Big Sur

Remember when?

Mike Harlan, the son of the original road warrior, Don Harlan, sent me these and I know some of you will remember this.

And here is another postcard from the 60’s, sent to me by Janet

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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  • I have kept a business card from PVC but it doesn't have Mary's name on it. I must have collected it in the late 70s/ early 80's.

    • The few landlines up here are all 927 prefix and always have been — the school, the USFS station, Gorda. Many homes along the highweay. Always.

  • We moved from the Chicago area to Boulder Creek in 2021, but have traveled to Big Sur yearly since the mid-80s. I recall having a delicious grilled fish sandwich at the Pacific Valley Center.

  • Every time my husband and I would drive by there after it closed He’d say they always had the best pies. The wild flowers in the spring are still beautiful

  • We only had to dial 4 digits to reach anyone with a 927 # in Cambria.
    Later, at Piedras Blancas , we graduated to an 8 party line and had to dial the 927 part.

  • I remember it well! I worked there when Tom and Hatty ran the place! I replaced Irma Gould when they moved to Cambria. I went to school with Mike and knew his parents well!

    I'm currently writing a book about my life as a child, growing up in Big Sur. I'm hoping to get it published by July, this year!!

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