73 season on the sand


Cerca del Mar, one of California’s exclusive beach clubs, made its home in Carpinteria in the early part of the last century. Its grand opening in 1928 caused much fanfare and made the society pages regularly. Bad times and worse luck followed and decided the future of Cerca del Mar, which served as barracks for military during World War II and later housing for state park personnel.


79 preserving greenwell


It’s truly inspirational what a community can do with hard work and determination. Once there was a little neglected spot owned by the county. It was a road yard, an artists’ colony during the ’60s and ’70s, and a road yard again. Now, after a lot of sweat and perseverance from a variety of organizations, the year-round wildlife corridor and gathering point for the back country trails are known as the Greenwell Preserve.


92 fiCtion: “Contest of giants” The boys of summer and one dame make for an


extraordinary experience in a young boy’s life. It is 1958 and the Dodgers have just relocated to Southern California. Amid the peanuts, popcorn, cracks of the bat, the windup and the pitch is a mini-drama in the bleachers that has some crying “foul.”


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50 piCture perFeCt 60 moment in time 64 La ViDa Carpinteria 98 FinaL Frame


the basics 10 From the Director


85 Dining Carpinteria 96 Contributors


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