Sandy Hill

Mountain Drive, a residential enclave of free spirits located in the hills above Montecito, California, coalesced in the years following World War II. Friends made in Adult Ed pottery class led Sandy Hill to Mountain Drive in 1960. She describes family and community life from a mother’s perspective.


Date of Interview

Interviewer

1987-01-10

Linda Benet

Project

Program/Repository

Mountain Drive Oral History

Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Use Policy

Interview is open for research.

Sandy Hill, Wine Queen 1965
Courtesy of Neely Family

I think there's still a fair closeness between neighbors up here, which is one of the nicest parts of living up here, the sense of community.