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Gary Coombs

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Gary Coombs: Visionary Leader and Founding Member of the Goleta Depot Committee

January 1, 2017November 11, 2024

Gary Coombs is a foundational figure in the history of the Goleta Depot and the South Coast Railroad Museum. As the chair of the Goleta Depot Committee formed in 1980, Gary was instrumental in saving the Goleta Depot from demolition, leading the effort to relocate and restore this iconic piece of history to its...

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