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Los Olivos is a census-designated place in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California. The ZIP Code is 93441, and the community is inside area code 805. The population was 1,132 at the 2010 census. ==History== Sometime around 1880, on a bluff overlooking Alamo Pintado Creek, just north of the town of Ballard, a two-story house was built, with a wide, covered front porch and neatly symmetrical arched windows in the center gable, situated on prime farmland. It became the property of twenty-two-year-old Alden March Boyd, of Albany, New York, when he paid $8,000 for "157 acres, more or less, together with the dwelling house," in 1885. He planted five thousand olive trees, and called it Rancho De Los Olivos. The 1880s were a boom time for California. On November 16, 1887, the Pacific Coast Railway line extension from Los Alamos was completed. The developers of the narrow-gauge railway first named their town El Olivar, then El Olivos, and finally Los Olivos, after Boyd's nearby ranch. Los Olivos is one of five communities (with Ballard, Buellton, Solvang, and Santa Ynez) that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The town is near SR 154, a scenic road from Santa Barbara over San Marcos Pass, through the coastal Santa Ynez Mountains. Los Olivos was connected by the narrow gauge railroad to points north as far as San Luis Obispo until the train made its last run in 1934. The southern terminus of the railroad was in front of Mattie's Tavern, where a stagecoach line continued over San Marcos Pass into Santa Barbara. The tavern is still in operation, and is one of the highlights of the area, with a well-respected restaurant and historic charm. Los Olivos is renowned for its wineries and tasting rooms. Starting in Los Olivos and stretching north is the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail. The town is home to two expensive college-prep schools, Dunn School and Midland School. Dunn School is located along SR 154 and has both boarding and day students. Midland School is located on Figueroa Mountain Road and has only boarding students. Various celebrities have called this area home, including Cheryl Ladd, Noah Wyle, David Crosby, Bo Derek, Kelly Le Brock, Steven Seagal, Seth Green, John Forsythe, Ray Stark, Robert Cray, and David Hasselhoff. Former US President Ronald Reagan lived about south at Rancho del Cielo ("Sky Ranch"). Singer Michael Jackson's property Neverland Ranch is located about north. There are also a number of large thoroughbred horse ranches in the area, and Fess Parker's winery, featured in the movie ''Sideways'', is around here. Mr. Parker and his wine were featured on the NBC daytime drama, ''Santa Barbara'' ( first episode of Season Two ) of James May and Oz Clarke's Big Wine Adventure. Episodes of The Bachelor were also filmed in Los Olivos. In May, 1986, Los Olivos was used as the location setting for the fictional town of "Mayberry" in the made-for-TV movie ''Return to Mayberry'', based on the popular 1960s sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show''. Several locations in Los Olivos were featured in the 2004 movie ''Sideways''. The Los Olivos Grand Hotel, built in 1985, is now Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn, owned by former ''Daniel Boone'' and ''Davy Crockett'' star, Fess Parker. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Los Olivos, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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