Romance on El Camino Real
Romance on El Camino Real

1904

Richards presides at the inaugural ceremony for the Santa Barbara Club’s new clubhouse on Figueroa and Chapala Streets.

1913

The firm moves into a three-office suite in the San Marcos Building.

1914

April. Richards publishes “Romance on El Camino Real,” the story of a fictional frontier attorney based on Richards’ own experiences in old Santa Barbara.

August. World War I begins in Europe.

1915

U.C. Berkeley graduate John William Heaney joins the firm, which changes its name from Richards & Carrier to Richards, Carrier & Heaney.

1916

Charles Carrier passes away.

1917

A.C. Postel joins the firm. Shortly thereafter he enlists in the “California Grizzlies,” one of the last volunteer units to serve with the U.S. Army, and is posted in France.

A.C. Postel 1917
A.C. Postel 1917

From left: John Heaney, Jarrett Richards, Francis Price 1918
From left: John Heaney, Jarrett Richards, Francis Price 1918

1918

Francis Price joins the firm, which becomes known as Richards, Heaney & Price.

1920

Jarrett Richards passes away after 53 years with the firm. A.C. Postel returns from Europe. The firm becomes known as Heaney, Price & Postel.

1922

Price incorporates the Montecito Water District, beginning an attorney-client relationship which has lasted over 80 years.

The First Old Spanish Days Fiesta
The First Old Spanish Days Fiesta

Granada Building 1924
Granada Building 1924

1923

Francis Price, Dwight Murphy, Samuel Stanwood, Ed Borein, Harry Sweetser, James Rickard and Wilson Dibblee organize the first Old Spanish Days Fiesta.

1924

With considerable temerity, the firm occupies the entire seventh floor of the eight-story Granada Building, Santa Barbara’s first and only “skyscraper.”

Price is one of the founders of the Santa Barbara Foundation.

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