128-567: Paso Robles ( / ˌ p æ s ə ˈ r oʊ b ə l z / PASS -ə ROH -bəlz ), officially El Paso de Robles (Spanish for The Pass of Oaks), is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California , United States. Located on the Salinas River about 30 mi (48 km) north of San Luis Obispo , the city is known for its hot springs , abundance of wineries, production of olive oil, almond orchards, and playing host to
256-789: A Paderewski Week, with over 6000 concerts in his honour. The 80-year-old artist also restarted his Polish Relief Fund and gave several concerts to gather money for it. However, his mind was not what it had once been and, scheduled again to play Madison Square Garden, he refused to appear, insisting that he had already played the concert, presumably remembering his performance there in the 1920s. Paderewski fell ill on tour on 27 June 1941. Sylwin Strakacz bypassed his secretary and other tour personnel to summon physicians, who diagnosed pneumonia . Despite signs of improving health and recovery, Paderewski died in New York at 11:00 p.m., 29 June, aged 80. He
384-522: A Wells Fargo agency with special rates for guests. As the springs became more a destination of the well-to-do as a place to go to socialize, the original purpose of the springs—to heal—became peripheral. The bathhouse was erected over the sulfur spring in 1888, with a plunge and 37 bath rooms. In the following year, work began on the large Hot Springs Hotel (today the Paso Robles Inn), which was completed in 1900 and burned down 40 years later. Since
512-532: A bronze sculpture in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa near Doylestown, Pennsylvania . In early 1941, the music publisher Boosey & Hawkes commissioned 17 prominent composers to contribute a solo piano piece each for an album to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Paderewski's American debut in 1891. It became a posthumous tribute to Paderewski's entire life and work, Homage to Paderewski (1942). As well, Helena Paderewska had prepared
640-513: A coalition of members of the opposition met in the mansion and was nicknamed the Front Morges after the village. By 1936, Paderewski agreed to appear in a film that showcased his talent and art. Although the proposal had come while the mourning Paderewski avoided public appearances, the film project went ahead. It became notable, primarily, for its rare footage of his piano performance. The exiled German-born director, Lothar Mendes , directed
768-647: A delegate in the state's first legislature for Washoe County . By 1886, Shackelford had returned to California and was living in Paso Robles, where he began buying up extensive property, building warehouses, and starting lumber yards along the railroad's route. Shackelford also established the Southern Pacific Milling Company, which had a virtual monopoly on local milling until local farmers, in an effort to break Shackelford's stranglehold, themselves organized their own milling cooperative,
896-501: A direct economic impact and a growing wine country vacation industry. The county led the state in hemp cultivation in 2018 as hundreds of acres of the crop were grown in research partnerships. In 2019, nine agricultural research permits were still active. Sixteen commercial permits were issued before a temporary ban on new applications running through June 2020 was passed by the Board of Supervisors. San Luis Obispo County leaned toward
1024-699: A division of CAL FIRE , since 1930. The county fire department also serves Los Osos , Pismo Beach and Avila Beach . The city of San Luis Obispo is served by the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department . San Luis Obispo County is served by Amtrak trains and Greyhound Lines buses. The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority provides countywide service along US 101 as well as service to Morro Bay, Los Osos, Cambria and San Simeon. The cities of San Luis Obispo, Atascadero and Paso Robles operate their own local bus services; all of these connect with SLORTA routes. Intercity service
1152-597: A donation of his personal possessions after his death in June 1941. Both Ignacy Paderewski and his sister, Antonina Paderewska Wilkonska were enthusiastic supporters and generous sponsors of the Museum. Antonina, executor of Ignacy's will, decided to donate the personal possessions to the Museum, as well as artifacts from his apartment in New York. The space was officially opened on 3 November 1941. Another museum in his honour exists at Morges, Switzerland, although Paderewski's mansion
1280-909: A famous philosophical example in his article "A Puzzle about Belief." Paderewski was so famous that in the 1953 motion picture The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. , written by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss , piano teacher Terwilliker tells his pupils that he will "make a Paderewski" out of them. Two music festivals honouring Paderewski are held in the United States, both in November. The first has been organised each year since 1993, in Paso Robles, California . The second has been held since 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina . The facade of White Eagle Hall , in Jersey City, New Jersey,
1408-514: A fatal heart attack immediately after sounding the alarm. Within months after the blaze, plans for a new hotel to be built on the site were drawn up. The design was an entirely new concept: A garden inn-hotel, designed to accommodate motor vehicle travelers. By February 1942, construction was complete and the Paso Robles Inn opened for business. In 1955, scores of national media came to Paso Robles after pop-culture icon and actor James Dean
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#17327728474251536-493: A fence of cactus, and in 1890, a bandstand was built with money raised by private theatricals. In 1886, after the coming of the Southern Pacific Railroad (SPR), work began on laying out a town site, with the resort as the nucleus. Two weeks after the first train arrived on October 31, 1886, a three-day celebration was held, including a special train from San Francisco bringing prospective buyers, who toured
1664-896: A foundation for young American musicians and the students of Stanford University (1896), another at the Parisian Conservatory (1909), yet another scholarship fund at the Ecole Normale (1924), funded students of the Moscow Conservatory and the Saint Petersburg Conservatory (1899), as well as spas in the Alps (1928), for the British Legion . During the Great Depression , Paderewski supported unemployed musicians in
1792-640: A household in the county was $ 42,428, and the median income for a family was $ 52,447. Males had a median income of $ 40,726 versus $ 27,450 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,864. About 6.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. The mainstays of the economy are California Polytechnic State University with its almost 20,000 students, tourism, and agriculture.The economic indicators reveal that San Luis Obispo County aligns closely with California regarding median household income and poverty rates. However,
