Spreckels Sugar, 1977

Steam rises during sugar production at the main factory of the Spreckels Sugar Company on April 20, 1977.   The main factory operated for 95 years before being demolished 1992 after suffering major damage from the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.  (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Dennis the Menace train, Jan. 25, 1956

Members of the 84th engineer battalion from Fort Ord, pose with Southern Pacific's "old 1285" engine as they prepare to move it to Dennis the Menace Park in Monterey on Wednesday,  January 25, 1956.  (Photo: Monterey County Herald Archives)

Monterey Grand Prix, 1963

#20 Frank Gardner, #22 Harry Heuer spin out in turn 11 as #91 A.J. Foyt takes the lead during The Monterey Pacific Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey on October 20, 1963.  (Monterey County Herald Archives)