Greater Carpinteria:: Summerland and La Conchita

by Dave Moore, Bonnie Kelm, Jim Campos, et al.

Book Overview

Carpinteria once featured a racetrack at one end of town and a gargantuan statue of Santa Claus at the other--"anchor" operations highlighting this unique southern corner of coastal Santa Barbara County. A few miles south, in the northern corner of Ventura County, nestles La Conchita, where an early seaside stagecoach route and a famous banana plantation helped shape the local flavor. The historical characteristics of Summerland, on the coast north...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738570982
• ISBN13: 9780738570983
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"