1920-596: A member of any of the many Polish political factions became one of his greatest assets and so he rose above the quarrels, and he could legitimately appeal to higher ideals of unity, sacrifice, charity, and work for common goals. In World War I , Paderewski became an active member of the Polish National Committee in Paris, which was soon accepted by the Triple Entente as the representative of
2048-652: A memoir of her husband's political activities between 1910 and 1920, the typescript of which was not published in either of their lifetimes but was discovered in 2015 by an archivist at the Hoover Institution and published. Paderewski is credited as the chief editor of the edition of Chopin's complete works published by the Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, but he died before the work began. The Polish Museum of America in Chicago received
2176-589: A new clock tower in memory of the two women who died. Paso Robles is roughly halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The topography of the area consists of gentle rolling hills on the eastern half of the city, and foothill peaks, which rise in elevation to the Santa Lucia Coastal Range on the west, which are all blanketed in the Californian chaparral environment, which is mainly dry grassland and oak woodland. Paso Robles sits on
2304-479: A new library building, combined with city hall, was completed; acclaimed novelist Ray Bradbury spoke at the dedication to a crowd of about 600 in attendance. As far back as 1795, Paso Robles has been spoken of and written about as "California's oldest watering place"—the place to go for springs and mud baths. In 1864, a correspondent to the San Francisco Bulletin wrote every prospect existed of
2432-509: A population of 29,793. The population density was 1,533.7-inhabitant-per-square-mile (592.2/km). The racial makeup of Paso Robles was 77.7% White, 2.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 13.1% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 34.5% of the population. The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.6% lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 0.06% were institutionalized. Of
2560-401: A population of 31,490 living in 12,005 households. The population density was 1,602.5-inhabitant-per-square-mile (618.7/km). The racial makeup of Paso Robles was 69.6% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 1.8% Native American, 3.9% Asian, 13.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 33.7% of the population. The 2010 United States Census reported that Paso Robles had
2688-584: A profound temperature difference, as much as 50 °F (28 °C), is seen between the daytime highs and the overnight lows. This large diurnal swing permits the planting of certain grape varieties that would otherwise not be suited to the region. Winters are often very cool and moist, with daytime temperatures reaching into the low 50s°F (10 °C). Mornings and nights differ from the daytime average, as they tend to be quite cold (especially in December and January), where lows reach as low as 22 °F (−6 °C). Due to
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#17327728474252816-509: A result of this and later successes, and through to the late 1960s and early 1970s, a new generation of vineyard pioneers came forth and flourished in the Paso Robles area. At 11:15 am PST on December 22, 2003, the San Simeon earthquake struck about 25 mi (40 km) northwest of Paso Robles. The earthquake registered 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (severe). Two deaths occurred when
2944-429: A seven-acre (28,000 m) garden and nine-hole golf course. Inside, it had a library, a beauty salon, a barber shop, and various billiard and lounging rooms. The new hotel also offered an improved hot-spring plunge bath and 32 individual bath rooms. The 20 by 40-foot (12 m) plunge bath was considered one of the finest and most complete of its time in the United States. A year after the hotel's construction began, in 1890
3072-612: A teaching appointment at the conservatory in Strasbourg which Leschetizky arranged. In 1887, he made his concert debut in Vienna , soon gaining great popularity, and had popular successes in Paris in 1889 and in London in 1890. Audiences responded to his brilliant playing with almost extravagant displays of admiration, and Paderewski also gained access to the halls of power. In 1891, he repeated his triumphs on an American tour. He toured
3200-437: A tremendous success and Paderewski soon moved to Vienna , where he studied with Theodor Leschetizky (Teodor Leszetycki). On 31 May 1899, he married his second wife, Helena Paderewska (née von Rosen, 1856–1934), shortly after she received an annulment of a prior marriage. While she had previously cared for his son Alfred (1880–1901), they had no children together. Paderewski dedicated three more years to diligent study, and
3328-535: A trust fund to encourage American-born composers. The fund underwrote a triennial the Paderewski Prize competition that began in 1901. Paderewski also launched a similar contest in Leipzig in 1898. He was so popular internationally that the music hall duo " The Two Bobs " had a hit song in 1916 in music halls across Britain with the song "When Paderewski Plays". He was a favorite of concert audiences around
3456-502: A wide variety of coastal and inland hill ecologies to support fishing, agriculture, and tourist activities. California Polytechnic State University has almost 20,000 students. Tourism, especially for the wineries, is popular. Grapes and other agriculture products are an important part of the economy. San Luis Obispo County is the third largest producer of wine in California, surpassed only by Sonoma and Napa counties. Strawberries are
3584-564: Is 15.17 in (385 mm), falling on an average of 47 days. The wettest year was 1941 with 29.19 in (741 mm) of precipitation and the driest year was 1947 with 4.24 in (108 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 14.76 in (375 mm) in January 1916. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 5.25 in (133 mm) on December 6, 1966. Although snow is rare in Paso Robles, 4.0 in fell on April 5, 1929, and on December 15, 1988. As well as February 24, 2023 At
3712-561: Is Mexican, 0.3% Puerto Rican, and 0.2% Salvadoran. As of the census of 2000, there were 246,681 residents, 92,739 households, and 58,611 families in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile (29 people/km ). There were 102,275 housing units at an average density of 31 units per square mile (12 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 84.6% White , 2.0% Black or African American , 1.0% Native American , 2.7% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 6.2% from other races , and 3.4% from two or more races. 16.3% of
3840-746: Is adorned with busts of Polish heroes Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Casimir Pulaski , Tadeusz Kościuszko and Henryk Sienkiewicz . The Academy of Music in Poznań is named after Paderewski, and many major cities in Poland have streets and schools named after him. Streets are also named after him in Perth Amboy, New Jersey , and Buffalo, New York . Since 1960, Paderewski has had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. On 8 October 1960,
