Riviera hilltop land, which he developed into one of California’s premier nurseries and arboretums.

The Riviera is also home to the Santa Barbara County Bowl, built in 1935 in Quail Canyon, a natural amphitheater which was donated for the purpose of providing a place for Old Spanish Days fiesta pageants. The County Bowl with it’s ocean and city views now hosts top names in the music concert tour circut and is a must for locals to experience.

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In the early 1900’s at the west end of the Riviera, the Normal School was prospering and changing names. In 1919 it became the Santa Barbara Normal School; in 1921 the Santa Barbara State Teachers College; in 1935 the Santa Barbara State College; and finally in 1944 the University of CaliforniaThis story appears in ESPN The Magazine's April 11 Warriors Issue. Subscribe today!

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