EARL & DONNA HART CAME TO CORTE MADERA IN 1958
Earl and Donna Hart were first-time purchasers in 1958 when dozens of home sites were laid out in the newly established Marin Estates neighborhood overlooking the tidelands in bayside Corte Madera. Click here to listen to Earl Hart and his son Will talking with Jana Haehl and Katharine Hermann in 2012 about their many good memories of family life in the Hart home on Vista Court.
The panorama photo above shows the area being developed in the late 1950s.
Donna and Earl were at the site regularly while their home was being built. |
The grassy hillside had few trees, and the Franciscan melange bedrock is close to the surface there, making them wonder if the shrubs and trees they'd plant would thrive.
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Hart home being built on Vista Court in 1958, at top;
almost complete, at left; and 54 years later, in 2012, at right.
almost complete, at left; and 54 years later, in 2012, at right.
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Donna and Earl with John, Amy, and Will.
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Granada School 2nd grade class, above, and all students, below, in 1966-1967.
Corte Madera Tennis League organized in 1970s
by Donna Hart, Maisie Campbell, Dorothy Erickson, and Jean Ashby.
Below, Earl and Donna Hart with their children and grandchildren in 2004.
by Donna Hart, Maisie Campbell, Dorothy Erickson, and Jean Ashby.
Below, Earl and Donna Hart with their children and grandchildren in 2004.
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