3968-878: Is defined by long, hot, dry summers and brief, cool, rainy winters. Paso Robles enjoys long-lasting, mild autumns and occasional early springs, giving the region a unique climate suitable for growing a variety of crops (ranging from primarily grapes, to olives, almonds, and other tree nuts). The city receives an average annual rainfall of 14.71 in (374 mm) per year, and most of this precipitation falls during winter and early spring. Paso Robles often receives less than 10 in (250 mm) of rain per year and typically, no rain falls from May through September. Summers in Paso Robles tend to be very hot, with daily temperatures frequently exceeding 100 °F (38 °C) from late June to as late as mid-September, and occasionally exceeding 110 °F (43 °C). Paso Robles' summers feature an unusually large day-night temperature swing, where
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4096-528: Is located on the Rancho Paso de Robles Mexican land grant that was purchased by James and Daniel Blackburn in 1857. Their partner was Drury James of Kentucky, a veteran of the Mexican War and uncle of the outlaw Jesse James . The land was a rest stop for travelers of el Camino Real trail , and was known for its mineral hot springs. Franciscan priests from neighboring Mission San Miguel constructed
4224-399: Is now Epoch Winery. When York purchased the land, it was primarily apple orchards, with a small plot of wine grape vines. York found that the climate and soil were more suitable for vineyards and he expanded the vineyards. Within a few years, he found that the vines were yielding more than he could market, prompting him to build a small, stone winery . Following Andrew York's early success in
4352-433: Is primarily a service economy. Service jobs account for 38% of the county's jobs, government jobs accounts for 20.7%, and manufacturing jobs represent 6% of the county's jobs. San Luis Obispo County is the third largest producer of wine in California, surpassed only by Sonoma and Napa counties. Wine grapes are the second largest agricultural crop in the county (after strawberries), and the wine production they support creates
4480-634: Is provided by Amtrak trains, Greyhound Lines and Orange Belt Stages buses. The Amtrak Thruway 18 provides a daily connection to Visalia on the east, and Santa Maria on the west, with several stops in between. FlixBus boards from the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum at 1940 Santa Barbara Avenue. In the future, SR 46 may be considered for a possible westward expansion of Interstate 40 via SR 58 from Barstow to Bakersfield, from Bakersfield to I-5 via Westside Parkway , and then following SR 46 to Paso Robles. SR 46
4608-522: Is slowly being upgraded to Interstate standards, minus overpasses between Interstate 5 and US Route 101. The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of San Luis Obispo County. † county seat 35°23′N 120°27′W / 35.38°N 120.45°W / 35.38; -120.45 Ignace Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski ( Polish: [iɡˈnatsɨ ˈjan padɛˈrɛfskʲi] ; 18 November [ O.S. 6 November] 1860 – 29 June 1941)
4736-492: Is the Harvest Wine Weekend, celebrating the wine harvest in the region. The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance also host a Grand Tasting Tour, which takes the wines of the Paso Robles area to other areas in California, and other states such as Washington, D.C. San Luis Obispo County, California San Luis Obispo County ( / s æ n ˌ l uː ɪ s oʊ ˈ b ɪ s p oʊ / ), officially
4864-677: The County of San Luis Obispo , is a county on the Central Coast of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo . Junípero Serra founded the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa in 1772, and San Luis Obispo grew around it. The small size of the county's communities, scattered along the beaches, coastal hills, and mountains of the Santa Lucia range, provides
4992-508: The Irving Berlin song, " I Love a Piano ", recorded in 1916 by Billy Murray , the narrator says: "And with the pedal, I love to meddle/When Paderewski comes this way./I'm so delighted, when I'm invited/To hear that long-haired genius play." Charlie Chaplin wrote: Paderewski had great charm, but there was something bourgeois about him, an over-emphasis of dignity. He was impressive with his long hair, severe, slanting moustache and
5120-453: The Minuet in G major , Op. 14 No. 1, written in the style of Mozart, became one of the most recognized piano tunes of all time. Despite his relentless touring schedule and his political and charitable engagements, Paderewski left a legacy of over 70 orchestral, instrumental, and vocal works. All of his works evoke a romantic image of Poland. They incorporate references to Polish dances, such as
5248-685: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox stayed at the hotel and soaked in the mineral hot springs to soothe tired muscles. For a time, Paso Robles was known as the Almond City because the local almond growers created the largest concentration of almond orchards in the world. The ranchers in the outlying areas were very important to the Paso Robles area. On these ranches were cattle and horses, grain crops (primarily wheat and barley), garden produce, and fruit and nut orchards. Many of these ranchlands and orchards have become vineyards for
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5376-569: The Polish armed forces in France , and pressed elbows with all the dignitaries and influential men whose salons he could enter. He spoke to Americans directly in public speeches and on the radio, appealing to them to remember the fate of his nation. He kept such a demanding schedule of public appearances, fundraisers and meetings that he stopped musical touring altogether for a few years, instead dedicating himself to diplomatic activity. In January 1917, on
5504-485: The Republican Party in presidential and congressional elections during most of the 20th century; it has, however, become more Democratic starting in the 2000s. In 2008 , Barack Obama won the county with 51.2 percent of the vote. Prior to 2008, the last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 , although Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1992 . In 2012 , Obama again won
5632-597: The Spa Conference , when Poland was threatened by the Polish–Soviet War , but Piłsudski's success at the Battle of Warsaw later that year rendered those negotiations redundant, and put to an end Paderewski's hopes of regaining office. In 1922, Paderewski retired from politics and returned to his musical life. His first concert after a long break, held at Carnegie Hall , was a significant success. He also filled
5760-420: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,616 square miles (9,370 km ), of which 3,299 square miles (8,540 km ) is land and 317 square miles (820 km ) (comprising 8.8%) is water. San Luis Obispo County has three main climate types. BSk climate can mainly be found in the eastern portions of the county, along with certain smaller areas in the north. Csa climate can mainly be found in
5888-535: The polonaise , krakowiak , and mazurka , and highlander music (Tatra album [Album tatrzańskie], op. 12, Polish Dances [Tańce polskie], op. 5). Paderewski's love of his country is reflected in the titles of his compositions, including Polish Fantasy [Fantazja polska], op. 19 and Symphony in B minor "Polonia", which includes a quote from Dąbrowski's Mazurka [Mazurek Dąbrowskiego]), themes (Manru), and musical settings of quotes from Polish poets (e.g., Asnyk and Mickiewicz). In 1896, Paderewski donated US$ 10,000 to establish
