A Photographic History Of Trinidad, California
Page Nine - Strolling Through Town in the Sixties
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It's 1969 in Trinidad, and the old Saunders store has been demolished for the new freeway, but the Modern Garage still stands (though not for long).
(Photo by Katie Boyle; this and all photos on this page courtesy Humboldt State University-Boyle Collection.)
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The new Saunders Market, which has actually been open for business for a few years already.
(Photo by Katie Boyle.)
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The Post Office is only a year old, though. It was dedicated on July 28, 1968: the 117th anniversary of Trinidad's post office.
(Photo by Katie Boyle.)
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Before the Loz snack bar was on Main Street, the Lowe's Snack Bar was on Main Street!
(Photo by Katie Boyle.)
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Trinidad Union Elementary School. Love those two huge color TV antennas. No cable television or internet yet!
(Photo by Katie Boyle.)
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The seat of civic government, built in 1915.
(Photo by Katie Boyle.)
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The newly-restored Holy Trinity Church, first erected and consecrated in 1872.
(Photo by Katie Boyle.)
Two mainstays of the local fishing industry: Katy's...
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...and the Trinidad Bay Smoke House.
(Both photos above by Katie Boyle.)
And finally, our destination: the old Hallmark Pier.
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(Top photo by Katie Boyle, bottom photo by William Boyle.)
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Might as well go look for some agates on Launcher's Beach while we're here.
(Photo by Katie Boyle.)
Y'know, all things considered, I think I'd rather stay in Trinidad in the '60s than return to the present. But return we must...
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