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KMBY 1240 Original Studios – Virtually Unchanged

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In a recent rare visit to Cannery Row I noticed that there are very few landmarks left. The cannery buildings are all but gone and replaced with replicas. What those that are still there have changed drastically to accommodate imprisoned fish, tourists and more commerce. Gone forever are original bohemian places like Odyssey Records, Kalisa’s, Capone’s Warehouse and The 812 Cinema. One thing that has not really physically changed in over 35 years is the radio station offices, studio and transmitter that broadcasts at 1240 AM. Once Monterey’s only top 40 pop station KMBY, it’s now a talk radio format known as KNRY. Back in the 1970s, friends and I would often visit the studio, whether to collect prizes won in the many call in contests, or just see the DJ working at the turntables. Here’s a photo collection of the studio as it is today.

Antenna sits on shoreline of Macabee Beach.Kmby 1240 Tower 1

View from Foam StreetKmby 1240 Tower

A long way up
Kmby 1240 Tower

Danger! Rock and Roll RF!
Kmby 1240 Danger Rf

Coverage from that antenna:
Kmby Coverage Map

The Bear Flag Building.
Kmby 1240 Bear Flag

1929
Bear Flag 1929

Sign over the door.
Kmby 1240 KNRY Sign

Sign on street.
Kmby 1240 KNRY Be Smart Sign

Entry Way.

Going upstairs. Everything is the same as I remember from the 70s.
Kmby 1240 Going Up

Reach the top, go around the corner . .
Kmby 1240 Corner

The Hallway. Door to studios, observation window, door to offices.
Kmby 1240 Hall

Here’s where you’d see real live DJs spinning 45s like The Monkees or Martha And The Vandellas.
Kmby 1240 Studio Window

If you went into the office lobby, you could pick up the latest survey of the “Top 12 plus 40”
Kmby 1240 720404

Time to leave. Going downstairs you’d notice the low ceiling. The redwood ceiling is from the 70s era.

Thanks for the memories. Step out and back out into the phony charm.
Kmby 1240 Leaving

KMBY 1240 Original Studios – Virtually Unchanged

Fire Breaks Out In New Monterey Business

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Flames were spotted in Om Oasis yoga studio, on the first floor of the Perez Building on the 400 block of Lighthouse Avenue, shortly after 2:30 p.m. from across the street by passerby Goksal Dilsiz.

Firetrucks arrived within five minutes, and the fire was out five minutes later, said Paul Goodwin, operation division chief for the Monterey Fire Department.

Unlike the recent fire that destroyed a building on Alvrado street, the Perez building had sprinklers.

Fire Breaks Out In New Monterey Business

New Monterey Police Blotter – February 2007

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2/2/07 MOMANI, AHMAD was a victim of a fall at Oak Newton Park.

2/2/07 MPD towed a gold 89 Buick Riviera 800 block Devisadero for being abandoned.

2/2/07 MPD towed a blue 1988 BMW 750i for expired registration over six months at Newton and Prescott.

2/2/07 KEATING, AMMIELOU reports the theft of a South Dakota license plate from Cannery Row and Hoffman.

2/2/07 PARSONS, KATHLEEN was arrested for DUI at Cannery Row and Hoffman.

2/3/07 Victim reports being battered by two unknown Hispanic male adults somewhere between 400 Block of Alvarado Street and Reeside and Lighthouse.

2/3/07 Citizen reported vandalism at the Monterey Hostel in the 700 block of Hawthorne Avenue. The front glass door and a front window had graffiti painted on them.

2/4/07 Louie Linguini’s reports being a victim of a petty theft on 02/02/07 at approximately 2230 hours. Stolen was five bottles of wine totaling $180.

2/4/07 Citizen reports being battered by an unknown Hispanic male adult at Sly McFly’s. Injuries include a swollen upper lip and a small cut inside the upper lip.

2/5/07 Citizen reports being battered by Planet Gemini staff.

2/5/07 MPD towed a white, 1998 Ford F-150 from the 200 block of Cannery Row for having registration expired over 6 months.

2/5/07 A white, 5 gallon, empty propane tank was found in the North Bore of the Lighthouse tunnel.

2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from her 1998 gold Mercedes in the 200 block of Cannery Row.