6016-446: The 10,833 households, 37.9% had children under 18 living in them, 52.8% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present. The population had 7.1% unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 0.6% same-sex married couples or partnerships . About 22.9% of the households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who
6144-432: The 20,000-seat Madison Square Garden , and toured the United States in a private railway car. In 1897, Paderewski had bought the manor house of the former Duchess of Otrante near Morges , Switzerland , where he rested between concert tours. After Piłsudski's coup d'état in 1926, Paderewski became an active member of the opposition to Sanacja rule. In 1936, two years after his second wife's death at their Swiss home,
6272-609: The California Mid-State Fair. At the 2020 census , the population was 31,490. The city's full name is El Paso de Robles, which in Spanish means The Pass of the Oaks. People differ on the pronunciation of the city's shortened name of Paso Robles. While its Spanish pronunciation is PASS -oh ROH -blays , residents anglicize the pronunciation as PASS -oh ROH -buhlz . This anglicized version has been used in
6400-611: The California Secretary of State reported that there were 147,326 registered voters in San Luis Obispo County. Of those voters, 61,226 (41.6%) were registered Republicans, 52,586 (35.7%) were registered Democratic, 8,030 (5.4%) are registered with other political parties, and 25,484 (17.3%) declined to state a political preference. The cities of Grover Beach, Morro Bay, and San Luis Obispo had pluralities or majorities of registered Democratic voters, whereas
6528-470: The Farmers' Alliance Flour Mill. In 1889, the same year that Paso Robles incorporated as a city, construction began on a new hotel. The hotel required over one million bricks and cost $ 160,000. The El Paso de Robles Hotel opened for business in 1891. The hotel was three stories tall and built of solid masonry, set off by sandstone arches. This ensured the hotel was completely fireproof. The hotel also featured
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#17327728474256656-466: The Five Cities region. The Five Cities originally were: Arroyo Grande , Grover Beach (then known as Grover City), Oceano , Fair Oaks and Halcyon. Today, the Five Cities region consists of Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, Oceano, and Halcyon (basically the area from Pismo Beach to Oceano). Just south of the Five Cities, San Luis Obispo County borders northern Santa Barbara County . Inland,
6784-646: The Met, a private royal viewing of Manru was staged in Dresden, and it was staged in Prague, Cologne, Zürich, Warsaw, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Baltimore, Moscow, and Kiev. In 1904, Paderewski, accompanied by his second wife, entourage, parrot, and Érard piano, gave concerts in Australia and New Zealand, in collaboration with Polish-French composer Henri Kowalski . Paderewski toured tirelessly around
6912-561: The Only Natural Mud Baths in the World". By then, the inn had first-class accommodations - a reading room, barber shop, and telegraph office; a general store, a top-of-the-line livery stable, and comfortably furnished cottages for families who preferred privacy to quarters in the hotel. Visitors could stay in touch with the rest of the world, as two daily mail deliveries were available, as was a Western Union telegraph office and
7040-533: The Paso Robles Municipal Airport, the record high temperature was 115°F on June 15, 1961, and July 20, 1960. The record low temperature was 8°F on December 22, 1990. An average of 86.7 days have highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 53.6 days have lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The 30-year average (1971–2000) annual precipitation was 12.57 in (319 mm), falling on an average of 42 days. The wettest year
7168-727: The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance hosts the Zinfandel Festival, during which Central Coast Zinfandel producers and the public visit the area to enjoy the wine of the area. This event is held by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, a nonprofit cooperative marketing alliance looking to not only educate the community and surrounding communities about Paso Robles wine, but to also give back to the community. The Paso Robles Wine Festival takes place in May and an olive festival takes place yearly also. In October
7296-684: The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. This nonprofit trade organization is dedicated to the promotion and education of the Paso Robles premium wine country. The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance is a cooperative marketing alliance made up of Paso Robles Wine Country wineries, vineyards, and related businesses. They host many of the festivals in the Paso Robles Area, and strengthen brand awareness locally, regionally, and nationally. The wine alliance focuses on trade and consumer outreach, media relations, buyer tours, educational and research programs, and giving back to education and health organizations in
7424-544: The Paso Robles community. Several companies in the area specialize in straw-bale construction , insulating concrete forms , rammed earth , superinsulated buildings, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) construction. Within a 15-mile (24 km) radius of downtown Paso Robles, the area has 12 straw-bale homes, six insulated concrete homes, and several straw-bale wineries/tasting rooms. Every year in March,
7552-612: The Paso Robles hot springs becoming the watering place of the state. By 1868, people were coming from as far away as Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, and even Alabama. Besides the well-known mud baths , the Iron Spring and the Sand Spring bubbled through the sand and were said to produce delightful sensations. In 1882, Drury James and the Blackburn brothers issued a pamphlet advertising "El Paso de Robles Hot and Cold Sulphur Springs and
7680-897: The United States (1932) and the unemployed in Switzerland in 1937. He publicly supported an insurance fund for musicians in London (1933) and aided Jewish intellectuals in Paris (1933). He also supported orphanages and the Maternity Centre in New York. The many Paderewski-sponsored concert halls and monuments included Debussy (1931) and Édouard Colonne (1923) monuments in Paris, Liszt Monument in Weimar, Beethoven Monument in Bonn, Chopin Monument in Żelazowa Wola (the composer's birthplace), Kosciuszko Monument in Chicago, and Washington Arch in New York. In 1913, Paderewski settled in
7808-493: The United States. On the eve of World War I and at the height of his fame, Paderewski bought a 2,000-acre (810-ha) property, Rancho San Ignacio, near Paso Robles , in San Luis Obispo County , in California's Central Coast region. A decade later, he planted Zinfandel vines on the Californian property. When the vines matured, the grapes were processed into wine at the nearby York Mountain Winery , which was, as it still is, one of
