July 25, 2019 By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: LAKE ARROWHEAD TUNNELS: This week’s image is a real photo from the early 1900’s of the Emerald Bay inlet tunnel for Lake Arrowhead. Tunnels have played an important role in the history of Little Bear Valley and subsequently Lake Arrowhead. The original plan …
Category: July 2019
Milepost #932
July 18, 2019 By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS archives TITLE: SKYLAND: EARLY CRESTLINE: This week’s image is a real photo showing the entrance to Skyland in 1922 which was at the western corner of Skyland Drive and Crest Forest Drive. The site is now fully residential, and no artifacts of the grand structure remain. …
Milepost #931
July 11, 2019 By Cindy Justice, Image from Our Lady of the Lake archives TITLE: OUR LADY OF FATIMA SHRINE: This week’s image is a real photo showing early worshippers at the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine. Founded in 1938 Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church is home to the Shrine, which is one …
Milepost #930
July 4, 2019 By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: CLARK GRADE: This week’s image is a real photo of Clark Grade. Of all the roads in the San Bernardino Mountains the road in this photo, popularly referred to as Clark Grade, was the most infamous. The road runs basically from Santa Ana …