La Playa Hotel, 1964

The La Playa Hotel in Carmel, May 2, 1964.  (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Grove Theater 1953

Long lines wrap around the Grove Theater in Pacific Grove on Lighthouse Avenue for the opening of “The Farmer Takes a Wife” starring Betty Grable and Dale Robertson in July of 1953. (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Veterans Day Parade, 1958

Troops from Fort Ord march down Lighthouse Ave. in Monterey with a backdrop of fishing boats and Naval ships during the Veterans Day Parade in November of 1958. (Monterey County Herald Archive)