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#17327728474257936-551: The area and enjoyed the daily barbecues . On November 17, the Grand Auction was held, resulting in the sale of 228 lots. The local agent for the SPR when it arrived in Paso Robles was R. M. "Dick" Shackelford, a Kentucky native who had come to California in 1853 to dig for gold. Shackelford had a varied career, going from gold mining to hauling freight by ox team, to lumbering, which took him to Nevada, where he served one term as
8064-480: The area to establish family vineyards and wineries. Sylvester and Caterina Dusi purchased a vineyard in 1924. The old head-pruned Zinfandel vines are now owned and cultivated by their son, Benito. The Martinelli, Busi, Vosti, Steinbeck and Bianchi Winery vineyards were also established around this time. The Paso Robles wine region gained more notoriety when Ignace Paderewski , the famous Polish statesman and concert pianist, visited Paso Robles, became enchanted with
8192-468: The area, and purchased 2,000 acres (8.1 km). In the early 1920s, he planted Petite Sirah and Zinfandel on his Rancho San Ignacio vineyard in the Adelaide area. Following Prohibition, Paderewski's wine was made at York Mountain Winery. The wines produced from grapes grown on Rancho San Ignacio went on to become award winners. Paso Robles' reputation as a premier wine region became firmly established as
8320-450: The average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.2 years. The median income for a household in the city was $ 51,172, and the median income for a family was $ 57,114. Males had a median income of $ 42,357 versus $ 29,311 for females. The per capita income for
8448-522: The best-known wineries between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1910, Paderewski funded the Grunwald Monument in Kraków to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald . The monument's unveiling led to great patriotic demonstrations. In speaking to the gathered throng, Paderewski proved as adept at capturing their hearts and minds for the political cause as he was with his music. His passionate delivery needed no recourse to notes. Paderewski's status as an artist and philanthropist and not as
8576-401: The care of friends and, in 1881, he went to Berlin to study music composition with Friedrich Kiel and Heinrich Urban . In 1884, a chance meeting with a famous Polish actress, Helena Modjeska , began his career as a virtuoso pianist. Modrzejewska arranged for a public concert and joint appearance in Kraków's Hotel Saski to raise funds for Paderewski's further piano study. The scheme was
8704-408: The central portions of the counties, in communities such as Paso Robles. The rest of the county is made up of the Csb climate type. The Csb warm-summer mediterranean type climate together with the county's varied landscapes reminds visitors of European locales. The 2010 United States Census reported that San Luis Obispo County had a population of 269,637. The racial makeup of San Luis Obispo County
8832-541: The charitable work of his second wife, Helena Paderewska . During World War I, Paderewski advocated for an independent Poland, including by touring the United States, where he met President Woodrow Wilson , who came to support the creation of an independent Poland. Wilson included that aim in his Fourteen Points and argued for it at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference , which drew up the Treaty of Versailles. Shortly after his resignation from office, Paderewski resumed his concert career to recoup his finances, and rarely visited
8960-531: The cities of Paso Robles , Templeton , and Atascadero lie along the Salinas River , near the Paso Robles wine region. San Luis Obispo lies south of Atascadero and north of the Five Cities region. The prehistory of San Luis Obispo County is strongly influenced by the Chumash people . There has been significant settlement here at least as early as the Millingstone Horizon thousands of years ago. Important settlements existed in coastal areas such as Morro Bay and Los Osos . Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
9088-415: The city for a public park to be used for the pleasure of its citizens and visitors. Two exceptions were made to requirement that it be used for a public park - allowing the building of the Carnegie Library, and the conversion of the library to a museum. The grounds were laid out by a Mr. Redington and a planting day was held when each citizen set out his own donation. Originally, the whole park was hedged in by
9216-642: The city phone message. This area of the Central Coast , known as the City of El Paso De Robles, Paso Robles, or simply Paso, is known for its thermal springs. Native Americans known as the Salinan lived in the area thousands of years before the mission era. They knew this area as the Springs or the Hot Springs. A tribal site on present-day Paso Robles was named elewexe , Obispeño for "Swordfish". Paso Robles
9344-716: The city was $ 23,544. About 11.4% of families and 13.5% of the population as a whole were below the poverty line , including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over. The Paso Robles Wine Country has a number of wineries and vineyards in the area. It is the location of the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area . More than 25 different varieties of grapes are grown in the Paso Robles Wine Country, with over 250 bonded wineries. In 1993, Paso Robles grape growers, wineries, and wine tasting rooms united to form
9472-399: The city was $ 39,217, and for a family was $ 44,322. Males had a median income of $ 35,514 versus $ 24,058 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,974. About 10.7% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.7% of those under 18 and 9.7% of those 65 or over. As of the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) update, the city limits population
9600-534: The city was 75.70% White, 3.32% African American, 1.30% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 13.68% from other races, and 3.97% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27.72% of the population. Of the 8,556 households, 37.4% had children under 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were not families. About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who
9728-404: The country more than 30 times for the next five decades and it would become his second home. His stage presence, striking looks, and immense charisma contributed to his stage success, which later proved important in his political and charitable activities. His name became synonymous with the highest level of piano virtuosity. Not everyone was equally impressed, however. After hearing Paderewski for
9856-420: The county distinguishes itself through higher educational attainment and homeownership rates, alongside a distinctive employment sector composition favoring agriculture and related industries. Despite these strengths, the county is not immune to challenges, as evidenced by a housing market that is significantly more expensive than the rest of California and growing income inequality. San Luis Obispo County's economy
