By Ruth C.
I’d like to include the Frog Wall in my new book, Secret California: a guide to the weird, wonderful and obscure coming out from Reedy Press this spring. Do you have any information on the origins of the wall?
Frog Wall Origins?
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October 11, 2020, 8:32 am
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Keep up the disservice off complaining. It only intrigued the mind more. If nobody said a word i wouldn’t have even looked at it. Good job idiots
Must we publicize every secret corner? It’s more fun as a word-of-mouth secret. Publishing the location of small, fun, local attractions like this ruins the magic.
The serendipity of discovery of this frog wall was part of its charm; not a forced march to complete someone else’s checklist. Leave it alone. Just get out and explore your home town on your own – there are delights on every street.
I’ve lived here my entire life and I’ve never heard of it. I just Googled “frog wall santa barbara” and there are many entries that tell you everything.
Best not talk too much about the Frog Shrine…. It’s a SECRET …. DO NOT give the specific location. There are really bad people out there that will destroy it, steal everything… etc…..
Next thing the land shark will be giving tours there. You’re book is going to change secret places. Why do we have to exploit this for profit. Maybe we should all drive by your place for fun with a bunch of
tourists to google at whatever is going on there . Privacy much.
Harry and Meghan can visit it if they get lonesome for Frogmore Cottage.
Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy! (A reference only the Serutan set will appreciate).
I haven’t walked past the frog shrine in at least 10 years, but out of curiosity I just searched for it on Google Maps, and it shows up (as “frog wall”).
So many mean and unhelpful responses here from people that seem to not want to allow others to experience the joy of something new. OP, I hope you found what you are looking for. Maybe your next book can be about the angry Edhat/Indy commenters who sit on their couches and hide behind their obscure handles to complain about any change in SB.
Ruth, please don’t include it. It’s a miracle that is has survived and prospered this long.
And I echo Thomas John’s comment, ‘please don’t include it’ Ruth. We all want it to survive…thank you
Most of you sound like a bunch of snobs. I used to go see the elephant seals up along highway 101 30 years ago before it was all fenced off. It was one of those lovely secret areas. More and more people came. It was upsetting at first, but as it turns out, it was a good thing. They are well taken care of now and have grown in population 10 fold. People are kept at a distance so as to not disturb their habitat. Discovery and sharing is not always a bad thing. Lighten up a little.
Protecting a wild and natural species and drawing attention to them for educational purposes is a completely different issue than turning every single neighborhood secret into a tourist attraction.
Thank you for the background though.