14 Thursday, September 24, 2015
Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California
Then and now
Fifty years is ample opportunity for change in a small town. Businesses come; trends shift; businesses go. Population grows, and cities spread. Carpinteria, a quaint town of 6,651 when it incorporated in 1965, has matured and evolved into a quaint city of 13,671. City decision-makers, placed in power by concerned residents, have worked diligently to balance a viable economy and small-town charm. As
such, Carpinteria has avoided the major population booms and sprawl that have erased the personality of so many Southern California cities. Photos included in the 1965 and 1966 Carpinteria High School yearbooks gave Coastal View News great fodder for a then and now comparison.
Demolished decades ago to make way for a parking lot, Mills Drugs was a favorite stop for candy and ice cream in the 1960s.
The 76 station on the corner of Maple and Carpinteria avenues is now a newer version of the 1965 station.
Ralph Brown Realty at 5285 Carpinteria Ave. now serves as the Ohana Fun Company.
Moffett Ford at 5292 Carpinteria Ave. is now a City Market and other businesses.
The building t ha t held Carpinteria Realty Company and Insurance Agency now holds Rabobank, Epsteen and Associates and other businesses.
Dick Dailey Chevrolet at 900 Linden Ave. is now the home of Corktree Cellars and Robitailles Candy.
Remodeled to include indoor seating, the Fosters Freeze at 5025 Carpinteria Av e . i s s t i l l going strong.
After a brief stint as Tony’s Pizza in the 1960s, the building at 686 Linden Ave. changed signs several times before becoming Sly’s restaurant in 2008.