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This is just the eastern portion of the Presidio District.

The color of the Casa de la Guerra is the courtyard; people visiting, shopping in the store, preparing the meals.

A mess. I think there is an underground area and I wish I could go there.

I often wonder how cities and civilizations grow and die. I know my impressions are influenced by both where I live now and where I have lived in the past. It has been almost ten years since I left my home town Oxnard, a place that I compare to…

A simple map of the Presidio boundaries with buildings.

My map points out the little things I notice each day that I work in the Presidio Neighborhood that makes this area unique and magical.

"This is the Presidio neighborhood circa 1820."

Bob ran an archaeology field school at the Presidio for several years. He is an expert on early California archaeology.

"The basic buildings that I interact with, and have been involved with for more than 35 years."

Bill noted that he has often photographed the Presidio and Casa de la Guerra, and often rides his bike around the neighborhood for photography work and…

Brief sketch of the layout. Effort to recognize the people who made it happen.

Contributed at SBTHP's 2012 volunteer appreciation lunch.

A June 17, 1919 edition of the Daily News proclaimed that "Spanish colors, hospitality, and traditions will predominate at Santa Barbara's summer fiesta.” Here, one of many traveling mariachi bands fill the downtown area with joyous music and…

Man wearing sombrero and serape riding a donkey