Goleta in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ovington's Hangar

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 30, 2020

1. Ovington's Hangar Marker

Inscription. This Building Was Originally Constructed in the 1920's by Earle Ovington on the Present-Day Santa Barbara Community Golf Course as a Private Hangar for His Biplane. He Was the First Pilot to Officially Carry U.S. Mail by Air in 1911. The Site Was Later Officially Designated The Santa Barbara Airport by the U.S. Government. In 1938 the Hangar was Dismantled and Sold to Robert O. Giffin, Who Moved it to this Spot Where it Was Reconstructed in 1939 on Land Purchased from R. Lasarzig. The Building Was Used as the Goleta Caterpillar Tractor Showroom and Distributorship Until About 1955 When it Was Converted to the First of a Series of Markets - in 1992, the Santa Cruz Market.

This Sign Sponsored by the Ovington Family, the Giffin Family, the Native Sons Of The Golden West, the Goleta/Santa Barbara Air Heritage Museum and the Goleta Valley Historical Society (Marker Number AA.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 34° 26.137′ N, 119° 49.526′ W.

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Marker is in Goleta, California, in Santa Barbara County. It is on Hollister Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5757 Hollister Avenue, Goleta CA 93117, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Central Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sexton House (approx. half a mile away); Earle Ovington Terminal (approx. 0.9 miles away); Goleta Depot (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cathedral Oaks Schoolhouse (approx. 2 miles away); Hope House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Egg McMuffin (approx. 4.1 miles away); Barnsdall-Rio Grande Gas Station and Restaurant (approx. 4.4 miles away); Japanese Attack (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Ovington's Hangar Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 30, 2020

2. Ovington's Hangar Marker - wide view

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More about this marker. The marker is mounted to the exterior of the Santa Cruz Market on Hollister Avenue.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Santa Cruz Market (GoletaHistory.com). (Submitted on December 1, 2020.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.