Tag: Santa Barbara

The Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style was started by George Washington Smith, 100 years ago in California. Smith gave up Harvard to work in business, and later moved to Santa Barbara for his retirement. Locals loved the house he designed, which convinced him to keep designing for the city. He used materials brought from Spain…

Santa Barbara became an area for developing businesses along with being a top tourist destination, says Kenny Slaught. Many successful firms like AppScale, LastLine, TrackR, and Salty Girl Seafood were started by University of California Santa Barbara graduates. Central Coast claims double the investment per capita in development than the larger market in the Los…

The project was built between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, for $49 million. First called Boulder Dam, its name was later changed to Hoover Dam due to the contributions made by President Herbert Hoover. The project has a height of 221 meters, a length of 379 meters, and can generate 4,2 billion kWh…

Those who are terminally ill and their children are offered support by the Hospice of Santa Barbara. Many of the available programs focus on children, as one in 20 lose a parent before adulthood. Furthermore, about one in 5 face the loss of a caretaker before 18 years old. Hospice of Santa Barbara’s programs provide…

Hotel Virginia, the Old Mission’s pink towers and the El Pueblo Viejo district are a few of Santa Barbara’s attractions. The County Courthouse displays beautiful murals, and the observation deck offers an amazing city view. The Lobero theatre was built in 1873 and renovated in the 1920’s by George Washington Smith. There are many structures…

Kenny Slaught, founder of Investec Real Estate Companies, offers his support to those who experienced losses. Slaught advocates for the Hospice of Santa Barbara and one of its programs, Parenting After Loss, on his blog at KennySlaught.com. He focuses on bringing awareness to the importance of social support for those who lost someone they loved.…

Property investor Kenny Slaught has been constantly involved in the communities where his business operates. Slaught has been supporting the Hospice of Santa Barbara and its ‘The Youth Bereavement Outreach Program’. He talks about it on his blog at KennySlaught.com, in order to make the public aware of how important children’s well-being is.  Read more:…

Famous architect George Washington Smith started the Spanish Colonial Revival movement almost 100 years back. Smith left Harvard to become a bond trader, and moved to Santa Barbara to relax and paint after becoming successful. Thanks to the popularity of his artworks, Smith went on to design numerous pieces for Californians. The architect mixed old…