The folks at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum—and in particular, education and visitor experience manager Emily Alessio—went through the Gledhill Library collection to find old photos of Santa Barbara so we can play a game: can you identify which buildings these are? (Part 1 is here.) The dates the photos were taken is unknown, but all come from the 20th century. Once a building is identified, I’ll add corresponding current-day photos. P.S. I blurred out any street and business signage that gives too much away.
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900 State Street (at Canon Perdido), a.k.a. the Marshalls building.
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310 Chapala Street (at Parker Way).
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905 State Street (between Canon Perdido and Carrillo).
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516 State Street (Institution Ale).
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The Yanonali Street side of 202 State Street (Loquita).
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800 State Street (at De La Guerra).
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1) 900 State Street (Marshalls)
#3) 27-1/2 Victoria Street , Members Only Barber Shop (MOBS), now Wise Guys
5. 712 State Street?
7) corner of De La Guerra and State Street
1 is the Marshalls building on State & Canon Perdido.
6 is Loquita on the Yannonali side.
7 is the old Starbucks on the corner of State & De La Guerra.
Marshall’s, I am not sure?, wise guy barber shop, 909 state street which has offices above and retail and restaurants below., institution Ale, loquita, comer of state and Haley, something is fishy.
Is #2 Parker & Chapala? I love these old pics!
Nope, never mind, doesn’t work. But #7 looks a little like De La Guerra and State St, where there used to be a Starbucks.
Was Weston’s Camera Shop long ago.
I live in building No. 6! Right above Loquita. ☺️ I just love this old shot and can’t wait to learn more!!
#1 is the old Crocker Bank building (in the 60’s) (then Bank of America/Borders Books/Marshall’s)
Crocker Bank was at the corner of Carrillo and State where Amazon is now located.