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Today in History, May 16th 1928 Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA

Selected Excerpts from The Carmelite, May 16th, 1928

Vintage Advertisement: Carmel Development Company, Ocean Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea, J. F. Devendorf, President, Telephone 12

The Carmelite May 16th, 1928, Carmel-by-the-Sea California

Later in his life, after the 1906 earthquake and fire which devastated San Francisco, James Franklin Devendorf used his power as a developer to offer artists lots in Carmel-by-the-Sea for a mere ten dollars (about $3,550 in today's money) down and "whatever they could pay per month, often at no interest" according to an article by Barbara J. Klein published by the Traditional Fine Arts Organization at https://www.tfaoi.org/aa/5aa/5aa300.htm

"Purely Personal" Section of The Carmelite, May 16th, 1928

Reads a bit like Facebook or NextDoor.

President Coolidge's address before the conference referenced here can be found at: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-before-the-pan-american-conference-havana-cuba

There is a Historic Site in Journalism Marker honoring the memory of Lincoln Steffens (1866-1936) near the intersection of San Antonio and Ocean Avenue here in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California