9984-553: The county's more liberal coastal areas as well as coastal areas of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. With respect to the California State Senate , the county is in the 17th Senate District , represented by Democrat John Laird . With respect to the California State Assembly , the county is in the 30th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis . In April 2008,
10112-539: The county, this time with a slim plurality of the vote. Hillary Clinton won with a larger plurality in 2016 ; and in 2020 , Joe Biden won a solid 55% of the vote, the largest for any Democrat since Johnson. With respect to the United States House of Representatives , San Luis Obispo County is mostly in California's 24th congressional district , represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal , with
10240-564: The east, and the Santa Lucia Coastal Range, which lies directly west, rising up from the city's western border. Paso Robles sits at the border where northern San Luis Obispo County and southern Monterey County meet, and is situated roughly 24 mi (39 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean. The Paso Robles area has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csa ) typical of coastal Southern California. The climate
10368-721: The eastern foothills of the Santa Lucia Coastal Mountain Range, which lies directly to the west of the city, and runs in a north–south direction, starting at Monterey, then runs south to its terminus in the San Luis Obispo area. The city is located at the southern end of the fertile Salinas River Valley, which is centered in between the Temblor Range (including the San Andreas Fault), which lie about 28 mi (45 km) to
10496-579: The eve of the American entry into the war , US President Woodrow Wilson's main advisor, Colonel House , turned to Paderewski to prepare a memorandum on the Polish situation. Two weeks later, Wilson spoke before Congress and issued a challenge to the status quo: "I take it for granted that statesmen everywhere are agreed that there should be a united, independent, autonomous Poland." The establishment of "New Poland" became one of Wilson's famous Fourteen Points ,
10624-626: The feature, which was released in Britain in 1937 as Moonlight Sonata , and was re-titled The Charmer when re-released in the US in 1943. In November 1937, Paderewski agreed to take on one last piano student. The musician was Witold Małcużyński , who had won third place at the International Chopin Piano Competition . After the invasion of Poland in 1939, Paderewski returned to public life. In 1940, he became
10752-547: The first mineral baths in the area. During this period, Paso Robles began to attract the settlers who established cattle ranches, apple and almond orchards, dairy farms, and vineyards . In 1864, the first El Paso de Robles Hotel was constructed and featured a hot mineral springs bath house. Three locations (Paso Robles Inn, River Oaks Hot Springs, and Franklin Hot Springs) have offered the mineral bath hot spring experience. James and Daniel Blackburn donated two blocks to
10880-459: The first time, when Paderewski was exhausted from his American tour, Moriz Rosenthal quipped, "Yes, he plays well, I suppose, but he's no Paderewski." Paderewski kept up a furious pace of touring and composition, including many of his own piano works in his concerts. He also wrote an opera, Manru , which had its official premiere in Lviv in 1901. A "lyric drama", Manru is an ambitious work that
11008-452: The five-story Granary Building (still standing into the 2020s, albeit renovated) was built in order to store grain. On January 17, 1914, one of the world's more well-known concert pianists and composers came to the hotel: Ignace Paderewski . After three weeks of treatments at the hotel's mineral hot springs for his arthritis, he resumed his concert tour. He later returned to live at the hotel and bought two ranches west of Paso Robles. During
11136-762: The forces trying to create the state of Poland. Paderewski became the committee's spokesman, and soon, he and his wife also formed other organizations, including the Polish Relief Fund in London, and the White Cross Society in the United States. Paderewski met the English composer Edward Elgar , who used a theme from Paderewski's Fantasie Polonaise in his work Polonia , written for the Polish Relief Fund concert in London on 6 July 1916 (the title certainly recognises Paderewski's Symphony in B minor). Paderewski urged fellow Polish immigrants to join
11264-509: The full fee for his performance. Thomas F. Schwartz, Director of the Hoover Presidential Library , concludes: There seems to be enough doubt by both Hoover and Paderewski to lend credence to the story in their respective memoirs other than to acknowledge that their first meeting may have been in 1896. His unusual combination of being a world-class pianist and successful politician led to Saul Kripke using Paderewski as
11392-473: The globe and women, especially, admired his performances. By the turn of the century, Paderewski was an extremely wealthy man, generously donating to numerous causes and charities, and sponsoring monuments, among them the Washington Arch in New York, in 1892. Paderewski shared his fortune generously with fellow countrymen, as well as with citizens and foundations from around the world. He established
11520-526: The head of the National Council of Poland , a Polish sejm (parliament) in exile in London. He again turned to America for help and his broadcast was carried by over 100 radio stations in the United States and Canada. He advocated in person for aid to Europe and the defeat of Nazism. In 1941, Paderewski witnessed a touching tribute to his artistry and humanitarianism as US cities celebrated the 50th anniversary of his first American tour by putting on
11648-591: The head of the Polish National Committee, who was strongly anti-Semitic. At the end of the war, with the fate of the city of Poznań and the whole region of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) still undecided, Paderewski visited Poznań. Following his public speech there on 27 December 1918, the Polish inhabitants of the city began the Greater Poland uprising against Germany. In 1919, in the newly independent Poland, Józef Piłsudski , who
11776-576: The land. The first vineyardists in the area were the priests ( padres ) of the Mission San Miguel , and their old fermentation vats and grapevine artwork can still be seen at the mission, north of the city of Paso Robles. Commercial winemaking was introduced to the Paso Robles region in 1882, when Andrew York, a settler from Indiana, began planting vineyards and established the Ascension Winery at what became York Mountain Winery and
11904-421: The largest agricultural crop in the county. The town of San Simeon is located at the foot of the ridge where newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst built Hearst Castle . Other coastal towns (listed from north to south) include Cambria , Cayucos , Morro Bay , and Los Osos -Baywood Park . These cities and villages are located northwest of the city of San Luis Obispo. To the south are Avila Beach and
12032-523: The many wineries that currently draw tourists to the area. To show their appreciation to the ranchers, in October 1931, the businesspeople established Pioneer Day, which is still an annual event, celebrated on the second Saturday in October. In December 1940, a fire completely destroyed the El Paso de Robles Hotel. Guests staying the night escaped unharmed. The night clerk who discovered the fire suffered
