Lobitos, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}

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File:Lobitos 1961 HMB Quad.jpg

File:OSRR with Lobitos and Tunitas Stations.jpg

Lobitos (Spanish for "Little wolves") is a populated place in San Mateo County, just east of State Route 1 and south of Half Moon Bay and the ghost town of Purissima. It is {{convert|165|ft|m|1}} above sea level.[http://www.lat-long.com/ShowDetail-54278-California-Lobitos.html Lobitos, California: Lobitos, California Latitude and Longitude]

Name

Lobitos means 'little wolves', a nickname for 'otters' in Spanish. It was originally named "Tunitas".http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/historical/jpg/halfmoonbay1940a.jpg; http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/historical/jpg/halfmoonbay1961a.jpg

History

The Ocean Shore Railroad, which operated between San Francisco and Tunitas Creek from 1907 to 1920, passed near the village. There was apparently no station in Lobitos.{{cite web |url=http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/historical/jpg/santacruz1902r46.jpg |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-04-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528201055/http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/historical/jpg/santacruz1902r46.jpg |archivedate=2008-05-28 }} Highway 1 originally passed through Lobitos; it was later rerouted to the west of the village, closely following the old railroad route.

Today, the portion of the former state highway through Lobitos has become Verde Road. The Lobitos Creek Cut-Off connects the village with Tunitas Creek Road, which runs between Highway 1 and State Route 35 (Skyline Boulevard).

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in San Mateo County, California

Category:Populated coastal places in California

Category:Unincorporated communities in California