Monthly Archives: December 2007

Hand Drawn Map of Old Princeton

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1945: New Fish Cannery At Princeton

1945: From the Half Moon Bay Review “Plans for a new fish cannery at Princeton-by-the-Sea, to be built by Princeton Packers a firm of which A.M. Patrick of Berkeley is general manager, were disclosed Friday following the first hearing before … Continue reading

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Brother Buzz Checks In…Always Sunny When He’s Zooming About The Harbor…

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Want to Know More About the Red Abalone?

Red Abalone (Haliotis rufescens Swainson 1822) From: California Abalone by Keith W. Cox (Dept of Fish and Game, 1962) “Distinguishing Characters: This is the largest of all abalones, reaching over 11 inches in diameter. Outside color of shell dull brick … Continue reading

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…Meet the Gorgeous California Abalones…

The Red Abalone The Pink Abalone The Green Abalone The Black Abalone The Flat Abalone The Pinto Abalone The White Abalone The Threaded Abalone

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TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT: Princeton-by-the-Sea Book: I’ll Be at Bay Book, Fri. Dec. 14, 7pm.

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Michael Bowen’s “Hot Day In France”………

“Hot Day In France” by internationally renowned painter Michael Bowen, who, in the late 1950s lived at Tunitas Creek and the Abalone Factory at Princeton-by-the-Sea. Michael’s in my new book, “Princeton-by-the-Sea,” published by Arcadia.

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The Princeton-by-the-Sea….In My Mind…

  For many Coastsiders— Princeton-by-the-Sea— lives on in a special cove in the mind—a space carefully protected from invasions of the ordinary. In today’s world where new American cities and towns are designed in advance, all identical, with no surprises, … Continue reading

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1800s: Chinese Fisherman Gathering Abs

Image: “Chinese fishermen gathering abalones off California in the early 1800s. Abalones were knocked off rocks by a wedge on the end of a pole and drawn up with a gaff. This method is still used in parts of Asia. … Continue reading

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Nov. 1945: 11 Fishing Craft & Cutter Stew Princeton Beach,

Half Moon Bay Story from “Half Moon Bay Review,” November 1945 “Thirty-foot breakers and a wind estimated at fifty miles an hour velocity Monday night beached and damaged eleven fishing craft near Princeton-by-the-Sea; beached a Coast Guard rescue boat, and … Continue reading

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