12160-416: The next 30 years, the hotel was visited by other notables: Boxing champion Jack Dempsey , President Theodore Roosevelt , Adela Rogers St. Johns , Phoebe Apperson Hearst (the mother of William Randolph Hearst ), and actors Douglas Fairbanks , Boris Karloff , Bob Hope , and Clark Gable all stayed at the El Paso de Robles Hotel. When Major League baseball teams used Paso Robles as a spring-training home,
12288-545: The northern part of the county in California's 19th congressional district , represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta . From 2003 until 2013, the county was split between the Bakersfield-based 22nd district, which was represented by Republican Kevin McCarthy and included Paso Robles and most of the more conservative inland areas of the county, and Lois Capps ' 23rd district, a strip which included most of
12416-655: The politically chaotic Poland thereafter, the last time being in 1924. Paderewski was born to Polish parents in the village of Kurilovka, in the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire . The village is now part of the Khmilnyk raion of Vinnytsia Oblast in Ukraine. His father, Jan Paderewski, administered large estates. His mother, Poliksena, née Nowicka, died several months after Paderewski
12544-558: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 13.9% were of German, 11.4% English, 9.7% Irish, 6.1% American and 5.7% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000 . 85.7% spoke English and 10.7% Spanish as their first language. There were 92,739 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.40% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who
12672-409: The population. There were 10,876 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and
12800-573: The principles that Wilson followed during peace negotiations to end World War I. In April 1918, Paderewski met leaders of the American Jewish Committee in New York City, in an unsuccessful attempt to broker a deal in which organised Jewish groups would support Polish territorial ambitions in exchange for support for equal rights. However, it soon became clear that no plan would satisfy both Jewish leaders and Roman Dmowski ,
12928-434: The privilege of using the baths was restricted to guests of the hotel, and many sufferers of the ailments the baths cured could not pay the rates of the fashionable hotel, a few businessmen in Paso Robles made arrangements with Felix Liss for the right to bore for sulphur water on a lot that Liss owned. A sulfur well was reached, a bath house was built, and baths were offered at an affordable rate of 25 cents. The establishment
13056-640: The ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, legislation on protection of ethnic minorities in the new state, and the establishment of a public education system. But Paderewski "proved to be a poor administrator and worse politician" and resigned from the Government in December 1919, having received criticism for his perceived submissiveness to the Western powers. At the request of his successor as Prime Minister, Władysław Grabski , Paderewski represented Poland at
13184-503: The rest of the county's towns, cities, and the unincorporated areas have a plurality or majority of registered Republican voters. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. In unincorporated parts of the county, fire protection and emergency response services have been provided by the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department,
13312-444: The roof slid off the clock tower building, a popular landmark in downtown Paso Robles. The dormant underground springs that had once been used for the spa were brought back to life, causing flooding and a large sinkhole in the parking lot of the city hall and library. Due to lengthy environmental and engineering considerations, the sinkhole was not filled and the parking lot resurfaced until December 2010. Paso Robles has dedicated
13440-458: The same temperature a few more times, most recently on September 6, 2020. The record low temperature was 0 °F (−18 °C) on January 6, 1913, making Paso Robles the lowest elevation in California to reach that low temperature. An average of 81.0 days have high temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 64.0 days have low temperatures of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The 30-year average (1971–2000) annual precipitation
13568-410: The service of my country." Paderewski became Prime Minister of Poland, but I felt like Clemenceau , who said to him during a conference of the ill-fated Versailles Treaty: "How is it that a gifted artist like you should stoop so low as to become a politician?" There is an anecdote in circulation about Paderewski having been booked for a concert at Stanford by the future president Hoover and not receiving
13696-542: The small tuft of hair under his lower lip, which I thought revealed some form of mystic vanity. At his recitals, with house lights lowered and the atmosphere sombre and awesome when he was about to sit on the piano stool, I always felt someone should pull it from under him. During the war I met him at the Ritz Hotel in New York and greeted him enthusiastically, asking if he were there to give a concert. With pontifical solemnity he replied: "I do not give concerts when I am in
13824-501: The somewhat close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the marine layer occasionally makes it over the coast range and into Paso Robles, creating fog. Unlike typical California coastal marine fog , this fog is not long lasting, and typically burns off before 10 a.m. The all-time record high temperature at the National Weather Service cooperative city office was 117 °F (47 °C) on August 13, 1933. It also reached
13952-419: The start for other vineyards, still producing in the area today. As the popularity of wines began to grow, so did the Paso Robles wine region. Lorenzo and Rena Nerelli purchased their vineyard at the foot of York Mountain in 1917. Their Templeton Winery was the area's first to be bonded following the repeal of Prohibition . The early 1920s saw a flurry of winemaking activity when several families immigrated to
14080-627: The town of Sudylkov , near Shepetovka . Initially, Paderewski took piano lessons with a private tutor. At the age of 12, in 1872, he went to Warsaw and was admitted to the Warsaw Conservatory . Upon graduating in 1878, he became a piano tutor at his alma mater . In 1880, Paderewski married a fellow student at the conservatory, Antonina Korsakówna. The next year, their son Alfred was born severely handicapped. Antonina never recovered from childbirth and died several weeks later. Paderewski decided to devote himself to music and left his son in
14208-537: The wine business, Gerd and Ilsabe Klintworth planted a vineyard in the Geneseo/Linne area around 1886. They were licensed to sell jugs of Zinfandel , port, and muscatel, as well as some of the area's first white wine made from Burger grapes. The Casteel Vineyards in the Willow Creek area were planted just prior to 1908. Casteel wines were stored and aged in a cave cellar. Cuttings from the old vines provided
