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coastaltraveler Santa Barbara By Robert Plotkin lin ore Sh eD r ch St Ho p eR an After the Civil War industrialists came out to Santa Barbara on their private rail cars to take in the Mediterranean air. Then came the European aristocracy, who after the Russian Revolution, took their fortunes to this small city laying between the ocean and the San Ynez Mountains. The old money descendents still occupy the great rooms of Montecito, a small village just south of Santa Barbara. But a wave of Hollywood immigration has settled into the toniest neighborhoods as Santa Barbara has become the Hamptons of Los Angeles. The City was fortunate to have suffered an Where to Stay San Ysidro Ranch 900 San Ysidro Ln • 805.565.1700 or www.sanysidroranch.com The Biltmore 1260 Chanel Drv. • 805.969.2262 or www.fourseasons.com/santabarbara.com Bacara Resort 8301 Hollister Ave. • 805.968.0100 or www.bacararesort.com Where to Eat Milk and Honey 30 W. Amapamu St • 805.275.4232 Arigato Sushi 1225 State St. • 805.965.6074 D’Angelo Pastry & Bread 25 W. Gutierrez St. • 805.962.5466 La Super Rica Taqueria 622 N. Milpas St. • 805.963.4940 Where to Shop Europa 2345 Lillie Ave, Summerland • 805.969.4989 or www.antiqueseuropa.com Botanik 2329 Lillie Ave, Summerland • 805.565.3831 Just Folk 2346 Lillie Ave • 805.969.7118 Church of Skaten 26 E Gutierrez St. • 805.899-1586 Lost Horizon Book Store 703 Anacapa St. • 805.962.4606 70 coastaltraveler summer NM ilp as St Sa nta Sta Ba S te rba De S ra t la SM Vin t ilp aS as t St den Gar Sta St SM S te Lom Ca ilp lo S stil t as aA lta t Dr r Cliff D mu pa na EA St WH abr WC illo d Blv lvd E Cab rillo B t yS ale EG Mon tecit o W An apa EH mu t yS ale St ez er r uit St earthquake in 1925, so the entire city was rebuilt during the best period of California construction. The lowliest apartment buildings are made of hand troweled plaster and are capped with aged Spanish tile. The courthouse is like a Spanish castle. Even the movie theatres on State Street look like places where silent film stars would swing from the chandeliers. There are few cities in the United States that have maintained an architectural style. Pre-war New York is almost gone. San Francisco has kept many of its Victorian buildings. But there is no place in California that is so unified in its architecture. There are no hodge-podge of styles, just creamy walls and red tile roofs and black wrought iron. Unfortunately, the ocean is not as appealing as the architecture. It is murky. The waves are small, except at Rincon, which is south of Santa Barbara and famous for its point break. The water is not as clear as La Jolla or Laguna Beach, but the city is much more interesting than either, and it has an over-arching elegance that few cities in the world can match. It is a place of where scions drive classic cars down long, oak studded driveways, and have to use a ladder to retrieve books from their library. It is a place where beauty, and living well are important. And in that sense, it is like the Mediterranean, where playboys and screenwriters, artists and aristocrats have decided to live under red tile. Fresh baked breads, delicate waffles and good coffee at a sidewalk cafe. 25 W. Gutierrez St. 805.962.5466 D’Angelo Pastry & Bread A culled seletion of used books and first editions under a grand pink arch. 703 Anacapa St. 805.962.4606 Lost Horizon Jacques Adnet and Jean Prouvé would approve Patrick Aumont’s design selection. 805.969.4989 www.antiqueseuropa.com Europa Americana and Outsider art invested with extraordinary individuality. 2346 Lillie Ave, Summerland. 805.9697118 www.justfolk.com Just Folk http://www.sanysidroranch.com http://www.fourseasons.com/santabarbara.com http://www.bacararesort.com http://www.antiqueseuropa.com http://www.antiqueseuropa.com http://www.justfolk.com

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