By Joe DeLise
Earthquake 98th Anniversary Mission Colorization Photos
The Great Santa Barbara Earthquake struck on on June 29, 1925 and killed 13 people and damaged numerous buildings.
98th Anniversary of the Great Santa Barbara Earthquake
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July 1, 2023, 1:42 am
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Crazy. Sweet pics man
It was a hit song in 1925, issued on Columbia records by tenor Vernon Dalhart, who had made a name for himself by recording disaster songs like “The Wreck Of The Old ’97”. I believe “Quake” was written by the Rev. Andy Jenkins.
https://youtu.be/p-MC9zvwHD4
True story: My grandmother and grandfather planned to honeymoon at the Arlington Hotel in Santa Barbara on the day of the earthquake. But thankfully, my grandfather had urgent business to attend to, and so they postponed the trip for the next day, and so were spared the disaster. Had they kept their original plans, would I even been born?
One of the silver linings is that the entire State Street had to be rebuilt. That is when the decision to make pretty Spanish styled roofs and architecture was started