Past to Pleasant
The Last of the West
When Earl and John Sanko held a farewell party for their land, the site of today’s Civic Center area, they obviously knew they were contributing to the fast decline of rural Pleasant Hill. They in...
Aug 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Old Quarry The Old Quarry
Driving on Old Quarry Road, that little road between Golf Club Road and Chilpancingo Parkway, the only thing even close to a quarry today are the bags of gravel in the garden department at the adj...
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pleasant Hill’s Graceland
Whenever my family wants delightfully piquant curries and pad thai, we go to Graceland. Not to the Elvis kitsch capital of the world, but to the site of Pleasant Hill’s first suburban development...
Jun 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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A Mystery: The Japanese in Early Pleasant Hill
Where are you, Alice Kawauchi? I’ve tried and tried to find out what ever happened to you and Pleasant Hill’s other early Japanese American residents, but to no avail. Alice’s ...
Mar 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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