| Greater Carpinteria:: Summerland and La Conchita Contributor(s): Campos, Jim (Author), Kelm, Bonnie (Author), Moore, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738570982 ISBN-13: 9780738570983 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| LCCN: 2009925465 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.53" W x 9.31" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Carpinteria once featured a racetrack at one end of town and a gargantuan statue of Santa Claus at the other--"anchor" operations highlighting this unique southern corner of coastal Santa Barbara County. A few miles south, in the northern corner of Ventura County, nestles La Conchita, where an early seaside stagecoach route and a famous banana plantation helped shape the local flavor. The historical characteristics of Summerland, on the coast north of "Carp," as Carpinteria is known, have included a J. Paul Getty oil operation and youth baseball played on fields lighted by piped-in natural gas. The three distinct communities of Greater Carpinteria are tied together by both the spectacular coastal landscapes-- beautiful beaches and majestic mountain ranges--as well as the area's intrinsically linked schools and businesses. It is an eclectic paradise between Ventura and Santa Barbara that draws a million visitors a year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Campos, Jim: - Authors and local residents Jim Campos, Bonnie Kelm, Dave Moore, and Tom Moore and the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History have joined forces to paint a picture of Carpinteria, La Conchita, and Summerland for this follow-up volume to Carpinteria, in the Images of America series. Campos, Kelm, and the Moores are all former educators. |