70 years ago – 1950 The director of ISOMATA (now Idyllwild Arts Academy) announced that a four-week workshop session was canceled because a number of the male students notified the school they could not attend due to the “unsettled world condition.” 65 years ago – 1955 Ladies of the Guild were hard at work getting…
70 years ago – 1950 Hill motorists, children and inexperienced horsemen “unaccustomed to city streets” were warned to be careful during the busy vacation time. 65 years ago – 1955 The first San Jacinto Mt. Wilderness Horseman’s Play Day, involving many local riding clubs, was a major success. 60 years ago – 1960 Plans were…
70 years ago – 1950 The local square dance class completed nine lessons, which was the complete course, in one week. Then it announced it was opening to the public. 65 years ago – 1955 Hidden Lodge swimming pool opened daily. The cost was 60 cents for adults, and 40 cents for children. 60 years…
70 years ago – 1950 Realtors were advertising cabins with fireplaces for $3,750 and acre-sized lots for $1,250. 65 years ago – 1955 C.L. Emerson died in Hemet at the age of 82. He had been associated with the early development of Idyllwild and purchased the Idyllwild Inn in 1917. 60 years ago – 1960…
70 years ago – 1950 Cliff Campbell was running trail rides into the back country from his corrals at the Idyllwild Dairy. 65 years ago – 1955 Representatives of major conservation organizations met at Bowman Arts Center for the third-annual conservation conference. 60 years ago – 1960 General building contractor William J. Burke advertised a…
70 years ago – 1950 Census counted 604 permanent residents in Idyllwild, Mountain Center and Pine Cove. 65 years ago – 1955 Chamber of Commerce trustees met with California Telephone Co. officials regarding complaints by local business people that they were unable to make off-the-Hill calls. A request was made for more trunk lines. 60…
70 years ago – 1950 A new layout for the Idyllwild brochure was planned at a meeting of the Chamber’s Businessmen’s Committee. 65 years ago – 1955 State Park Ranger Frank Davies reported he would have a six-man crew working on the backcountry trails during summer. Extensive repairs were planned for the trails that…
Editor: It was a stirring sight to see so many Idyllwilders on the street last week waiting for a reported invasion of looters from “Off the Hill.” I spoke to one local on guard outside his business who said his wife was terrified at home in anticipation of the attack. Another local also told me…
70 years ago – 1950 The town was filled with movie stars as Audie Murphy and Marguerite Chapman headed up the cast for “Kansas Raider,” which was filmed on Garner Ranch. 65 years ago – 1955 Representing a dozen different countries, students from Pasadena City College spent a weekend on the Hill. 60 years ago…
70 years ago – 1950 Ernie Maxwell reported that he had to get his long johns back out as June started with snow and cold weather. 65 years ago – 1955 Idyllwild resident Dr. Marion Michael Null had been as busy as a bird dog since Davy Crockett became the man of the hour. He…