14336-539: The world and was the first to give a solo performance at the new 3,000-seat Carnegie Hall . In 1909 came the premiere of his Symphony in B minor "Polonia" , a massive work lasting 75 minutes. Paderewski's compositions were quite popular in his lifetime and, for a time, entered the orchestral repertoire, particularly his Fantaisie polonaise sur des thèmes originaux (Polish Fantasy on Original Themes) for piano and orchestra, Piano Concerto in A minor , and Polonia symphony. His piano miniatures became especially popular, and
14464-452: Was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. About 55.9% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 43.5% lived in rental housing units. As of the census of 2000, 24,297 people, 8,556 households, and 6,040 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,401.6-inhabitant-per-square-mile (541.2/km). The 8,791 housing units had an average density of 507.1 units per square mile (195.8 units/km). The racial makeup of
14592-408: Was 1995 with 25.56 in (649 mm) and the driest year was 2007 with 4.20 in (107 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 12.19 in (310 mm) in January 1969. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 5.47 in (139 mm) on March 10, 1995. The record snowfall was 4.0 in (100 mm) on December 15, 1988. The 2020 United States Census reported that Paso Robles had
14720-406: Was 222,756 (82.6%) White , 5,550 (2.1%) African American , 2,536 (0.9%) Native American , 8,507 (3.2%) Asian (1.0% Filipino, 0.6% Chinese, 0.4% Japanese, 0.3% Indian, 0.3% Korean, 0.2% Vietnamese), 389 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 19,786 (7.3%) from other races , and 10,113 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 55,973 persons (20.8%); 17.7% of San Luis Obispo County
14848-413: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73, and the average family size was 3.23. In the city, the age distribution was 29.8% under 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. The median income for a household in
14976-621: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73. Of 7,669 families (70.8% of all households), the average family size was 3.19. In the city, the age distribution was 26.3% under 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The 11,426 housing units had an average density of 588.2 units per square mile (227.1 units/km), of which 59.2% were owner-occupied and 40.8% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
15104-453: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males. The median income for
15232-461: Was a Polish pianist, composer and statesman who was a spokesman for Polish independence. In 1919, he was the nation's prime minister and foreign minister during which time he signed the Treaty of Versailles , which ended World War I . A favorite of concert audiences around the world, his musical fame gave him access to diplomacy and the media, as well as, possibly, his status as a freemason , and
15360-467: Was born, and he was raised mostly by distant relatives. From his early childhood, Paderewski was interested in music. He initially lived at a private estate near Zhytomyr , where he had moved with his father. However, soon after his father's arrest in connection with the January Uprising of 1863, he was adopted by his aunt. After being released, Paderewski's father married again and moved to
15488-557: Was estimated at 27,868 people, 7,880 families within the city, and an average citizen age of 33.2 years old. The city limits population density was 1,504.2 people per square mile (580.8 people/km), there were 11,218 total available housing units with 10,876 of them occupied (total households). The racial makeup of the city was 82.0% White , 2.8% Black or African American , 1.1% Native American , 2.0% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 12.1% from other races , and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.9% of
15616-579: Was formally inspired by Wagner's music dramas. It lacks an overture and closed-form arias, but uses Wagner's device of leitmotifs to represent characters and ideas. The story centres on a doomed love triangle, social inequality, and racial prejudice (Manru is a Gypsy ), and is set in the Tatra Mountains . It is still the only opera by a Polish composer that the Metropolitan Opera has performed in its 135-year history. In addition to
15744-565: Was founded on September 1, 1772, in the area that is now the city of San Luis Obispo . The namesake of the mission, city and county is Saint Louis of Toulouse , the young bishop of Toulouse ( Obispo and Tolosa in Spanish) in 1297. San Luis Obispo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The Salinas River Valley , a region that figures strongly in several John Steinbeck novels, stretches north from San Luis Obispo County. According to
15872-491: Was later offered to the city and is currently the site of the Municipal Pool. Paso Robles’ growth industry—wine—has a long history with the area. Wine grapes were introduced to the Paso Robles soil in 1797 by the Spanish conquistadors and Franciscan missionaries. Spanish explorer Francisco Cortez envisioned an abundant wine-producing operation and encouraged settlers from Mexico and other parts of California to cultivate
16000-467: Was pronounced dead in town following his tragic car accident just east of the city . A roadside memorial in his honor stands in nearby Cholame , for fans to pay tribute to the star. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the City of Paso Robles experienced significant growth. The area's wine industry flourished, the California Mid-State Fair expanded into a regional attraction, and local lakes, such as Lake Nacimiento , became family vacation destinations. In 1995,
16128-747: Was razed in 1965. In 1948, the Ignacy Paderewski Foundation was established in New York City, on the initiative of the local Polish community , with the goal of promoting Polish culture in the United States. Two other Polish-American organizations are named in his honour and are dedicated to promoting the legacy of the maestro: the Paderewski Association in Chicago and the Paderewski Music Society in Southern California . In
16256-590: Was temporarily laid in repose in the crypt of the USS Maine Mast Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery , in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, DC, despite anecdotal accounts that he wished to be buried in France, near his second wife and son. In 1992, after the end of communist rule in Poland, his remains were transferred to Warsaw and placed in St. John's Archcathedral . His heart is encased in
16384-645: Was the Chief of State , appointed Paderewski as the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (January 1919 – December 1919). Paderewski and Roman Dmowski represented Poland at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and dealt with issues regarding territorial claims and minority rights. Paderewski signed the Treaty of Versailles , which recognized Polish independence won after World War I. There were some achievements during Paderewski's ten-month period in government: democratic elections to Parliament,
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