A Visit to California's Past in San Juan Bautista Home Edition

"San Juan," recalls Carla Hendershot, one of the founders of the San Juan Bautista State Park Volunteer Assn., "was the largest city in the central coastal region . . . even at one time larger than San Jose, 48 miles to the north. This was the cultural and business center of the area,...

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Published inThe Los Angeles times
Main Author Garner, Charlotte
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Times Communications LLC 22.02.1987
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SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif
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Summary:"San Juan," recalls Carla Hendershot, one of the founders of the San Juan Bautista State Park Volunteer Assn., "was the largest city in the central coastal region . . . even at one time larger than San Jose, 48 miles to the north. This was the cultural and business center of the area, and the population of San Juan Bautista was around 3,000." Good times returned shortly after the turn of the century with the opening of a cement plant outside of town and the eventual arrival of the railroad in San Juan Bautista. In 1934 the state bought the old buildings that surround the plaza green. Since then there has been a gradual restoration of the buildings of Mission San Juan Bautista and those that make up the State Historic Park-the Plaza Hotel, Castro-Breen House, Plaza Stable and Plaza Hall. Admission is 50 cents (payable at the Plaza Hotel office) for viewing the interiors of the Plaza Hotel, Castro-Breen House and Plaza Hall. A donation is requested at the mission. Mission buildings are not officially part of San Juan Bautista State Historic Park.
ISSN:0458-3035