Piru Ca Landmarks

In its 1950s heyday, the joint was hopping: weddings, baptisms, quinceaneras and dancing to the golden tones of local bands. Today the Quonset hut, with its broken windows, dirty metal siding and chipped linoleum floors is a sagging afterthought in the corner of Warring Park. Tucked behind pepper trees, it was displaced as the tiny community's social hub by the shinier Piru Community Center built 10 years ago.

In its 1950s heyday, the joint was hopping: weddings, baptisms, quinceaneras and dancing to the golden tones of local bands. Today the Quonset hut, with its broken windows, dirty metal siding and chipped linoleum floors is a sagging afterthought in the corner of Warring Park. Tucked behind pepper trees, it was displaced as the tiny community's social hub by the shinier Piru Community Center built 10 years ago.

In its 1950s heyday, folks here recall, the joint was hopping--weddings, baptisms, and dancing to the golden tones of local bands. Today, the Quonset hut, with its broken windows, dirty metal siding and chipped linoleum floors, is no longer the social hub of this tiny Ventura County community, having been replaced 10 years ago by the Piru Community Center.

In its 1950s heyday, folks here recall, the joint was hopping--weddings, baptisms, and dancing to the golden tones of local bands. Today, the Quonset hut, with its broken windows, dirty metal siding and chipped linoleum floors, is no longer the social hub of this tiny Ventura County community, having been replaced 10 years ago by the Piru Community Center.

Before they moved back West, Keith and Tammy Coburn lived in a modest, ranch-style house near Alabama's Gulf Coast. She, 34, did the weather for a nearby television station. He, 32, worked as a golf pro. Their new home in this agricultural Santa Clara Valley town is eight times the size of their former dwelling, an opulent monument to the Victorian Era. Their electric and water bills have increased to $1,000 and $1,500 a month.

Before they moved back West, Keith and Tammy Coburn lived in a modest, ranch-style house near Alabama's Gulf Coast. She, 34, did the weather for a nearby television station. He, 32, worked as a golf pro. Their new home in this agricultural Santa Clara Valley town is eight times the size of their former dwelling, an opulent monument to the Victorian Era. Their electric and water bills have increased to $1,000 and $1,500 a month.