Those Were The Days: Landmarks Of Old Goleta

Edited by Gary B. Coombs. Foreword by Congressman Robert J. Lagomarsino. Contributions by Gary B. Coombs, Anna Dato and George H. Adams, Vivian H. Obern, Phyllis J. Olsen, Carroll Pursell, Stella Haverland Rouse, Steve Sullivan, Walker A. Tompkins, Richard S. Whitehead and Mary Louise Days, and John Wilkens.
Published 1986. 118 + xvii pages. 72 photos and illustrations. Format: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches (approx.)

ISBN: 0-911773-09-6 (softcover); 0-911773-08-8 (hardcover).

Original essays chronicle eight historical landmarks of Goleta, California: Stow House, Goleta Depot, Goleta Union School, Daniel Hill Adobe, Sexton House, San Jose Winery, Barnsdall-Rio Grande Gasoline Station, and Hope House. Other essays explore the origins of the Goleta name and retell the history of the Goleta Valley Days community celebration, forerunner of the Goleta Lemon Festival.