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Memories of Mountain Drive
Where is Mountain Drive?
The Mountain Drive community is located in the hills above Montecito in an area bounded by Coyote Road, Westmont College, and the Santa Ynez…
Who created Mountain Drive?
Bobby Hyde, the father of Mountain Drive, with a copy of The Grapevine newsletter. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara…
Adobe brick construction
Adobe brick construction of the Neely home, Mazatlan. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Laying adobe bricks
Bill Neely laying adobe bricks made on site. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Adobe home
Barbara Neely with children in front of the Neely home, Mazatlan. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical…
Adobe home interior
Mazatlan, home interior. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Mazatlan home exterior
Neely home exterior. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Kids and canines
Children and dogs played unencumbered in the chaparral of Mountain Drive. Peake (Michael) Mountain Drive Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library,…
Harvest of children and grapes
Neely kid with a lug of picked grapes. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Picking grapes for the Wine Stomp
Bill Neely (beret) and Tom Sheldon (r) picking grapes. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Harvest Beauty
Wine Queen 1962, Peggy Robinson. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Feast before the Wine Stomp
The feast before the Wine Stomp. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
After the Feast
Procession to the Wine Stomp led by Frank Robinson (r) and Susan Robinson (tambourine). Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa…
Wine Stomp procession
Frank Robinson in his wildcat skin leads a procession of Mountain Drivers to the Wine Stomp. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library,…
Wine Stomp procession, Seconds
Wine Stomp procession scene from the Paramount Pictures film, Seconds. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical…
Crowning the Wine Queen
Crowning Rehlein Benedict Wine Queen 1956. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Let the Wine Stomp begin
Rehlein Benedict, Wine Queen 1956, assisted into the grape vat by Frank Robinson. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara…
Wine Stomp scene, Seconds
The filming of the Wine Stomp scene in the Paramount Pictures movie, Seconds. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara…
Wine Stomp scene, Seconds
Movie Wine Queen, Leslie Hill, in the prop grape vat used for the filming of Seconds. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa…
Wine Queen 1965
Sandy Hill, Wine Queen 1965. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Wine flask
Pagan Bros., Santa Barbara wine flask. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Bobby Hyde at a Wine Stomp
Bacchus and Bobby Hyde at a Wine Stomp. Chiacos Elias. 1994. Mountain Drive: Santa Barbara's Pioneer Bohemian Community. Santa Barbara Calif:…
Feeling the music
Feeling the music at the Wine Stomp. Peake (Michael) Mountain Drive Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Music, always music
Bill Neely playing concertina. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Bobby Hyde on recorder
Bobby Hyde on recorder with fellow revelers. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
The Scragg Family
The Scragg Family. Peter “Hanley” Feldmann (left), Kajsa “Ruby” Ohman, and Gene “Seth” McGeorge. Feldmann (Peter) Mountain Drive Photographs, Gledhill…
Making music in the early 1960s
Tom Sheldon (guitarrón) and Angy Bjorklund (concertina) making music in the early 1960s. Chiacos, Elias. 1994. Mountain Drive: Santa Barbara's Pioneer…
At the potters wheel
Bill Neely at the potters wheel in his Mountain Drive workshop. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Pottery studio
Ed Schertz in his pottery studio, early 1960s. Chiacos, Elias. 1994. Mountain Drive: Santa Barbara's Pioneer Bohemian Community.
Creativity with clay
Bill Neely (apron) creating a clay sculpture. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Pots at the Pot War
Neely wares at the Pot War. (l-r) Susan Neely, Bill Neely, Phyllis McGibbon, Jeff Neely, and John Stack (standing). Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive…
Pot War shoppers
Pot War shoppers. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Twelfth Night celebration at the Castle
Frank Robinson (l), George Greyson, and Lorna Greyson at the Castle for a Twelfth Night celebration. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill…
Twelfth Night + Pot War = Renaissance Pleasure Faire
Bill and Susan Neely at an early Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Old studio
Potting plant shed at Jack Boegle's home. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Hot tub with a view
Hot tub on Jack Boegle's patio inspected by Lee Chiacos (l) and Mario Roman. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara…
Hot tubbers
Hot tubbers. Young Noel. 1978. Hot Tubs: How to Build Maintain & Enjoy Your Own Winter & Summer All Year 'Round. New York: Vintage…
Hot tubbing
Hot tubbers. Young Noel. 1978. Hot Tubs: How to Build Maintain & Enjoy Your Own Winter & Summer All Year 'Round. New York: Vintage…
Young hot tubbers.
Young hot tubbers, Kathy Koury (top) and Hillary "Sissy" Dabney (bottom). Young Noel. 1978. Hot Tubs: How to Build Maintain & Enjoy Your Own…
Mountain Drivers at Fiesta
Mountain Drive float in the Fiesta Historical Parade. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
La Cantina
Kajsa Ohman behind the bar at La Cantina with Laura Rowan (Peake) in heavy coat, and Gill Johnston. La Cantina was located on Lower Hyde Road.…
Bacchus ends another harvest
Bacchus statue and grape vat at rest outside the wine cellar. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Mountain Drive mailboxes
Community mailboxes on Mountain Drive, 1994. Chiacos (Elias) Mountain Drive Papers, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Wine Queen rinsing off
Wine Queen 1965, Sandy Hill, rinsing off following the Wine Stomp. Neely Family Photograph Collection, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical…