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The Arcade Craze of the 80s

Middagh Goodwin

Arcades have a long history but the Video Arcade is a product of the ’80s even though the first video ...

The History of Heat Wave Skate Park

Guest ViewCrew

The History of Heat Wave Skate Park by Marc “Squid” Johnson The skatepark was designed by San Francisco skater Dan ...

BigView – The 1950s A Decade Full of Optimism

Chris Murphy

A Decade of Optimism, Growth, and Prosperity By Ken White Let’s rewind to a valley not so far away, not ...

BigView – The 1950s

Chris Murphy

The BigView by Chris Murphy There is really nothing like the sound of a hot rod motor, the squeal of ...

BigView – Modesto in the 1940s

Chris Murphy

The BigView The 1940s were a decade of change in Modesto USA. As the depression of the 1930s slowly changed ...

1937 – The Birth of Rockabilly

Chris Murphy

Modesto’s Rockabilly Roots put the “Rock” in the Roll By Chris Murphy In 1937, the first notes of Rock and ...

Roots of Rock Legends

Chris Murphy

By Chris Murphy Rockabilly is undoubtedly the most exciting, artistic, and raw form of early rock and roll today. Initially, ...

BigView – Modesto History 1870 -1900

Chris Murphy

The BigView Modesto 150 By Chris Murphy Modesto turns 150 years old this year. Throughout 2020 as part of the ...

The Big View – Once Upon A Time in Modesto

Chris Murphy

The BigView Once Upon a Time in Modesto By Chris Murphy 1969 was a time of great music, expanded awareness ...

DesignView – Garbage Design: Modesto Invented Curbside Recycling

Lee Davis

DesignView by Lee Davis, Founder, Modesto Design School Garbage Design: Modesto Invented Curbside Recycling The first Earth Day on April ...

History from your backyard: Lovers Leap and Knights Ferry

Guest ViewCrew

History from your backyard: Lovers Leap and Knights Ferry By Lloyd G. Ploutz Going East from Modesto through Oakdale on ...

HistoryView: E. Clampus Vitus Chapter 58

Guest ViewCrew

History In Your backyard: E. Clampus Vitus Chapter 58 by Lloyd G. Ploutz, Historian You live in a very historical ...

HistoryView – Knights Ferry

Guest ViewCrew

Knights Ferry Attacked !!!!! By Lloyd Ploutz The sounds of cannons, rifles, and the screams of the dying were all ...

HistoryView – Historic LaGrange

Guest ViewCrew

HistoryView Historic LaGrange Story and Photos by Lloyd Ploutz RODEO TIME Come early and stay late for the La Grange ...

Ghost Stories

Brandilyn Mitchell

Ghost Stories by Brandilyn Mitchell When we think of ghost hunters, we usually think about groups going to truly haunted ...