Description: A Santa Barbara Best Seller - over 7,000 copies sold! "Santa Barbara Street Names" by Santa Barbara Historian Neal Graffy, highlights the history of the original streets created in 1851 when the Town Council appointed a committee to apply names to the fifty-two new streets being created from "the front of the Mission Gardens to the sea and from hill to hill on each side" as a result of the survey of Salisbury Haley. Unlike other towns whose streets bore the unimaginative A - Z, numbers, trees or names of presidents, they gave names to our streets that portrayed the geography and botany of the town, honored the Chumash Indians, early settlers, governors and displayed a distinct sense of humor. Street Names of Santa Barbara reveals the stories behind these names that we take for granted and mispronounce every day - Who named those streets? Which streets are edible? Which street is named for a spy? When is a saint not a saint? Who stole the cannon? If you've ever wondered what the heck is a Pitos, Chapala, de la Vina, Robbins, Laguna, Quinientos, Yanonali, Soledad, Quarantina, Gillespie, Valerio, Islay, Carrillo, Castillo (and even Cabrillo!), Pedregosa, Milpas, Alisos, Micheltorena, Indio Muerto, Arrellaga, Chino, Mason, Ranchería or thirty-two other streets, now you'll know. The 52-page book was designed by Anna Lafferty and wonderfully illustrated by Vanessa Conejo. The book also contains the "Gringo Pronunciation Guide" to street names because as the author explains "If you spoke them like a true Spaniard no one would have any idea what you were talking about." And now...an actual unpaid and unsolicited testimonial - "I love your book! It was fun, informative and I enjoyed every story. Everyone in Santa Barbara should buy this book." Patty West
Price: 9.95 USD
Location: Santa Barbara, California
End Time: 2025-01-04T00:43:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year: 2015
Signed: Yes
Theme: Cities & Towns
