Nipomo Corner
 

Pictured: Migrant Mother February 1936, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange

I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions. I made five exposures, working closer and closer from the same direction. I did not ask her name or her history. She told me her age, that she was thirty-two. She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and birds that the children killed. She had just sold the tires from her car to buy food. There she sat in that lean- to tent with her children huddled around her, and seemed to know that my pictures might help her, and so she helped me. There was a sort of equality about it.

The Beginnings of Nipomo - By Alonzo Dana

The original author is the grandson of William Goodwin Dana, original owner of Nipomo Rancho, a Mexican land grant. This is the story of early homes built on the rancho, some still occupied today one hundred years later.

Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos By Carol Bowen

This web site was created to support the community restoration project of the Dana Adobe in Nipomo, California.

The Genealogy of William G Dana - By Judith Walker

William G Dana established the 38,000 acre Nipomo Ranchero. This is a list of some of his descendants.

Judge Henry Tefft - By Thomas Tefft

At age 25 Henry Tefft arrived in San Luis Obispo County in 1849. He died in the surf off San Luis Harbor four years later. He had become a Judge, a representative to the state constitutional convention, a wealthy landowner and the son-in-law of William Dana, the owner of the 38,000 acre Nipomo Rancho.

The Nipomo Railroad - By Loren Nicholson

The Pacific Coast Railroad brought Iron Horses and new track into San Luis Obispo around 1876. In 1881 Charles Goodall ordered construction of track south to Santa Maria. The farmers in the area of Nipomo felt they needed this new railroad line to supplement a planned wharf at Pismo Beach.

Dunites

This is the true story of the eclectic colony of hardy souls who lived hidden away in the coves and lees of the vast Oceano sand dunes at Pismo State Beach.

Nipomo Stories By John and Vickie Dicus

Nipomo stories, photos and links from RiverRock Gardens in Nipomo.

My Nipomo Community Web Site - By John Brantingham

This web page describes the latest community activities, lists businesses and references, and has pictures you will enjoy

Nipomo area Hikes, Bikes, Kayaks, and Trail Rides - By Bill Denneen

This web page describes the latest community hikes, kayaking, biking, and horse trail rides led by Nipomo resident Bill Denneen.

Nipomo Newcomers - Editor Carol Bowen

Events Calendar and Newsletter of the 400 member strong Nipomo Newcomers Club.

Rain's Nipomo Web Site

Nipomo is in San Luis Obispo County, and is situated on a mesa graced by tall stands of eucalyptus trees. The mesa extends out to the ocean, and inland across agricultural lands to low hills. The town of Nipomo has a commercial section, a library with an outstanding new facility, and is the corporate center for the Community Health Care Centers of the Central Coast with clinic sites in remote rural and urban areas in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.

The Clark Center Theatre for Performing Arts

The Clark Center Theatre is a cultural and performing arts facility to enhance the enjoyment, entertainment and education of Central Coast families. The theater opened in May 2001.

Save the Mesa

Save the Mesa is an environmentally sensitive, community based organization that is committed to orderly and sustainable growth in the South County Planning Area of San Luis Obispo County. It supports adherence to established environmental and planning processes

Nipomo High School Website

This newly built high school in Nipomo is on a 76 acre site off Thompson Road. 

Oceano Melodrama

Four miles north of Nipomo on Highway 1 and deep within the heart of California's Central Coast in the Steinbeckian town of Oceano, you will step inside a building with a gorgeous Victorian stage, cabaret tables, sawdust on the floor, and the aroma of fresh popcorn, hot dogs and chili.

The Dana-Powers House

The Dana-Powers House built in 1882 stands on a portion of the historic Rancho Nipomo.  A private residence, it has been home to five generations of Danas, beginning with Frank who built the residence on land given to him by his father, William Goodwin Dana.  Frank's son, George lived in the home until his death, at the age of 96.  It is George’s rose garden and avocado orchards that are now tended by his granddaughter, Judith Dana-Powers.

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center

The DUNES CENTER is a visitor, education and research center for the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex.

Black Lake Canyon

The Land Conservancy is raising money and buying land in this environmentally sensitive area that contains rare and endangered plants and nature trails.

Visiting Nipomo - By Debbie Stock

Nipomo is a small town growing in leaps and bounds. Highway 101, a primary freeway for the region and preferred road for coastal travelers between Los Angeles and San Francisco passes through the town.

Central Coast Kids Site - By Amanda LeNay

The Central Coast Kids Site is a one-stop shop for children's activities on the central coast. It was created to help teachers, parents and caregivers plan fun activities and minimize the time spent doing so.

Butterfly Palace

The 'Butterfly Palace is more than pie-in-the-sky dream to Central Coast woman. Watching western Monarch butterflies winter in a serene eucalyptus grove in Nipomo makes Sheila Boone want to preserve, protect and -- most of all -- share what's left of the Central Coast's special history and environment.

Black Lake Computer Club

The Black Lake Computer Club meets monthly at the Black Lake Community Room. Their meetings are at 2:00pm on the third Tuesday of each month. The public is welcome and the computer classes are free.

  

The Kaleidoscope Inn

The Kaleidoscope Inn in Nipomo, California remains as a glimpse into the colorful and historic past of south San Luis Obispo county. The Inn was built as the personal residence of V. S. Runeis in 1887 for a total cost of $6,000. On the north porch fascia you will see the "signature" of the architect and original owner V.S. Runeis.

Nipomo Native Garden - By Charlie Gulyash

This web site was created to support the efforts of the Nipomo Native Garden organization in Nipomo, California.

Oso Flaco Lake - By Students from Kermit McKenzie Jr. High School, Guadalupe, California

The Nature Conservancy and the Park Service manage the area including Oso Flaco Lake, the beach area from there to the mouth of the Santa Maria River, and many acres of the surrounding dunes. Students and families from Guadalupe have been coming here for years to hike, fish, and just to enjoy the natural beauty. A group of 8th graders wanted to do a project using their skills and interests in computers, graphics, and the internet. The Dunes Center in Guadalupe supported their work with materials, and even more importantly, with guidance in the field by two of the great docents that regularly share their knowledge and love of this area with students and adults from all over.

The Lost City

In 1923, pioneer filmmaker Cecil. B. DeMille built the largest set in movie history for his silent (and early Technicolor) epic, The Ten Commandments. It was called "The City of the Pharaohs" and is located southwest of Nipomo in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes. When filming was completed, DeMille ordered that the entire edifice be dismantled... and secretly buried. Most of it remains there today.

Sierra Club and the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Preserve is part of the 18-mile stretch of coastal dunes on California's Central Coast. The Preserve is located between Pismo (Oceano) Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area in San Luis Obispo County and Point Sal State Beach in northern Santa Barbara County.

Black Lake Golf Resort

The 27 hole Black Lake Golf Resort is located at 1490 Golf Course Lane Nipomo, CA 93444 tel: [805] 343-1214. Black Lake is truly one of the most beautiful golf courses along the entire central coast. Perfectly groomed green grass flows over the landscape, stately oak trees surround the fairways and brilliant sunshine shows off the colorful flowers which line the course.

Adobe Press By Emily Slater

News archives of the Adobe Press, Nipomo, California

Black Lake Buzz

Archives of the homeowners newsletter for Black Lake Village, Nipomo, California.

 

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