memorable places inscribed in California history and literature

Month April 2022

Harry Farrell’s Swift Justice

It’s a story that’s vaguely familiar to many San Joseans: on November 9, 1933, the young heir to Hart’s Department Store, Brooke Hart, was kidnapped by local oil company salesman Jack Holmes and his unemployed accomplice Harold Thurmond. Hart, a… Continue Reading →

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