Ebook: Santa Rosa: California in vintage postcards

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; One -- ROSE CARNIVALS, FESTIVALS, AND PARADES; Two -- STREET SCENES; Three -- LUTHER BURBANK FAVORITE SON; Four -- CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND RESIDENCES; Five -- COMMERCIAL AND LANDMARK BUILDINGS; Six -- HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM SANTA ROSA; Seven -- THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1906; Eight -- ODDS AND ENDS, PLUS A BIT OF HUMOR; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.;From the first Rose Carnival in 1864, to the Great Earthquake in 1906, and the building of Highway 101, this book documents the history of Santa Rosa, illuminated in over 200 vintage postcards. Included are postcards of Luther Burbank, horticulturalist and local hero, as well as many views of Fourth Street as it changed and grew with the town.