Jason Who?

"I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there." -- Herb Caen

Hi, I'm Jason Lewis and I grew up in Corte Madera & Kentfield from 1971 until graduating from Redwood High in 1987.

After attending college at the University of Washington and working for a few years in Southern California, I longed to return to Marin.

Today I live in San Rafael with my wife, two young kids, and a dog.

I love this county and often draw upon my experiences growing up here in my career as a Realtor. You can visit my professional website at www.JasonKnowsMarin.com.

Marin County has changed tremendously over the last 50 years. Sometimes we don't realize just how much until we pause and take a short look back. That's the purpose of this site -- to take us back through time (ever so slightly) to the Marin in which we grew up, raised our families, got married, or had our first kiss.

In the mid-80's I used to write a weekly column for the Twin Cities Times.

While cleaning out a closet a few years ago I stumbled upon a box of old issues and found myself lost in the articles -- reading about the birth of The Village, restaurant reviews of places long since closed, and people I haven't seen for years...

If you're looking for photos of horse-

Speaking of Corte Madera during the '70s...

Click PLAY to revisit The BLUE SLIDE
My dad Marvin shot this film of my sister Alison and I playing at the Town Park in 1974. The main things I remember about this slide are that it felt extremely high up in the air at the top and the metal surface was hot to the touch in the summer. (Hopefully a lawsuit didn't cause CM to tear it down. By the way, anyone know what year it was removed?)

Music by The Moody Blues.

drawn wagons, train stations, and Larkspur from 1912, you may have come to the wrong place.

Those kinds of images are fascinating and, yes, there are a few of them on this site... but they're not from an era to which many of us can relate.

MarinNostalgia.org is mostly concerned with "The Ordinary" -- bowling alleys, grocery stores, neighborhoods, school yards, and hairstyles.

In other words, who were we and what were we doing for fun in Marin during the 1950s through 1980s?

COINCIDENCE: While looking for old photos of Marin at the Civic Center Library I stumbled upon this photo. A "J.E. Lewis" selling Real Estate in Kentfield...back in the early 1900's. I swear, no Photoshop here. The sign to the left reads "LARGE LOTS COVERED WITH EASY TERMS."

Note: YOUR contributions (no, not financial) are what makes this site great.

So, if you have photos depicting something about Marin that looks dramatically different than it does today -- or no longer exists -- please email me. If you don't know how to scan a digital copy yourself or at Kinkos, I'll be happy to:

Scan your photos for free
Give you back your original photos. (I've got a small portable scanner so, if you're local, the pictures don't need to leave your care.)
Make you a free digital copy on CD, and
Post your pictures on this site (with your credits of course) for all to enjoy.

Have fun!
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The Hanken Gang

Pictured above are the kids of Hanken Drive in 1977 - Bart Leopold, Brad D'Ancona, Stephen Stroh, Jason Lewis, Jimmy Bullard, David Bullard (not pictured - Gail Simmonds, Raymond Simmonds, Gregory Haas, Johnny Baker).

P.S. Click HERE to read a feature article about MarinNostalgia.org in the Marin IJ or HERE to read the article written in the Pacific Sun.

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