2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from his blue Subaru parked in the 200 block of Cannery Row.

2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from her white 2006 Lexus in the 200 block of Cannery Row.

2/5/07 Citizen 600 block of Lily reports the theft of a license plate from his vehicle.

2/5/07 SPENCE, BRITTON THORNE was arrested for public intoxication at Bruce Ariss Way and Wave. MARTIN, KENNETH RANDALL was cited for possession of an open container of alcohol, same location.

2/5/07 LEYVA, JULIO CESAR was cited for driving a motor vehicle with a suspended license at David and Foam.

2/6/07 Citizen reports loss/theft of her small, brown wallet containing miscellaneous ID, a credit card and $20 cash from The British Bulldog Pub.

2/7/07 PECINA, WILLIAM ANDREW was arrested for DUI at Private Bolio and Lighthouse.

2/7/07 Citizen in the 800 Lyndon reports unknown to have broken out the rear window of her Infiniti SUV.

2/7/07 Jose’s Mexican Bar and Grill, 638 Wave St reports commercial burglary.

2/7/07 DOE, JOHN WM 20’s, was stopped for a traffic violation at the intersection of Reeside and Cannery Row. Doe provided false information to police. Doe then fled on foot from police, but was apprehended.

2/8/07 Citizen 800 block of Hawthorne reported her front door was vandalized.

2/9/07 BOYNTON, BURKE was arrested for DUI at Wave and David. POLD was Monterey Lanes.

2/9/07 Two security cameras reported stolen from the Travel Lodge 675 Munras. (so off topic, but a repeat from last month’s security camera theft story in North Monterey)

2/9/07 Citizen 700 block of Lighthouse, reported his vehicles tires were slashed.

2/9/07 Citizen 700 block of Dickman reported his home was burglarized.

2/9/07 ELVES, RICHARD was cited for possession of less then 28.5g marijuana.

2/10/07 Citizen reports the her rain coat along with her wallet containing a pass port, CDL, cell phone and credit cards were stolen on today’s date at approximately 0115 hours in the 700 block of Cannery Row. Estimated loss value $110.

2/11/07 Schreiber, Carmen was arrested for DUI at Del Monte and Figueroa. POLD: Roy’s, Pebble Beach

2/11/07 SMITH, KEVIN was arrested for driving with a suspended license at Lighthouse and Del Monte.

2/11/07 SMITH, KEVIN was cited for a bench warrant on a traffic violation at the MPD jail.

2/12/07 MPD found a Men’s Roadmaster Bicycle at 601 Wave

2/12/07 Citizen reports three unknown white males to have threatened him inside his business in the 700 block of Lighthouse.

2/12/07 Citizen 700 block of Dickman, reports unknown to have stolen items from his home.

2/13/07 DE JONG, ALISON was arrested for DUI at Lighthouse and Drake. POLD: Bulldog Pub.

2/13/07 SOTO, RUSSELL was cited for speeding, driving without a license and false registration at Foam and Hoffman.

2/13/07 Marina Court was aided in issuing a citation to SOTO, RUSSELL on an outstanding $2,500 traffic warrant.

2/13/07 Citizen 500 block of Irving reports unknown to have stolen his wallet from inside his cousin’s vehicle while parked.

2/14/07 Citizen reports his tan, 1959 homemade box trailer to have been stolen while parked behind the 200 block of Lighthouse

2/15/07 ROBINSON, TARA was cited for an open container at Prescott and Rec Trail. Additionally cited for having a dog without a muzzle.

2/17/07 False registration tabs were taken off a 1979 Datsun 280Z in the 600 block of Wave.

2/17/07 Two female juveniles were contacted for fighting on the corner of Lighthouse and Prescott. One juvenile was taken to the front counter for possession of alcohol and curfew violation.

2/21/07 Citizen reports burglary to his 43 foot fishing vessel while parked at Monterey Bay Boat Works, 32 Cannery Row.

2/22/07 PENINSULA BAKING COMPANY, 518 Lighthouse reports unknown to have attempted to force entry.

2/24/07 O’BRIEN, SEAN was issued a citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in the vehicle and MOAN, SCOTT was issued a citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana at Irving and Taylor.

