Announcements and Links to Interviews and Appearances
Sunday, March 6, 2011. 3:00 P.M.
Sunset Center, Studio 105, San Carlos Street at Ninth, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Carmel Mission Foundation lecture series.
17-Mile Drive and the Carmel Mission
Just 150 years ago, the Carmel Mission was in shambles, the single home at Pebble Beach had been abandoned, Pacific Grove consisted of a small dairy and a new lighthouse, and Monterey was sparsely populated by a few older families and a smattering of Yankees. Like Babel of old, the community was divided by languages – mostly Spanish, a little English, a bit of Portuguese, a remnant of Carmelino, and even some Cantonese. Over the next 30 years the community was transformed into a tourist mecca, 17-Mile Drive began attracting visitors from around the world, Pacific Grove became a popular church retreat center and efforts were first launched to preserve and restore the mission. Pebble Beach Company Historian Neal Hotelling will discuss this evolution and how the Carmel Mission has had a long connection with the history of Pebble Beach.
Tuesday March 30, 2010
See Neal Hotelling interviewed as part of the
Wave Street Autors Series
7:00 P.M. at Wave Street Studios, 774 Wave Street, Monterey, CA 93940.
Historian Neal Hotelling has recently published his third book on the history of Pebble Beach Resorts – this one focusing on the rich history of championship golf stretching back more than 100 years on the peninsula – “Pebble Beach: The Official Golf History” (Triumph Books, 2009).
Hotelling will discuss the new book, share stories about the history and discuss a bit of the “detective process” involved in searching out the true facts of history – especially the history of a place as internally famous as Pebble Beach.
Neal Hotelling has made his home on the Monterey peninsula for 25 years, has authored numerous articles on local history and been actively involved in historic preservation and education. His first book, “Pebble Beach Golf Links: The Official History” (Sleeping Bear Press, 1999) was awarded Golf Book of the Year. He is also the Director of Licensing and Special Projects for Pebble Beach Company and serves as their historian and executive editor of Pebble Beach – The Magazine.
March 31 - California Presevation Foundation Workshop 9:00-5:00; Hotel Del Monte: Case Study on Preservation
April 30 - Monterey Peninsula Country Club (private)
May 20 - MHAA Speakers Series (public welcome) - "More than the Open: A History of Golf in Pebble Beach" - 6:00 P.M.
http://montereyhistory.org/events/brighter-light-lecturer-biographies/
See Neal interviewed on the LiveNetworks Author Series with host Michael Hemp