Address: 941 Garcia Road
Santa Barbara experienced a building boom in the 1920s, like many other U.S. cities. World War I and the Spanish Flu epidemic were behind us, and automobiles were allowing easy access to neighborhoods beyond the streetcar lines. Such was probably the case for this home and others on Garcia Road, near the intersection of Milpas and Anapamu streets.
More cars on the roads also meant that more roads were being built as the city limits expanded. In the 1920s, Garcia Road was created to connect Milpas up to King Albert Boulevard. What’s that? You don’t know about King Albert Boulevard? Well, that was the name of the street at the top of Garcia Road a century ago. King Albert Boulevard was later renamed Camino Rey Alberto. (This was basically King Albert Boulevard with a Spanish accent.) Hmm. That street name’s not familiar either?