2/25/07 Citizen reports unknown to have stomped on his left leg causing injury at Bruce Ariss Way.

2/26/07 Citizen reports fraudulent use of his credit cart at KFC, 865 Lighthouse.

2/27/07 Citizen 700 block of Lighthouse reports the theft of motorcycle equipment from the saddlebags of his motorcycle.

2/28/07 Citizen reports burglary to the business in the 600 block of Wave Street.

2/28/07 Traffic accident versus rock on southbound Lighthouse Curve.

New Monterey Police Blotter – February 2007

Kalisa’s Closes. One More Landmark Lost

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Nearly 50 years after she crossed the tracks and took over the site of what was once a bordello immortalized in John Steinbeck’s writing, the Queen of Cannery Row’s reign ends this week.

Kalisa Moore, 81, longtime owner of Kalisa’s, will close her doors Tuesday. The La Ida Cafe building where she’s fed and entertained guests since 1958, has been sold to local restaurateur Chris Shake, who plans to open a new cafe this spring.

Over five decades, as Cannery Row changed from an industrial area to a tourist mecca, Moore fed actors and writers, people down on their luck and others high on life at the two-story cafe and cabaret.

Kalisas 1

Kalisa, thanks for making my world an amazing place. Hi Riga!

Kalisa’s Closes. One More Landmark Lost.

When The Weather Is Fine PG&E Goes Offline

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For the second time in a weekend, parts of Monterey and Pacific Grove were plunged into darkness Sunday night.

“It just happened to have affected a lot of the same people,” a PG&E spokeswoman said.

The latest outage was caused by fallen wires at David Avenue and Fillmore Street at the Monterey-Pacific Grove border, and was apparently unrelated to a power loss Saturday.

At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, more than 4,000 Monterey residents and most businesses on Cannery Row were again left without power after a similar outage the night before.

When Saturday’s outage first occurred, there was some speculation that a car that had struck a power pole on Asilomar Avenue might have been the cause, the PG&E spokeswoman said, but that scenario was quickly ruled out.

Repair crews determined, she said, that a below-ground equipment failure caused a transformer to explode near Fremont Street and Ramona Avenue in Monterey.

When The Weather Is Fine PG&E Goes Offline

New Monterey Police Blotter – January 2007

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1/1/07 Citizen fell on the recreation trail adjacent to the Lighthouse Curve.

1/1/07 MPD aided the Secret Service in the investigation of a counterfeit $10 bill from 886 Cannery Row, The Aquarium.

1/2/07 KALEEF, JAMES was cited for driving on a suspended license and stop sign violation at Cannery Row and Prescott.

1/3/07 KENYON, JOHN was arrested for public intoxication on Lighthouse at Drake.

1/3/07 Valero gas station, 700 Lighthouse reports theft of $42 in gas.

1/4/07 Citizen reports unknown to have stolen his 30 GB IPOD from his vehicle at 400 Cannery Row on 12/30/06 between 0030 hours and 1300 hours.

1/5/07 MPD towed a 1991 Geo, from Foam and David for expired registration.

1/6/07 Citizen reports someone to have slashed his tire while at 701 Wave.

1/7/07 Hit and run accident 1500 block of David

1/8/07 QUIGLEY, PETER was cited for driving on a suspended license, throwing a cigarette onto the roadway and speeding at David and Lily.

1/9/07 Citizen 300 block of Drake, reports unknown to have burglarized her detached garage and taken luggage and other unknown items.

1/9/07 MPD towed a black 1999 Lincoln Towncar (Limo) for being parked more than 72 hrs in the 500 block of Newton.

1/9/07 Battery reported 800 block of Hawthorne.

1/11/07 Mountain lion sighting Alice and Withers.Ruttschow

1/12/07 LOUIS ALBERT SANDOVAL, EDWARD JOSEPH HYER, and DMITRIY, DAVID KHAYKIN were arrested for public intoxication at 214 Lighthouse, Ocean Thunder. POLD: Ocean Thunder.

1/13/07 Citizen 300 block MCCLELLAN reports vandalism in the form of window smash to the driver’s side window of her vehicle while parked outside her residence.

