you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/cities our. welcome to san luis obispo, located halfway between los angeles and san francisco. this city of about 48,000 residents sits along california s central coast. with help from our cable partners for the next hour we ll visit several sites in the city and surrounding area. including the adobe and the lighthouse. we begin with a visit to mission san luis obispo, which is where the city originates rom. [bell ringing] [bell ringing] when the franciscan missionaries were sent from mexico into upper california, they were told to go to specific locations and establish missions which would in turn become pueblos. the spanish term for self-governing community, become a civic center of sorts. so san luis obispo essentially grew out of the mission. this is mission san luis obispo which was founded in 1772 by a father. will you see the statue at all 21 of the california missions. even missions that the father didn t start. thi
archive of all of programs visit c-span.org/history. san ated 10 miles from luis obispo, we traveled to avila people to see the saab san oint lighthouse. the town of avila beach is pretty much a case study of the entire state of california. not only do we have a native people, the chumash, who lived here 2000 here for the past 10,000 years, we also have a spanish ssion, which is the town san luis was build around. this was the entrance to and from the town when people would come by the sea. the importance stems from the 1870 s. all of when all of the piers were constructed. one was active, the hartford, which is open today. shipscould bring people and supplies. a good example of that type of commerce is the early missions here would sell off their tallow and hides from their cattle. you d have small sailing ships coming around from boston, land here, pick up hides and bring them back to boston and make shoes out of them. so you have people in boston wearing shoes made f
the town of avila beach, right over here, is pretty much a case study of the entire state of california. not only do we have native liveds, the chumash, who out here for 10,000 years, we also have a spanish mission, which is what the town of san luis obispo was built around. avila beach was the entrance to and from that town when people would come by the sea. the importance of the town of avila beach stems from the 1870 s, when a lot of the piers were constructed. the hartford peer is still open today. it allowed steamships from san francisco, los angeles, anywhere in the world to come into our harbor. they could bring people, supplies. a good example of that type of commerce is that the early missions here would sell tallow and hides from cattle. you had small sailing ships coming from boston. they would pick up those hides and bring them back to boston and make shoes out of it. you have people in boston wearing shoes made from leather that came from the central coast. the
announcer 2: welcome to san luis obispo, located between los angeles and san francisco. this city of 48,000 since along california s central coast. with help from our spectrum cable partners, for the next hour we will visit several sites in the city and surrounding areas including the point san luis lighthouse. we begin with a mission to mission a visit to mission san luis abyss boat where it san luis obispo where it originates from. [bell] when the franciscan missionaries spread from mexico into the upper california, they were told to go to specific locations and establish missions which would in turn become pueblos, the spanish term for a self-governing community, become a civic center of sorts. san luis obispo grew out of the mission. this is mission san luis obispo, found in 1772 by you will see the statue at all 21 of the missions am even those he didn t start. this is one of the ones he started in night in 1772. he surveyed the area and picked the perfect sp
the town of avila beach, right over here, is pretty much a case study of the entire state of california. not only do we have native peoples, the chumash, who lived out here for 10,000 years, we also have a spanish mission, which is what the town of san luis obispo was built around. avila beach was the entrance to and from that town when people would come by the sea. the importance of the town of avila beach stems from the 1870 s, when a lot of the piers were constructed. the hartford peer is still open today. it allowed steamships from san francisco, los angeles, anywhere in the world to come into our harbor. they could bring people, supplies. a good example of that type of commerce is that the early missions here would sell tallow and hides from cattle. you had small sailing ships coming from boston. they would pick up those hides and bring them back to boston and make shoes out of it. you have people in boston wearing shoes made from leather that came from the central coast