The evolution of the automobile made its mark on American culture throughout the 20th Century. The days of chrome, color and design were both distinguishable and beautiful when cars were king of the status symbols.

More than anything else, the waterfront is San Francisco’s claim to historical fame. One hundred years ago the only way to reach the city was to cross the bay by boat and disembark at the Ferry Building, a bustling terminal that was gateway to the metropolis. At the turn of the 20th Century, more than 100,000 people a day made their way through the long, two story building and onto the streets of San Francisco.

Nursing is a ministry of service profession, said Snyder. “Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a nurse.”

After almost 28 years doing the work she set out to do, Snyder is taking on more challenges in her chosen profession by assuming the job of top nurse at the newly enlarged medical center. She came to Mercy San Juan in December, 2009, just as it opened it’s new tower.

Linda Brandenburger’s family roots were already firmly planted in the Sacramento Valley when the 20th Century began and they remain solid as the 21st Century unfolds.

Patricia Starr believes the only limits in life are those that are self-imposed. To this adventurous senior, no dream should go untested. “Dream, believe and achieve,” she said. “That’s my mantra.”
She has had the audacity [...]

Lots of sunshine and green grass. Guy Anderson says he doesn’t ask for much more, except maybe a bat, ball and an infielder’s mitt. Because, after a lifetime of playing, his love of the game [...]

Words and Photos by: Wild Bill Hill
Before Nancy Ginesi-Hill  started flying she restored classic cars and motorcycles. “I was a tomboy growing up, working on engines in garages since I was 16. In 1988 while [...]

There are uniforms with medals pinned to the jackets once worn by pilots who flew C124 airplanes in the skies above Berlin, and nearby, rests the aircraft they made famous. The airlift that tells of [...]

Jim Easterly was a boy with a paper route. He was a kid like many others, peddling across the neighborhood with a bag full of newspapers, throwing them onto subscribers front porches and lawns along the way.

Mother Goose is giving a Christmas Ball. Little Boy Blue, Humpty Dumpty, Miss Muffit and the rest of the nursery rhyme crowd will attend. Nearby, there will be a holiday parade and a visit to [...]

Sixty years after allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy and began the liberation of Europe, Harold Wiener made a vow to the children in the town of Evran, in Brittney, France. “I told [...]

To paraphrase an old Duke Ellington song, “Music doesn’t mean anything if it doesn’t swing”. Play it hot or cool, that element must be there as it was in the days when big bands dominated [...]

A wild grapevine found flourishing in the British countryside near the village of Wrotham, Kent produces a dark pinot noir wine. Outside of England, the rare vintage is exclusive to one grower in America.
It’s the [...]

Most of the summers of Valerie Good’s life have been spent in the breath-taking beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains and on the crystal coolness of Lake Tahoe. As a child, Good and her three [...]