As a tourist destination, the hospitality industry has a significant presence in the regional economy. The median age was 35 years. Search Lonely Planet. Bright and Sunny Downtown Santa Barbara Lovely apartment located on the second floor of a beautiful Santa Barbara craftsman duplex. The Mission Ridge Fault Zone runs along the range of hills known locally as the "Riviera", and the Mesa Fault defines the northern boundary of the band of hills called the "Mesa". This page was last edited on 29 November 2020, at 18:41. An estimated 8,000 to 10,000 Chumash lived on the south coast of Santa Barbara County at the time of the first European explorations. Change came quickly after Santa Barbara's acquisition by the United States. Located in the heart of Santa Barbara, walking distance to everything SB has to offer. Many late 1800s Victorian homes remain downtown and in the "Upper East" neighborhood. Amtrak offers rail service through the Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner trains at the train station on State Street. See Tripadvisor's Santa Barbara, CA hotel deals and special prices on 30+ hotels all in one spot. This was the first offshore oil development in the world; oil drilling offshore would become a contentious practice in the Santa Barbara area, which continues to the present day. Michelin accompanies you throughout your trip ! The population surged by 10,000 people between the end of the war and 1950. [59], Three major sedimentary bedrock units underlie the coastal plain: the Monterey Formation, the Sisquoc Formation, and the Santa Barbara Formation. Find any address on the map of Santa Bárbara or calculate your itinerary to and from Santa Bárbara, find all the tourist attractions and Michelin Guide restaurants in Santa Bárbara. See the best attraction in Santa Barbara Printable Tourist Map. New Noise brings in over 75 bands and 50 speakers to the festival each year.[76]. The vessel SANTA BARBARA (IMO: 9430399, MMSI 219068000) is a Container Ship built in 2012 (8 years old) … After the Mexican government secularized the missions in the 1830s, the baptismal, marriage, and burial records of other missions were transferred to Santa Barbara, and now found in the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library. On February 23, 1942, not long after the outbreak of war in the Pacific, the Japanese submarine I-17 surfaced offshore and lobbed 16 shells at the Ellwood Oil Field, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Santa Barbara, in the first shelling attack by an enemy power on the continental U.S. since the bombardment of Orleans in World War I. As of June 2018[update], southern Santa Barbara County had over half the county's total employment,[67] with the largest employers being:[68], Other major employers include Mission Linen Supply, Jordano's, Marborg Industries, the Santa Barbara Biltmore and San Ysidro Ranch, Westmont College, Mentor, CJ Affiliate, Beachfront Hilton Resort,[69] Belmond El Encanto and QAD.[70]. Because the city lies along the ocean and parallel to the predominant westerly winds, sideshore and light onshore breezes moderate temperatures resulting in warmer winters and cooler summers compared with places farther inland. Retail centers include the traditional downtown along lower State Street, which is also where Paseo Nuevo shopping center is located, and La Cumbre Plaza on upper State Street. The population was spread out, with 16,468 people (18.6%) under the age of 18, 10,823 people (12.2%) aged 18 to 24, 26,241 people (29.7%) aged 25 to 44, 22,305 people (25.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 12,573 people (14.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. During the 1870s, writer Charles Nordhoff promoted the town as a health resort and destination for well-to-do travelers from other parts of the U.S.; many of them came, and many stayed. Santa Barbara contains numerous performing art venues, including the 2,000 seat Arlington Theatre, which is the largest indoor performance venue in Santa Barbara and site of the annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. 2. In 1887 the railroad finally went through to Los Angeles, and in 1901 to San Francisco: Santa Barbara was now easily accessible by land and by sea, and subsequent development was brisk. Other major venues include the Lobero Theatre, a historic building and favorite venue for small concerts; the Granada Theater, the tallest building downtown, originally built by contractor C.B. Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary are located approximately 20 miles (32 km) offshore. The California Lutheran University operated NPR station KCLU (102.3 FM, 1340 AM) based in Thousand Oaks in Ventura County also serves Santa Barbara and has reporters covering the city. Highway 101 was built through town during this period, and newly built Lake Cachuma began supplying water via a tunnel dug through the mountains between 1950 and 1956. Print the full size map. Hotels Boutique hotels. Sure, The Kimpton Goodland is situated a short drive… Mortimer Cook, a wealthy entrepreneur, arrived in 1871 and opened the city's first bank. Fernando led the Native Americans against the Argentinian pirate in the 1800s. Residential architectural styles in Santa Barbara reflect the era of their construction. Its focus is the history of the Rancho del Cielo and the role it played in Ronald Reagan's life. Santa Barbara is located about 90 miles (145 km) west-northwest of Los Angeles, along the Pacific coast. In the city, [72], The Santa Barbara County Courthouse, a red tiled Spanish-Moorish structure, provides a view of the downtown area from its open air tower. [49], The city of Santa Barbara is situated on a coastal plain between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea. You can also display car parks in Santa Bárbara, real-time traffic information and petrol stations. [19], The most dramatic event of the Spanish period was the powerful 1812 earthquake, and tsunami, with an estimated magnitude of 7.1, which destroyed the Mission as well as the rest of the town; water reached as high as present-day Anapamu street, and carried a ship half a mile up Refugio Canyon. [16], Portuguese explorer João Cabrilho (Spanish: Cabrillo), sailing for the Kingdom of Spain, sailed through what is now called the Santa Barbara Channel in 1542, anchoring briefly in the area. Santa Barbara has many parks, ranging from small spaces within the urban environment to large, semi-wilderness areas that remain within the city limits. [22] Following the earthquake, the Mission fathers chose to rebuild in a grander manner, and it is this construction that survives to the present day, the best-preserved of the California Missions, and still functioning as an active church by the Franciscans. [25] Wood construction replaced adobe as American settlers moved in; during the Gold Rush years and following, the town became a haven for bandits and gamblers, and a dangerous and lawless place. The Thomas Fire has been the largest Santa Barbara County fire ever recorded to date. The city is perfectly situated at the base of the Santa Ynez Mountains, which uniquely run east-to-west before cascading into the Pacific, hence Santa Barbara’s other name, The American Riviera®. A year after Barber's term as mayor, President Benjamin Harrison became the first of five presidents to visit Santa Barbara. The magnitude 6.3[35][36] earthquake of June 29, 1925, the first destructive earthquake in California since the 1906 San Francisco quake, destroyed much of downtown Santa Barbara and killed 13 people. (2010). The building of Stearns Wharf in 1872 enhanced Santa Barbara's commercial and tourist accessibility; previously goods and visitors had to transfer from steamboats to smaller craft to row ashore. See on map. The Gauchos field 20 varsity teams in NCAA Division I, most of which play in the Big West Conference. It was during this period that Richard Henry Dana, Jr. first visited Santa Barbara and wrote about the culture and people of Santa Barbara in his book Two Years Before the Mast.