by Rick Keppler | May 16, 2019 | Big Bear Lake history, Cedar Lake, Elvis Presley, Historical Videos, History, John Wayne, Mel Bland, Rick Keppler
The Hollywood Film industry and Big Bear Lake have a long history that began in 1911, and continues to this day. Back in 1962, Elvis Presley was in Big Bear Lake making a movie called “Kissin’ Cousins”. In this video, Noel Blanc and Kim Sweet help us tell the story...
by Rick Keppler | Apr 30, 2019 | Big Bear Lake Dam, Big Bear Lake history, Historical Videos, History, Rick Keppler
Between the time that the Rock Dam at Big Bear Lake was built in 1884, and today’s multi-arch dam was built in 1912, there was a failed attempt to build a larger dam that would have replaced the Rock Dam. It turns out that some of that old dam still exists today. This...
by Rick Keppler | Apr 10, 2019 | Historical Videos, History
A historical look at the Southeast side of today’s Village Drive at Big Bear Lake, and of the three movie theaters that once operated there. The Historical images were provided by the recently published “Vanishing Big Bear-2” and from the Rick Keppler and Mark Durban...
by Rick Keppler | Apr 3, 2019 | Big Bear Lake history, Historical Videos, History, history videos, Pan Hot Springs Inn, Rick Keppler, Vanishing Big Bear-2
This short video tells about Big Bear City’s first resort, the Pan Hot Springs Inn. The Historical images were provided by the recently published “Vanishing Big Bear-2” and the Rick Keppler historical collection. This hardbound 8.5” x 11” book is available at Big Bear...
by Rick Keppler | Mar 25, 2019 | Historical Videos, History
A short story of the old bridge that was built across the dam at Big Bear Lake, California, in 1924, and the new overpass which replaced it in 2011. The Historical images were contributed by the recently published “Vanishing Big Bear-2”
