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McPherson, Paule P., 1935-2023

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1935 - 2023-05-31

Biography

Paule McPherson lived on Mountain Drive for 54 years. She held her 2-month-old daughter, Caity, in her arms when she and Duke bought their home at 201 East Mountain Drive. Their home survived the Sycamore Canyon Fire, but they felt the trauma of losing their home to the flames of the Tea Fire. They rebuilt and enjoyed over a decade in their new home. Duke still lives there, but Paule died May 31, 2023, at the age of 88. Though she didn’t get out to all the neighborhood social events, many knew her.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mountain Drive Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-2020-008
Abstract Mountain Drive, a residential enclave of free spirits located in the hills above Montecito, coalesced in the years following World War II. The driving force behind its formation was Robert McKee Hyde, known to all as Bobby. The spirit of the community was bohemian, a “live-and-let-live” feel that fostered a close-knit camaraderie. Community interaction often centered on a growing number of celebrations and festivals. Probably the best-known was the Wine Stomp, begun in 1952, in which the...
Dates: 1985 - 2022

Paule McPherson Interview, 1990-02-09

 File — Folder: McPherson, Paule, Cassette: Master
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mountain Drive Oral History Collection contains thirty oral histories of people who experienced the early days of Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara's bohemian community. The collection originated as an advanced oral history course conducted during the summer of 1986. The success of the group project, and the feeing that it had only scratched the surface of a rich subject, caused the effort to be continued for six years. One of the envisioned outputs of the project was a publication on the...
Dates: 1990-02-09