Paso Robles History

Looking Back: Boys School plans shown

Excerpt from the Thursday, May 18, 1950 Paso Robles Journal –The Cuban Room at the Paso Robles Inn was the setting Friday evening, May 12 […] Full Article

Local history: Hugh Black loved the oaks and Paso Robles

Pages from The Pass of the Oaks –At the request and guidance from Hugh Black’s daughters Linda Pacheco and Shirley Masia, I am currently […] Full Article

Looking Back: Don’t pick a fight unless you’re bigger than the other guy

Excerpt from the Saturday, April 18, 1936, Paso Robles Times Moral: Don’t pick a fight unless you’re bigger than the other guy or able to […] Full Article

Looking Back: Supervisors pass resolution closing county hospitals to paying patients

Excerpt from the Saturday, April 4, 1936, Paso Robles Times: Only persons who are financially unable to afford hospitalization elsewhere, or who have met […] Full Article

Looking Back: The day no one mentioned the city’s 57th birthday

–Excerpts from the March 13, 1946, Paso Robles Journal: At the Side of the Road With Arem Dee Well, well, well . . . Paso […] Full Article

Looking Back: Paso Roblans in January 1919 as the Spanish Flu was winding down

‘If our city Trustees would have the streets sprinkled with sulphur water we believe it would entirely eradicate the disease’ Excerpts from the Paso Robles […] Full Article

Looking Back: January 1914 storm wipes out local bridges, creates ‘a sorry wreck’

Greatest Rainfall on Record for One Month, Paso Robles Bridge Destroyed, San Miguel Impassable Excerpt from the Paso Robles Leader, Wednesday, January 28, 1914 Another […] Full Article

Looking Back: Paso Robles officers share their LA riot stories

Four of Paso Robles’ finest join a huge emergency force to save the City of Angels –Excerpt from Country News, May 6, 1992 By Scott […] Full Article

Looking Back: How to Make Influenza Masks

Excerpt from the Friday, October 25, 1918 issue of the Paso Robles Leader –The Red Cross has issued directions for the home manufacture of influenza […] Full Article

Looking Back: City Bans Bus Stop On Spring Street

Excerpted from the Thursday, June 22, 1950 issue of the Paso Robles Journal Council Refuses to Allot 95 Feet of Street Parking Space to Hotel […] Full Article

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