Joe DiMagio was born here in Martinez. The site is now a parking lot but his uncle’s house across the street where he celebrated his first marriage just sold and will hopefully be restored.
My adopted children were fostered in a home very close to Colma. I was fascinated by the town and its claim to fame. I was particularly interested in Lilly Hitchcock Coit as Hitchcock is an old family name of mine. She and her parents were born in Baltimore, where my family settled in the 1600s, so chances are high that we are distantly related.
Before there were parks, like Central and Golden Gate ( and before germ theory, when belief in a sickening miasma created the call for parks) cemeteries were used as parks in urban areas. It’s no coincidence that the designer of Central Park, Frederick Law Olmstead designed the park like Mountain View cemetery in Oakland’s Piedmont district
What a cool fact. I did not know that. Thanks for sharing! I found the cemeteries in Colma to be really beautiful and a little bit awe-inspiring too. Definitely a unique place to spend a day in the bay.
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It really is such an interesting place!
We had an interesting day. Thanks for driving! 😁
Yay! You're back!! I am looking forward to the videos coming out... 1 in particular ;)
:) Working on it!
Great to see you back!!
Thanks Tom. 🙏
That's a great T-shirt! ❤😊
You can actually buy one if you want from the Colma Historical Assocation. Here's a link (not sponsored btw 😊) www.colmahistory.com/shop/
My Mom, Dad And Grandma are buried in Colma,,,, I always stop by Wyatt and Josephine Earps grave too
Joe DiMagio was born here in Martinez. The site is now a parking lot but his uncle’s house across the street where he celebrated his first marriage just sold and will hopefully be restored.
My adopted children were fostered in a home very close to Colma. I was fascinated by the town and its claim to fame.
I was particularly interested in Lilly Hitchcock Coit as Hitchcock is an old family name of mine. She and her parents were born in Baltimore, where my family settled in the 1600s, so chances are high that we are distantly related.
Before there were parks, like Central and Golden Gate ( and before germ theory, when belief in a sickening miasma created the call for parks) cemeteries were used as parks in urban areas.
It’s no coincidence that the designer of Central Park, Frederick Law Olmstead designed the park like Mountain View cemetery in Oakland’s Piedmont district
What a cool fact. I did not know that. Thanks for sharing!
I found the cemeteries in Colma to be really beautiful and a little bit awe-inspiring too. Definitely a unique place to spend a day in the bay.