Minutes: A Glimpse into Santa Barbara’s Past (2/25/2015)

• Upcoming speakers:
  March 25 – Charlie Monoyer “Discovering the Western Hemisphere”
  April 1 – Irene Rinta “Kids Engineering Program 101”
  April 8 – Ruth Alpert “The Joy of Clogging”
  April 15 – TBD
  April 22 – TBD
  April 29 – Dr. Winifred Leung “History of Imaging: From Early X-RAYS to Tomosynthesis”
• Diana Washburn reported we have now 705 dictionaries delivered to 8 schools. Four more schools remain.
• Bill Abel said the dental clinic was great. It was at the Eastside Dental Clinic on February 20. Janet Napier explained that they trained a lot of children in dental care. Thanks to Susan Klein-Rothschild; Bruce Belfiore; Bill Abel; Connard Hogan; Dennis Johns; Eric Ryan; Janet Napier; Kimmie Coley; Scott Burns; Steve Boehm;  and Zoe Guess. The next clinic is tentatively in April either at the new Goleta dental clinic or back at the Eastside dental clinic. Dennis shared a beautiful Rotary moment.Thanks to Susan for her leadership.
• Dennis Johns announced an Elings Park work day is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 14. There are some giant weeds. It could take a couple of work days to clean up the site. Cheryl Jensen will assess whether we need to replace any plants. Thank you to Dennis for leading these efforts.
• Tom Heath reported on Camp Whittier. We provided funds for a new canopy, which Camp Whittier should receive soon. There will be a work day in April or May.
• Diana Washburn described a volunteer opportunity at the library. The Santa Barbara Public Library received funds for its children’s section. They will need help moving into their new space, and we may be able to help.
• Lucille Ramirez announced our 30th birthday party will be March 6, from 7 PM until the cows come home at SOhO. It’s the same awesome ‘80s theme, “Party like it’s 1985!” Graham Guess’s awesome band, “I Want My 80’s,” performs 9 PM to 12:30 AM. It’s an $8 cover. Attendees will be invited to Round up for Rotary by donating an extra $2 for a $10 cover charge. The band will donate profits above their costs!
• Bill Abel reminded members they are still invited to the service trip to Mexico. He’s organized a trip from April 15-23 that will include helping at eye surgeries in Celaya, Mexico, with SEE International. Seven people have signed up so far. He estimates $700 for the entire trip and recommends Delta flight 284.
• Member donations to the foundation are now at 77%. Our goal remains 100%.
• Lucille Ramirez announced next next week’s weird duties.
• Charles is in the choir. To raise funds for a trip, he’s inviting people to donate items to the silent auction.
• In honor of our birthday party, we watched Weird Al’s Dare to Be Stupid party like it’s 1985!
• Pay and Tell with Sgt at Arms Liz Alves.

Program: Gary Jensen introduced John Woodward for “Hayward & Muzzall’s Views of Santa Barbara and Vicinity — The Earliest Photographs of Santa Barbara 1870 to 1879.”

• Edwin Hayward arrived in Santa Barbara in 1872. He had the first photographic studio in Santa Barbara. It was called an art gallery, which was still what photography was considered.
• He showed stereocards viewable by a stereoscope, which gives them a sense of dimension.
• Santa Barbara grew slowly because it was not easy to travel to by land. That began to change once Stearns Wharf was built, allowing steamer ships to unload more supplies.
• There was once a Chapala Street Wharf, but it was too short to be of use to steamers.
• State Street wasn’t paved until 1887.
• He showed an image of a building from the 1870s that is now Joe’s Cafe.
• Some photos were taken from the episcopal church because it was one of the tallest buildings from which to get a view.
• There was a mule-drawn trolley that went from Stearns Wharf to the Arlington Hotel.
• He shared some then and now photos: including the De La Guerra house, Carrillo Adobe, Aldo’s Restaurant, St. Vincent’s school, Upham Hotel, home of Mortimer Cook (at Chapala and Sola, which was moved one door up Chapala), University Club (some of its wordwork is original to 1869), the mission
• Hayward and Muzzall moved their photo studio to the upper clock building at State and Carrillo.
• Dr. Harriet Belcher, the first woman doctor in California, had her office in Santa Barbara.
• The Arlington Hotel, finished in 1875, was one of the first things bringing in tourists. Hayward and Muzzall sold photos to tourists.
• There are approximately a dozen collections of these photos, including one at Yale University, the Huntington Library, private collectors. He has scanned almost 900 different photos.
• Salsipuedes (roughly translated: get out if you can) and Laguna street were named for the estero. Most of it was filled after the earthquake with broken bricks. It became a dump, which became a baseball field.