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Eliot "Bud" Macy and his wife Susie were among the earliest Mountain Drivers. Bud was a young writer and Susie was Bobby Hyde's first daughter.

Natalie Daily, husband Gus, and their young children, Marla, Gordon, and Brian, moved from Pittsburgh to The Castle on Mountain Drive in 1959.

Arriving in 1960 with his family, Miramar Hotel chef George Greyson introduced the Scottish tradition of a Burns supper to the Mountain Drive community.

A native of Santa Barbara, Marty moved to Mountain Drive just after the 1964 Coyote Fire. He participated in community celebrations and edited the "Grapevine".

Peggy was a mother of five when she and husband, Frank Robinson, lost their MD home in the 1964 Coyote Fire. She describes surviving the fire and aftermath.

Starting in 1952, musician-author Mervin Lane, and his dance instructor wife, June, built their home studio and raised a family on Mountain Drive.

Although Kate Dole never lived on Mountain Drive, she and Bobby Hyde were good friends for 20 years. She developed many insights into Bobby's character.

Architect-contractor Frank Robinson moved to Mountain Drive in 1951 with his wife, Peggy. Frank recounts how many of the MD celebrations were conceived.

Susan Hamilton was a 17-year-old Westmont student when Mountain Drive beckoned. She reveals the joys and the heartaches of belonging to the community.