Anonymous
By Jay of ReplayAR
In the video below, we witness the SANTA BARBARA OF YESTERYEAR by using augmented reality to overlay historical photographs on the present-day locations where they were taken. Here’s a timeline of the locations and historical moments featured in the video.
VIDEO TIMELINE:
00:02 – Foot of Stearns Wharf at the end of State Street and Cabrillo (AR Photo Source: Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Walter A. Tompkins Collection / Late 1880s)
00:10 – Stearns Wharf (AR Photo Source: Unknown / Apx. 1945)
00:15 – Sambo’s Restaurant (AR Photo Source: Chad Stevens / 1957)
00:24 – Elmer’s Metropolitan Restaurant, 1025 Chapala Street (AR Photo Source: Postcard / 1946)
00:31 – Hunt’s China Shop, 12 East Carrillo Street (AR Photo Source: Postcard / 1949)
00:38 – The Granada Theatre being repaired after earthquake damage (AR Photo Source: Unknown / 1953)
00:44 – Earthquake damage at the San Marcos Building on the corner of State and Anapamu (AR Photo Source: Edwin Rick / June 29, 1925)
00:49 – “El Nido” (The Nest) at Garden and Pedregosa (AR Photo Source: The Benham Company / 1912)
00:54 – Mission Santa Barbara after sustaining earthquake damage (AR Photo Source: Dwight Faulding / June 29, 1925)
00:59 – Stearns Wharf (AR Photo Source: Alfred Moore Stringfield / 1880)
01:06 – Lumber shipment at Stearns Wharf (AR Photo Source: Santa Barbara Historical Museum / 1888)
