G-PACIFIC GROVE TRIBUNE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1951 activity in which Roy takes great interest is the Recreation program of this city. Roy has been a mem- THE HOBBYIST since its beginning, and has play- ber of the Recreation Commission ed an important part in the de- velopment of the soft-ball league, 4..t,/04 the various city playgrounds and of course, the Rec' club ¥THE STORE-°'3W0NDERS.&jig-; 1- We may sound "hobby-happy" -1 but a study of all the things Roy '55 You wonder If I havE Ir 1 .1 · mhtl Wright has done to promote eivie 1 :2, 1, Wonder Where It IS ,'· : tm . -. :m==. welfare would be a pretty interest- ' r „. - Ni*'. Ever ybodv wonders how 1 ing .hobby in itself. -1 Lr -322':mle# =,3,1'f -- Roy Wright's Store Is His Hobby, By Golly Roy "by Golly" Wright, local hardware merchant is a hard man to pin down when it comes to a hobby, as he lists golf, fishing, hunting and his ranch at Placer- ville among his hobbies. But we feel, after going through Roy's store, that Roy's business is his real hobby-nothing could be more interesting than the men chandise to be found there. Where else could one find the latest thing in appliances prac- tically cheek to jowl with a bear trap and a Blickensderfer type. father engaged in business in a store located in tne old Robinson block. In 1925 he purchased the building where his store is now. At that time, the rooms above 623 Lighthouse were used for Lodge purposes. With the passage of the years however, Roy has converted them into store rooms. While browsing around the store- room we noticed the wooden shut- ters on the inside of the windows, and asked Roy about them. "Well," said Roy "back in 1901 when Thomas Scobel had the building, dancing wasn't allowed in Pacific Grove. Those wooden shutters used to come in mightly Liandy, I imagine." Retrogressing a bit, the Blic- kensderfer mentioned (one of the first typewriters ever made) is not for sale. It belonged to Roy's father, and is stored along with such treasured personal items as the uniform Roy wore when a member of the Peninsula Band (re- member when Roy played the French horn and A. O. Gates the slide-trombone?) And we'lI bet you'd find a fire helmet tnemento of the 14 years Roy spent as fire chief of Pacific Grove. We seem to be getting away from the store, but another civic , OCR Text: G-PACIFIC GROVE TRIBUNE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1951 activity in which Roy takes great interest is the Recreation program of this city. Roy has been a mem- THE HOBBYIST since its beginning, and has play- ber of the Recreation Commission ed an important part in the de- velopment of the soft-ball league, 4..t,/04 the various city playgrounds and of course, the Rec' club ¥THE STORE-°'3W0NDERS.&jig-; 1- We may sound "hobby-happy" -1 but a study of all the things Roy '55 You wonder If I havE Ir 1 .1 · mhtl Wright has done to promote eivie 1 :2, 1, Wonder Where It IS ,'· : tm . -. :m==. welfare would be a pretty interest- ' r „. - Ni*'. Ever ybodv wonders how 1 ing .hobby in itself. -1 Lr -322':mle# =,3,1'f -- Roy Wright's Store Is His Hobby, By Golly Roy "by Golly" Wright, local hardware merchant is a hard man to pin down when it comes to a hobby, as he lists golf, fishing, hunting and his ranch at Placer- ville among his hobbies. But we feel, after going through Roy's store, that Roy's business is his real hobby-nothing could be more interesting than the men chandise to be found there. Where else could one find the latest thing in appliances prac- tically cheek to jowl with a bear trap and a Blickensderfer type. father engaged in business in a store located in tne old Robinson block. In 1925 he purchased the building where his store is now. At that time, the rooms above 623 Lighthouse were used for Lodge purposes. With the passage of the years however, Roy has converted them into store rooms. While browsing around the store- room we noticed the wooden shut- ters on the inside of the windows, and asked Roy about them. "Well," said Roy "back in 1901 when Thomas Scobel had the building, dancing wasn't allowed in Pacific Grove. Those wooden shutters used to come in mightly Liandy, I imagine." Retrogressing a bit, the Blic- kensderfer mentioned (one of the first typewriters ever made) is not for sale. It belonged to Roy's father, and is stored along with such treasured personal items as the uniform Roy wore when a member of the Peninsula Band (re- member when Roy played the French horn and A. O. Gates the slide-trombone?) And we'lI bet you'd find a fire helmet tnemento of the 14 years Roy spent as fire chief of Pacific Grove. We seem to be getting away from the store, but another civic , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,V through Z File names,Wright History,WRIGHT_002.pdf,WRIGHT_002.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: WRIGHT_002.PDF, WRIGHT_002.pdf 1 Page 1