Stephen H. Provost
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Dragon Crown Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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196 pages ; cm.
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"From the Mission to the Madonna Inn, from Ozzie Smith's heroics to Weird Al's weirdness, San Luis Obispo saw its share of landmarks and highlights in the 20th century. It's home to the world's first motel and one of the West Coast's most vibrant classic theaters. It's a university town that's the hub of a coastal community and a gateway to the most scenic stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway. Former Tribune columnist and Cambrian editor Stephen H....
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Dragon Crown Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
221 pages ; cm.
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"For a little village, a lot has happened in Cambria. It's on the road to Hearst Castle and the most scenic stretch of Highway 1, where you can see zebras roaming beside the freeway and elephant seals lounging in the sun. But it's also a destination in its own right, where a rare stand of Monterey pines meets the sea, and where dozens of lively shops and galleries lie nestled at the base of the green Santa Lucia foothills. Former Cambrian editor Stephen...
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Craven Street Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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"A fun-filled look at the history and attractions of California's legendary Highway 101. Now the road has the utilitarian designation of U.S. Route 101, but originally it had a name of romance and mystery-El Camino Real, or the King's Highway, built on the trail pioneered by the Spanish friars and marked by mission bells on the roadside. Illustrated throughout with historic photographs, Highway 101: The History of El Camino Real tells the picturesque...
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A fun-filled look at the history and attractions of California's legendary Highway 101. Now the road has the utilitarian designation of U.S. Route 101, but originally it had a name of romance and mystery—El Camino Real, or the King's Highway, built on the trail pioneered by the Spanish friars and marked by mission bells on the roadside. Illustrated throughout with historic photographs, Highway 101: The History of El Camino Real tells the picturesque...
5) Memortality
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Minerva Rus can raise the dead. And it might get her killed.
Minerva's life has never been the same since the childhood car accident that paralyzed her and killed her best friend, Raven. But when the long-dead Raven reappears in her life, now as a very attractive grown man, she discovers that her photographic memory has the power to bring the dead back to life ... heal her paralysis ... and shape reality itself.
Pursued by a rogue government agent...
6) Paralucidity
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Somebody wanted Minerva Rus dead. They succeeded. But Minerva isn't letting a little thing like death stop her. After the dangerous adventure that killed her in Memortality, Minerva Rus has reconciled herself to being dead. She and her also-dead boyfriend Raven share an amazing gift that allows them to bring the dead back to life—including each other. Now that Jules, their most dangerous enemy, has been banished from reality and trapped inside her...
7) The Great American Shopping Experience: The History of American Retail from Main Street to the Mall
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A fun, nostalgic look at the great American stores of yesteryear and their rise and fall.
The wealthy and leisured lady of the 1920s shopped in a palatial downtown department store with a restaurant, beauty parlor, movie theater, and live orchestra-the harried suburban mom of today rushes her purchases through the self-checkout at the big box store. The Great American Shopping Experience explains how this transformation happened in a fascinating and...
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Before it was a modern freeway, California's State Highway 99 was "the main street of California," a simple two-lane road that passed through the downtowns of every city between the Mexican border and the Oregon state line. Highway 99: The History of California's Main Street turns back the clock to those days when a narrow ribbon of asphalt tied the state's communities together, with classic roadside attractions and plenty of fun along the way.
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Craven Street Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
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"If you grew up in Fresno, California, there are people and places you will never forget: Al Radka. Christmas Tree Lane. Fulton Street?before it was the Fulton Mall. Harpain?s Dairy. The Sunnyside Drive-In. Dean and Don and The Breakfast Club. Gottschalks. The Tower District ? and so many more parts of Old Fresno, some still with us and some long forgotten. “Fresno Growing Up: A City Comes of Age 1945-1985” is the first book to tell the story...