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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 ...

HistoryView-Purple Turnip

Chris Murphy

In the 60s, the Purple Turnip was located at 950 10th Street and was the place where many of the ...

History of Rock n Roll – Part 5

Chris Murphy

The History of Rockabilly and Rock and Roll Series Continued By Chris Murphy We are on a wild and fun ...

Rockabilly History Lesson

Jennifer Allsup

Rockabilly View By Jennifer Allsup Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock~n~Roll,dating back to the early 1950’s. The ...

Modesto Chamber 100 Year Gala

Chris Murphy

March 10, 2012 The Gallo Center was the place to be on Saturday night to celebrate the 100 Years of ...