1968 La Fiesta Parade

May 17, 1968

One of the lost traditions of San Luis Obispo is La Fiesta de las Flores. Established in 1925 as a fund-raiser for the fire damaged downtown Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa , the festival was held almost continually until 1995.

The city festival then fell victim to organizer burnout and a lack of money. Since then there have been sporadic attempts to bring it back but the La Fiesta parade has the same fate as the Mardi Gras parade for the opposite reasons. Mardi Gras was too popular.

In these photos by Barry Minett, the shopping epicenter for the county is on display with the hot department stores of the day, Sears, J.C Penny and Riley's in the background. Indian Guides program no longer exists most places. Pseudo history is a harder sell in today's world.

What's in a Name Update

Well the entry period closed with one nomination for a name change and a few votes to keep it the same so I'll use my superdelegate powers to end the process and keep the name the same.
Thanks for the ideas...I'll let you know when the changes are coming, the web address may change a little so stay tuned...

Here are the comments/e-mail notes.

Sarah in SLO:
I like "Photos from the Vault", too. It conveys a great mental image, and it has a nice ring to it ... like "Tales from the Crypt."

Bob in Atascadero:
I really like "Photos From the Vault", it says it all. I picture you going to a dark dusty archive room and sorting through some boxes and finding treasures that you then scan and post here. I think the name says it all.

Maggie (formerly of Creston, currently of Kamloops, British Columbia):
How about "A Peak into the Past"?

Anonymous said...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again -- penguins have no respect for history.