2013 July PASO Magazine

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PASO PEOPLE P Hill returns to its former glory By Chuck Desmond Way back when some of our longer-time-residents were just kids, up on the hill above Vine St. at about 32nd St., there was at least a “P” lying on its side for all to see. I say, “at least a P” because perhaps there was an “R” up there too. Paso Robles supporter Don Dahl first remembers seeing The P from his grandmother’s house on 30th St. in 1952. In ‘57, his dad moved the family up to the Bay Area and in ‘63, he returned and finished high school here in ‘64. Don moved back to the Bay Area for his career as a carpenter and then retired in 2010 and returned ‘home.’ One day while he was looking at Facebook in the “You know if you grew up in Paso---” page, he saw a reference to The P. Don decided to find it. Contacting the property’s owners, they gave him permission to crawl down the hill to check it out. Don says it was a mess after so many years and concluded that civic pride demanded he fix it! That was in the Spring of this year. The wooden frame had almost completely rotted away and one of the pieces of corrugated sheet metal had been “borrowed but never returned.” All Don was able to conclude was that the thing Real Estate Investment, Sales & Leasing Keith Gilliss Commercial Specialist Volunteers move the 350-pound Paso P into position. was 20’ tall and 12’ wide and at one time been painted white. Over the years, the trees and foliage became substantially more dense. Just to get it out of there and even think about bringing in a new one, required help. Don is a healthy, strong and robust guy – but Superman’s strength he doesn’t have. Reaching out to his brother-in-law, Boyd Tackitt, fellow church members, childhood cronies and other strong bodies via KPRL, a team was amassed including Keith Testerman, Cory Meyer, Mitchell Martin, Bob Pettit, Terry Stemple, Darin McMaster and Tony Sawa. Using ropes and back power, they hauled the tired old P up the side of P Hill and loaded it into a trailer to cart it off to Don’s house for the reconstruction process. His neighbors thought he’d lost it and went H Celebrating74 Years daffy to attempt such a goofy project. Don wasn’t deterred. With $400 of his own funds, he and Boyd took a month and rebuilt the dilapidated Paso P. First came building a new frame but this time out of pressure treated wood. Power washing the metal and cutting a new piece to fit the shape of the missing one came next. Putting it together and then a new coat of modern paint finished the 350-pound monster in his driveway! After a hearty breakfast the “installation crew” was ready. Boots and gloves on, ropes tested, the P was loaded in the trailer along with concrete pillar blocks to keep it off the ground once in place. Carefully the men unloaded the P and inched it down P Hill to its former home. Mission accomplished! The easiest place to see the Paso P is from the parking lot of the Paso Bowl on Spring St. Look over Wilson’s Restaurant sign. It’s also visible from 46-East coming to town. The closest viewing spot is the corner of Oak and Beverly. Do you remember the P? What year was that? Any idea if there was an “R” as well? There is a tiny reference in the 1935 yearbook that there was an “R” but if so, what happened to it? With the Quasquicentennial coming in 2014 wouldn’t it be cool to have the full story of P Hill for Paso’s residents and those who will come after us! Send your memories or photos to CDESConsult @yahoo.com. Or call Chuck at 237-2046. There are several places to glimpse the P. This angle is from Spring Street looking west over the former Wilson’s Restaurant. WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS & THEIR FAMILIES Celebrate our freedom and independence — Thank you for your service... protecting our freedom! 238-4550 237-3773 keith@primecommercialca.com 500 12th Street, Paso Robles DRE-01878171 Heather Bordan, Manager Ben Holsted CA Corporate license #0D44424 www.primecommercialca.com H and David Lundy Individual license #0A35152 H 32 Paso Robles Magazine, July 2013 Serving PaSo robleS God Bless America! GIVE US A CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE H
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