Morro Bay

by Gary Ream and Roger Castle

Book Overview

Morro Bay, on California's Central Coast, is famous for the massive rock formation that guards the mouth of its natural harbor. A remnant of an ancient volcanic plug, Morro Rock--in Spanish, el Moro, the sentinel--was spotted by explorer Juan Cabrillo as early as 1542. Once sacred to Native Americans, it is now a sanctuary for peregrine falcons and other birds, near secluded dunes, a 2,300-acre national estuary known as the back bay, and eucalyptus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738530867
• ISBN13: 9780738530864
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Morro Bays past

I found the book full of great pictures. Lots information that helped put together some of the stories I had heard before. It left me wanting to learn more about some of the other long time family's. Hope someone will put together another book.

A very welcome and important addition to the limited printed information available

Issued in May-June, 2006, "Morro Bay (Images of America)" by Roger Castle and Gary Ream for The Historical Society of Morro Bay, is a very welcome and important addition to the limited printed information available about the history of Morro Bay, CA, a California central coast treasure. This is a must-have volume for local residents and others interested in Morro Bay history, along with the earlier classic 1982 "Morro Bay's yesterdays: Vignettes of our city's lives & times" by Dorothy Gates and Jane Bailey. Both books provide extensive historical photos not available elsewhere. While most Morro Bay historical information that is online can be found from links from the historical tab of morro-bay.com at morro-bay.com/historical, the contents of these two books exceeds what is available online. Castle and Ream pack their 128 page "Morro Bay (Images of America)" with fully annotated photos on every page. The magic of print-on-demand pioneered by their publisher arcadiapublishing.com makes for an interesting intersection of modern technology with historical content. I wish the authors had used Photoshop photo enhancement more aggressively to bring out the contrast, brightness, and sharpness of the hundreds of photos painstakingly assembled in this wonderful collection. The amount of time and effort devoted to collecting and preparing these photo treasures must have been be extensive. Thanks to the authors and The Historical Society of Morro Bay for this essential addition to my library.