How High’s the Water Mama?
The last month of 2014 brought us a lot of rain to end what was thought to be a serious drought. There have been other years in San Rafael where the city has experienced a good deal of rain.
One such year was 1945 which produced flooding around the City. One area affected by the flooding that year was the office of the California Highway Patrol. In those days, the CHP office shared a building with the Department of Motor Vehicles and it was located on West Francisco Blvd. in San Rafael in the area where the Mercedes dealership is today. Being right along the highway, it was easy to find and easy to get to.
However when it rained heavily, it became the building that you could not get to from here because it would very often be flooded. On one such afternoon of heavy rain the building became quite difficult to get to as it was completely surrounded by water. However this was not going to stop two CHP Officers who were determined to get in and out of their building despite the rain and flooding.
Attached is a photo of CHP Officer Ivan Carbine (left) and Sgt. Vern Dwelly (right) making their way in and out of the CHP office. Today the CHP has a fine new office in Corte Madera…...and everyone knows where DMV is, they just don't want to go there.
Copyright 2014 Harry Barbier –All Rights Reserved
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