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Roxy theater is still there

Not anymore

To be honest, Santa Rosa is a terrible place to live. Crime, sideshows and bad cops. The traffic and parking anywhere in the main city area is pretty bad.

When I think of my home area, I call it contractor county now. Hoards of gen-x F350 drivers overcharging for tightening a pipe and homes youll never afford. Beautiful area. Out of touch people.

This was ground central for the California Eugenics movement.

ABSD-4 was stationed in Seeadler Harbor along with ABSD-2. It was sunk as an artificial reef near there at (-2.0434635630154294, 147.40693952289018) . It can be seen on Google earth.

Relatively timely information, lots of incredible knowledge condensed into the presentation. Remarkable. Thank you. I am a model builder and am in the middle of a spat of WWII ship builds. I came across the ABSD-1 model manufactured by Takom in 1/350 scale, same scale I work with ships in, and of course, Advanced Modeler Syndrome (AMS) kicked in immediately due to the obscure nature of the subject. No out of the box build here. I also am planning a trip to the National Archives in College Park to do some research and view the blueprints so again, thanks for the advance work up laying the groundwork for my visit. There are several models, mostly in 1/700 scale - due to the size of the subject, originally all photoetch metal but several plastic kits were recently released in the last few years and of course, the Takom 1/350 kit in plastic (mostly) last year. The kit and base will measure about 12" x 24" when complete. Keep it up, love the video and looking forward to hearing more.

Fascinating history. I've watched the Bennett Valley area grow over the last 40 years, but hopefully not too much. I love the open spaces, the beautiful trees and grasses and wild mustard plants. That's what makes Santa Rosa so desirable along with the best weather in the country.

California was a state before 1849....

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You mean they were killed off

The first building??? I doubt it. Like there were no natives there? At all???

ABSD-3 is still fully intact at the Viktor Lenac yard in Croatia after it was released from Bath Iron Works. Andy, thank you so much for the video.

1. Not big city 2. Traffic isn't terrible, drivers are 3. Weather is good is you coming from Montana or Buffalo 4. Diversity means White vs Mexicans 5. Not family friend at all, full of weirdos close from children area, marijuana smell all over the city including in children playing area, neighbors don't give a simple hello, bullying with new residents kids at clubs, schools and parks. 6. Restaurants suck, no matter the food is always spicy because the chef is Mexican 7. Cost of living is pathetic, there's nothing except arrogance and entitlement to explain prices 8. Public transportation is worst than Sri Lanka 9. Homeless and drugs everywhere 10. A lot of people drink and drive or smoke pot while driving, even teenagers. 11. Allergies, terrible the entire years. 12. Corruption system between city employees and local parks & structures 13. Scams are constant in any business in the region, many trying to outsmart people with little scams. 14. Pathetic healthcare system 15. Very low level of education and values on public schools. Sonoma County lies between a drug addict metropole with high criminal activity and a drug producing and crime-free county (Humbolt), and has a population who in general seem to live in a river in Egypt.

Interesting stories. I'm always researching old maps and newspaper articles to locate places to go metal detecting. I would love to locate some of the spots that the road houses were on and metal detect the property. It would be exciting to find some relics from those days to donate to a museum.

Thank you 🙏 ❤❤❤

Thank you so much 🙏🙏❤

Serious effort. Many thanks. This man and this video deserve more attention. Hats off to Luther Burbank (1849 - 1926) and George Washington Carver (1864 - 1943)! I suppose that they are among a small number of people who were assets to North America, unlike most of their ancestors ---the Conquistadors and the latecomers.

this is cool but looking for the other side of santa rosas history no one wants to talk about...

moved in trash and now its gang cartel country wake up violent horrific people have moved in remeber the class of tgese areas santa barbara was quiet and classy now omg i wouldnt go there or even malibu bad area s

Fourth-generation, Santa Rosa native people of the bathroom, California and you know everything that they don’t like but I love my city

You mispronounced every Spanish word and name therefore changing the meaning.

Left out Mishewal Wappo ppl

It was once upon a time a great city and place to live, not so much anymore.

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Nigga balls

I was born in Santa Rosa at Memorial Hospital in April 1958 and have lived here all my life and I love this city. I plan to never move away.

Santa Rosa historically is a hateful evil place. It is not and has never been this little beautiful wonderful place. This Confederate Sympathizing place was built by Confederate slave owners they killed thousands of the indigenous people and murdered the black slaves that were brought there by evil slave owners. Santa Rosa is still today is haunted by its evil past.

Do you by any chance have a photo of the old Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club (Country Club Dr between Hall Rd and Piezzi) clubhouse? Current humongous building was built around 2010. Can't find anywhere online a photo of the pre-2010 charming little building. Thx Dave

Fascinating history and geography!

Always knew Santa Rosa was the best!

Thanks for creating this amazingly educational history of Santa Rosa’s development. People like me who were raised elsewhere and came here to raise our family really will appreciate it, as we do our city. That Frank Doyle pushed through GGB and SRJC is great to know. I love it here & plan to stay forever. Yes modern blights like crime/homelessness/addiction impact Santa Rosa, but there’s no city in the US without that. I love NoCal and Sonoma County has the best weather, most open space, & friendliest folks I’ve found after trying three others (SF, Alameda & Marin counties).

Thanks Ray! A great trip down memory lane.

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I was born in Santa Rosa. My family still lives there and I love to revisit as often as I can. This video made me home sick. I now call Michigan my home.

This was awsome.

Not half bad. Could use some Lady Luck.

do not move here i died twice

Articles exploring the topics discussed in the "Turn on Your Red Light" webinar presentation can be found here: santarosahistory.com/wordpress/2022/10/an-unmitigated-nuisance/

This played out like an old western show on Netflix in my head on my walk good one. Such good history

Sure you are.

If only the building would stop…

Really enjoyed this, thank you

My ancestors traveled from Missouri in the late 1800s , settled a ranch south West of what is now lake Sonoma, I was born at the community hospital on Chanate in early 60s, Sonoma County used to be a great place ,before all the money grubbers showed up and destroyed the landscape

Unfortunately the truth is Santa Rosa is in poor shape and homeless everywhere.

I lived there in the 1980s, I went to S.R J.C. and S.S.U.

What an excellent production! Having grown up in Montgomery Village, going to Montgomery High School, having Frank Grace as a coach, receiving a Doyle Scholarship and a great education from SRJC, and spending alot of time in Annadle, as a kid makes me miss the old Santa Rosa of < 40k population very much. This documentary is a treasure! Thank you Gaye LaBaron, Frank Grace, and team!!

Sorry it is located in California-all bets are off!

Not if it’s in Cali.

18:51 - As always, the federal government has been nothing but a parasitical and malignant influence on the state of California, which is why we desperately need to break away at some point and become our own sovereign entity without the federal government and the rest of this crumbling backward country holding us back any longer. We need to be in control of our own future and our own resources without the two being plundered and squandered by the feds.