Before Our Time: Homes evolve, too …
One of the charms of living here on the Hill is the welcome absence of typical Southern California tract housing. As soon as I...
Before Our Time: Village center …
In a place that changes as slowly as Idyllwild, what’s new about a New Year? Seven years ago it was the imminent opening...
Before Our Time: From lumber to recreation …
Although you won’t find them memorialized in a street name, there are three Idyllwild pioneers I regard most highly: George Hannahs, Claudius Emerson, and...
Before Our Time: From lumber to recreation …
As this past summer’s well-deserved centennial celebration for Ernie Maxwell fades into memory, I’d like to focus attention on an equally fascinating Idyllwild pioneer:...
Before Our Times: Horsepower …
“Getting there is half the fun.”
With summer vacation season well behind us, it may be easier to assess the validity of that old...
Before Our Time: How communities evolve
The current ferment about where and how to manage public recreation in Idyllwild calls to mind a place where Hill folk gathered for...
Before Our Time: Paradise, roads, traffic, then serenity …
One of the joys of living in Idyllwild is our freedom from the usual trend of modern resort towns toward suburban sprawl and congestion....
Before Our Time: 1946: The beginning …
The time has come to speak of Ernest Maxwell. In my reading of Idyllwild’s history, he stands among three visionaries from successive generations, each...