Photos from the VaultSan Luis Obispo made Southern Pacific an offer it could not refuseUpdated January 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Photos from the VaultRemember when Y2K fears gripped SLO County? Here’s a look at the day the world didn’t endJanuary 6, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultIt’s been 20 years since San Simeon Earthquake shook SLO County. Here’s what it looked likeDecember 30, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultHow the Elks played Santa Claus for 1,100 SLO County kids in 1925December 23, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultYou didn’t always have to pay to park in SLO. Here’s how downtown got its first metersDecember 16, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultGrandma didn’t like wine. Maybe it was her Central Coast grandfather’s Prohibition-era bust?Updated December 11, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Photos from the VaultSLO County could see a strong El Niño this winter. Here’s what one looked like in 1982December 2, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultFrom trash-eating hogs to biogas: How SLO County stayed on ‘the cutting edge’ of compostingNovember 25, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultHot springs drew flood of tourists to historic Paso Robles hotel. What happened to the baths?November 11, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultThese Cal Poly dorms were built in ‘race against time’ in 1950s. Now, it’s ‘their time to go’November 4, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultSLO County launched campaign to save old jails in 1970s. Here’s how they looked thenOctober 28, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultCaretakers once lived at Cal Poly’s site for experimental architecture: ‘Real hands-on’October 14, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultFast-food takeout in SLO started nearly 50 years ago with this neon-lit restaurantUpdated October 7, 2023 at 9:56 AM
Photos from the VaultSLO County schoolhouse cost $4,000 to build more than a century ago. Here’s its historyUpdated October 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Photos from the VaultSLO County nursery has been selling native plants for 50 years. Here’s how it got startedSeptember 23, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultThen-and-now photos: See how trees completely changed the look of downtown SLOUpdated September 21, 2023 at 6:14 PM
Photos from the VaultNavigation error sent 9 ships crashing into rocks off Central Coast a century agoSeptember 16, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultCal Poly football team took on U.S. Army during World War I. Here’s how the Mustangs didSeptember 9, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the Vault‘The Ten Commandments’ turns 100: When Hollywood came to Central Coast to make epic movieSeptember 2, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the VaultWho was Georgia Brown — and why is a Paso Robles school named after her?August 26, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Photos from the Vault2 businesses tried to bring drive-thrus back to SLO — 16 years after city banUpdated August 15, 2023 at 10:04 AM