.003-07:002015-10-21T11:09:25.994-07:00Soap Box Derby, 1972Two soap box derby racers get the checkered flag at the finish line during the Soap Box Derby Championships at Laguna Seca Raceway on July 30, 1972. (Monterey Herald Archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-25641075701316775552015-10-15T13:56:00.004-07:002015-10-15T13:56:53.305-07:00Spring Equinox Celebration at Limekiln Creek, 1968A crowd estimated at over 200 gathered for the Spring Equinox Celebration at Limekiln Creek on the Big Sur coast, March 20, 1968. (Monterey Herald Archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-28216201551531138942015-10-08T14:57:00.004-07:002015-10-08T14:57:38.454-07:00Cesar Chavez in Salinas, 1970UFW president Cesar Chavez attends a rally for farmworkers in the Salinas Valley in September 0f 1970. (Photo: Monterey Herald)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-32842875213619566832015-10-01T15:23:00.001-07:002015-10-01T15:23:18.542-07:00Kenneth Melville, 1981Kenneth Melville, aka, Blanco Diablo in his cabin in the Willow Creek area of Big Sur on April 12, 1981. Melville worked a gold mine for over 50 years in the area and was at odds with the U.S. Forest Service who wanted to have his cabin and other surrounding structures razed. (Robert Fish/Monterey County Herald archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-57887757822930434412015-09-25T13:51:00.001-07:002015-09-25T13:51:17.596-07:00Boat Launching, 1966The Anthony Boy vessel was the first launching of a Monterey Clipper hull in over thirty years and occurred at the Monterey Boatworks near Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove in 1966. (Monterey County Herald Archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-27438240983184773082015-09-17T14:00:00.002-07:002015-09-17T14:00:56.363-07:00Water Skiing in Monterey Harbor, 1958Angelo de Maria and Bill Clapper blow some damp notes to herald next month's water ski show of the Monterey Peninsula Water Ski Club and the Monterey Jazz Festival. They donned skin-diving suits and clutched baritone horns yesterday, Sept. 1, 1958 to pose for this shot east of Monterey Municipal Wharf No. 2. The show will be the same weekend as the Monterey Jazz Festival, Oct. 3-5, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-43648409303624355362015-09-02T12:11:00.001-07:002015-09-02T12:11:07.477-07:00Varmints Mini-Bike Club, 1971A woman wipes mud off the face of a young mini-bike rider who is a member of the Fort Ord Varmints mini-bike club in 1971. (Monterey Herald Archive)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-40435798913810913692015-08-25T16:13:00.002-07:002015-08-25T16:13:50.307-07:00Bob Hope at the Crosby Pro Am, 1982Bob Hope, wearing a 1981 Michigan Rose Bowl sweater, entertains the gallery as he participates in a celebrity round of golf at the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the 1982 Crosby Pro Am. (Monterey Herald Archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-62784962824859155322015-08-21T11:44:00.001-07:002015-08-21T11:44:26.713-07:00Heritage Harbor Groundbreaking, 1977Breaking ground for the Heritage Harbor shopping center were (left to right) developer Don Berry, Monterey Mayor Gerald Fry, Monterey Urban Renewal Agency Chairman John Bouldry, project architect Paul Davis and Mrs. Berry on Dec. 16, 1977. The development, located on 4.5 acres between Fisherman's Wharf and the Doubletree Inn, will hold 80-100 shops, boutiques, galleries and restaurants in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-40097601611483325522015-08-13T15:59:00.004-07:002015-08-13T15:59:54.507-07:001960 Paraplegic Fishing TripA paraplegic fishing trip on the Randy II out of the Monterey Harbor circa 1960.
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-17121965343489385302015-08-05T17:04:00.002-07:002015-08-05T17:04:08.122-07:00President Bill Clinton in Salinas, 1996President Bill Clinton speaks to thousands assembled on W. Alisal Street in front of the courthouse in Salinas on August 8, 1996. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-14150871594607567622015-07-30T10:45:00.003-07:002015-07-30T10:45:31.175-07:00Monterey Rodeo Parade, 1968Cowboys and horse drawn wagons ride on Alvarado Street in Monterey during the parade for the Monterey Rodeo at the Monterey Fairgrounds in 1968. (Monterey Herald archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-40334999341419822592015-07-17T15:50:00.002-07:002019-05-24T09:57:11.422-07:00Samuel F.B. Morse, 1969Samuel F.B. Morse pictured here in his Pebble Beach home in February 1969 working on his watercolor paintings. Samuel Finley Brown Morse was born on July 19, 1885 in Newtonville, Mass. He was the great nephew of the inventor and painter of the same name. Morse is credited with founding Del Monte Properties and building the Del Monte Lodge. He built the Pebble Beach Golf Links Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-83244477059711804532015-06-25T16:34:00.000-07:002015-06-25T16:34:59.646-07:00Morse Fire in Pebble Beach, May 1987Firefighters from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey work on the "Morse Fire" as it begins to cross Los Altos Drive in Pebble Beach on May 31, 1987. The Morse Fire in Pebble Beach consumned over thirty homes (Orville Myers - Monterey Herald archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-7004216606122884692015-06-12T10:54:00.003-07:002015-06-12T10:54:51.479-07:00Ornette Coleman, Monterey Jazz Festival, 1967Ornette Coleman performs at the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival. Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, a term he invented with the name of an album.
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-14207999771657472542015-06-03T13:10:00.004-07:002015-06-03T13:10:47.887-07:00The Paupers at Monterey Pop Festival, 1967The Paupers from Canada, Denny Gerrard, Chuck Beal, Skip Prokop and Adam Mitchell arrive at Monterey Airoport to play at the Monterey Pop Festival.
(Photo: Monterey County Herald, June 15, 1967)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-58250589516679537762015-05-21T12:31:00.001-07:002015-05-21T12:31:19.870-07:00Fort Ord Basic Training, 1990A Fort Ord soldier tries to put a gas mask on a mannequin during the chemical warfare phase of the End Of Cycle Training (EOCT) during Basic Training at Fort Ord on August 14, 1990. (Orville Myers - Monterey Herald)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-81808277922392823952015-03-11T14:34:00.005-07:002015-03-11T14:34:51.439-07:00Pebble Beach Golf sold to Japan Investors, 1992Masatsugu Takabayashi and Pebble Beach director of golf Ed Miller inspect the grass on the 17th hole at the Pebble Beach Golf Links on March 9, 1992. Takabayashi's company, Taiheiyo Club Inc., owner and operator of many golf courses in Japan, joined with Sumitomo Credit Service Ltd., the leading issuer of VISA cards in Japan, to acquire the Pebble Beach golf resort for a reported $500 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-42907310750005801362015-02-25T09:13:00.003-08:002015-02-25T09:13:40.480-08:00Reggie Jackson, classic car collection, 1994Former major league baseball great Reggie Jackson stands with one of his classic cars, a Ford coupe outside his shop in Sand City on August 24, 1994. (Orville Myers - Monterey Herald)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-23240249348051114312015-02-03T16:05:00.000-08:002015-02-03T16:05:04.487-08:00Sam Farr State Assembly, 1980Sam Farr (right) holds his daughter Jessica as Ansel Adams speaks to the crowd at Colton Hall in Monterey during a press conference where Sam Farr formally declares his candidacy for state assembly on January 10, 1980. (Herald Archives)
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123588894457931041.post-85305365136001074402015-01-29T15:57:00.003-08:002015-01-29T15:57:39.843-08:00Gen. Doolittle and Clint Eastwood, 1986Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and Clint Eastwood during a reception for Doolittle, Dec. 7, 1986. (Monterey Herald Archives)
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