Before Our Time: Idyllwild furniture …
Between 1925 and 1960, Idyllwild became widely known as a center for the manufacture of craftsman-style furniture.
Hal Holcomb, “the Rustic Man,” started it...
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: Drought is nothing new here …
“O, sunset land! O, sunset land!
As on thy highest mount I stand,
I look away across the plain,
And wonder will it ever rain.”
Thus did J.P....
Before Our Time: The Chef in the Forest …
A Minnesota reader, fondly recalling childhood vacations here, recently sparked my curiosity about one of Idyllwild’s more outlandish characters. In January 1966, Warren Jacober...
Before Our Time: By Robert B. Smith
With Avery Field’s photography, others saw Idyllwild …
Picture postcards are an ever-popular item in scenic areas such as Idyllwild. We certainly have had our...
Before Our Time: A long history in Fuller Mill …
One of my favorite bits of mountain lore is the sad saga of Charles Beverly Hughes.
Eldest son of a clergyman in the mountains of...
Before Our Time: Immigrant helps preserve the mountain …
After I mentioned the George Thomas Cedar last month, a reader asked about another local landmark, the A.C. Lovekin Cedar. Though not so old...
Before Our Time: Before Kwikset came
You can’t commute from Fern Valley or walk about town these mild summer mornings for very long without noticing the seemingly abandoned scatter of...
Before Our Time: You don’t have to live in Idyllwild to leave your mark...
Some 32 summer camps have now been documented in the Idyllwild area since 1920. But Idyllwild Institute-Fiesta stands out for its oddly nondescript name.
This...
Before our time: Lawler Lodge …
Lawler Lodge, on Highway 243 in Dark Canyon, is one of the more obscure landmarks in our mountains. Its namesake, however, was anything but...