Purissima: The Ghost Town Hidden Near Half Moon Bay

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Bay Curious listener Julia Thollaug is a teacher in the coastal town of Montera. She stumbled on the remnants of a little town called Purissima, just south of Half Moon Bay, and wondered what happened to its residents. It's a ghost town now, but what went on there when it was thriving, and why did it die out? Additional Reading: Purissima: The Ghost Town Hidden Near Half Moon Bay Read the transcript here Sign up for the Bay Curious newsletter for more answers to your questions Submit your question to Bay Curious! If you love Bay Curious, consider donating to KQED podcasts for more great content! This story was reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Brendan Willard. Our Social Video Intern is Darren Tu. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jen Chien, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan.

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0:00.0	From K-QED. You might head to the beach town of Half Moon Bay for the surf, sand, and sun.
0:09.0	But an adventure awaits those who peel off Highway One
0:12.8	and take a windy road up into the hills.
0:16.0	You'll find working farms and ranches
0:18.4	and old homes from the 19th century.
0:21.0	Some still lived in., others not so much.
0:24.6	All in all, it's a splendid way to spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon.
0:30.3	But for a real adventure, drive up Verdi Road just a little ways not even a quarter mile and you'll find a cemetery that used to be part of a town, a town that no longer exists.
0:45.0	What happened to the ghost town of Parisuma?
0:48.0	I know that it was intended to be a much bigger bigger town but the like the railroad didn't go all the way there or something.
0:56.7	Julia Tholug of Monterra is a local teacher and choreographer who's been aware of the cemetery for years, but wants to know more about its backstory.
1:05.8	I don't know anything about who lived there or why they left.
1:10.3	Because like that's I think the thing that's most interesting to me is why it became a ghost town.
1:16.0	Hey everyone, I'm Olivia Allen Price and this is Bay Curious, the podcast that explores the Bay Area one
1:24.9	question at a time.
1:26.4	This week we're answering Julia's questions about Perissima, the little town that was,
1:31.2	until it wasn't. We'll be right back. Support for Bay Curious
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