1/14/07 Citizen 700 block of Newton, reports the theft of his motorized gardening tool from his unlocked vehicle.

1/15/07 WHITEHURST, JOSHUA LEE was cited for discharging solvents into the storm water system while repairing a vehicle in the 600 block of Belden.

1/15/07 MCSO was aided in the arrest of WHITEHURST, JOSHUA on warrant for FTA on 166(C)(1) PC with $10,000 bail.

1/15/07 Citizen 400 block of Belden reports a couch to be abandoned on the sidewalk.

1/15/07 CHIOINO-CROCQUET, SHEENA MARIE was arrested for DUI.

1/16/07 MPD investigates graffiti on the Hilltop Community Center building, 871 Jessie.

1/16/07 MONTEREY PLAZA HOTEL, 400 Cannery Row reports embezzlement of $1,230.

1/16/07 Monterey Public Works reports vandalism to the rear of 497 Lighthouse. Vandalism consists of black spray-paint graffiti.

1/17/07 Juvenile male fell on the sidewalk on the 700 block of Cannery Row causing injury.

1/18/07 Citizen 600 block of Terry advised that the dogs belonging in the 600 block of Parcel barked all night and disturbed the peace.

1/18/07 Citizen 200 block of Mar Vista reports a blue Mercedes to have struck and damaged her vehicle and fled in the 100 block of Lighthouse.

1/18/07 MARTIN, KENNETH was arrested for public intoxication at Lighthouse and Prescott.

1/21/07 MICHAEL SLYE was arrested for DUI and driver in possession of marijuana at Foam and Drake. JOHN KLAIBER was arrested for public intoxication at Foam and Drake.

1/21/07 MPD towed a black 1986 Lincoln LSC for registration expired over 6 months from 400 block of Hawthorne.

1/22/07 625 Cannery Row, graffiti found on the Hoffman side of the building.

1/22/07 City of Monterey had graffiti in the men’s restrooms of Hilltop Park.

1/22/07 Citizen 600 block of Archer advised that a neighbor’s dog was running loose in his yard barking and charging at him.

1/22/07 Citizen 1100 block McClellan reports burglary to his vehicle.

1/22/07 PROVE, MATTHEW was cited for possession of marijuana while driving and broken tail lights at David and Foam.

1/23/07 Citizen, 600 block Grace St., reports finding a set of keys on the walkway to his home.

1/23/07 Found passport at 800 block of Cannery Row.

1/25/07 Citizen 400 block of Larkin reports fraud of $3000 via the internet

1/26/07 Michael VENUTI, Beau SCHOCH, and Seth SCHOCH were arrested for public intoxication at Hoffman & Wave.

1/26/07 RAUSHNOT, NICHOLAS was arrested for DUI at Pacific and Scott.

1/26/07 City of Monterey Public Works employee turned in one men’s 24 speed 18″ Schwinn mountain bike found the bike in the Coast Guard lot area near the bushes.

New Monterey Police Blotter – January 2007

Traffic Solutions Sought

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Lighthouse Ave Traffic

The third project — and likely to be the most contentious — will tackle traffic problems on Lighthouse Avenue, a burgeoning business district where many shopkeepers want more convenient parking and clean, attractive sidewalks.

Deal said the city has explored three options for this stretch of Lighthouse Avenue: do nothing; reinstate left-hand turns and make parallel Hawthorne Avenue a one-way street eastbound; or make Lighthouse a one-way street eastbound with a bus-only lane.

The latter two projects would cost from $2.5 million to $5 million.

The best thing that happend was when Foam Street went one way. Face it, residents of Hawthorne – that’s the best thing to do there too.

Then take out half of the curbside parking, reduce some sidewalks and buy up vacant lots and vacant properties for parking off street. Look at Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz as a model.

Traffic Solutions Sought

Great White Shark Set Free

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Mister Jaws

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water the Monterey Bay Aquarium today released a 6 foot 5 inch, 171-pound white shark into Monterey Bay.

The shark had been on display at the aquarium’s Outer Bay since September. Approximately 600,000 aquarium visitors saw the shark during the 137 days he was on display, according to aquarium officials.

Free Bruce!!

(Bruce was the name given to the mechanical shark in the movie “Jaws”)

Great White Shark Set Free