Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . real estate values becamefirmer. A little later improvements such as theconstruction of the San Marcos building, the re-organization of the street railway system, thebuilding of the Federal Post Office -and theerection of the State Normal School, were car-ried out, and today there is no speculation in landvalues, lots being usually purchased with a viewto improvement, and farm lands for use and in-come. Origin of Santa Barbara Street NamesThe many uncommon names given to thestreets of Santa Barbara no doubt puzzle thetourist and stranger, but the
Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . real estate values becamefirmer. A little later improvements such as theconstruction of the San Marcos building, the re-organization of the street railway system, thebuilding of the Federal Post Office -and theerection of the State Normal School, were car-ried out, and today there is no speculation in landvalues, lots being usually purchased with a viewto improvement, and farm lands for use and in-come. Origin of Santa Barbara Street NamesThe many uncommon names given to thestreets of Santa Barbara no doubt puzzle thetourist and stranger, but the clue to these lies inthe many events of the past which have beencommemorated in this way, and a great deal ofthe citys history may be learned by a study of thrmeaning and derivation of these titles. Quinientos, tiic name of a street near the 139 SANTA BARBARA beach, is the Spanish word for five hundred, andthis street was so named in 1852, when CaptainSalisbury Haley made his survey of Santa Bar-bara. It appears that when Colonel J. D. Stev-. Santa Barbara, 1883 ensons regiment arrived here in 1847, a brasstwelve pounder cannon had been placed on thebeach to be forwarded to the fortifications atMonterey, but one night some of the Californiansremoved it, either throwing it in the sea, or bury-ing it in the sand. When search failed to pro-duce it the Californians told the military author- 140 AND M O N T E C I T O ities that some sailors from the vessel on which itwas intended to send it to Monterey had lost itoverboard from the boat on its way from theshore, but they were not believed, and the muni-cipal officers were ordered to restore the cannon,or pay for it. As the cannon was not forthcom-ing Governor Mason imposed a fine of $500 onSanta Barbara, and each one of the propertyholders was ordered to pay a certain portion ofthis sum, according to his capacity, and in ad-dition a company of soldiers was sent from LosAngeles to see that the fine was duly paid. Some,however, of th
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