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A lot of apartments in IV were built in the 60s, when apparently it was fashionable to give your building a snazzy name and a kitchsy theme.
There are many named apartments from this era around southern California - check out dingbat apartment buildings on Wikipedia for one style - but because these were part of IV's sudden transformation into a dense student neighborhood, our distinctive ones have historic value. (They aren't officially recognized by the county or anything, but they help tell the story of IV.)
C Aire
June 2015, by Rica Coria (CC BY-SA) 6583 Sabado Tarde Road (between El Embarcadero and Camino Pescadero)
The Chalet
February 2009, by Britta Gustafson (CC BY-SA)6591 Seville Road (at Camino Pescadero).
Del Mar
May 2015, by Rica Coria (CC BY-SA) 725 Embarcadero Del Mar (Between El Colegio and Cervantes)
Mono Kai
February 2009, by Britta Gustafson (CC BY-SA)6632 Abrego Road (between Camino Pescadero and Camino del Sur).
Monterey Pines
February 2009, by Britta Gustafson (CC BY-SA)6588 Segovia Road (at Camino Pescadero).
"OK" Chalet
April 2010, by Britta Gustafson (CC BY-SA)6789 Sabado Tarde Road (near Camino Corto)
Penthouse
April 2011, by Britta Gustafson (CC BY-SA)6621 Abrego Road (between Camino Pescadero and Camino del Sur).
Reif Apartments
May 2015, by Rica Coria (CC BY-SA) 6589 Picasso Road (Between El Embarcadero and Camino Pescadero)
Sea Breeze
June 2010, by Britta Gustafson (CC BY-SA)6567 Sabado Tarde Road (between El Embarcadero and Camino Pescadero)
Sunrise
May 2015, by Rica Coria (CC BY-SA)6571 Sabado Tarde Road (between El Embarcadero and Camino Pescadero)
Sunset
May 2015, by Rica Coria (CC BY-SA) 6573 Sabado Tarde Road (between El Embarcadero and Camino Pescadero)
The Willow Tree
June 2015, by Rica Coria (CC BY-SA) 6665 Abrego Road (between Camino Pescadero and Camino Del Sur)
Some apartment building names in 1971 and now
From the 1967 UCSB yearbook, page 394. Clockwise from top left: House of Lords, Tropicana Gardens, Tahitian, Eldorado West, Dos Pueblos, Somerset, Fontainebleu, Westgate.
1971 names are from this Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce directory.
| Address | 1971 | 2015 |
| 811 Camino Pescadero | Anchorage Apartments | Tropicana Villas |
| 785 Camino Del Sur | The Annapurna Inn | Studio Plaza Apartments |
| 6711 El Colegio Road | Balboa Apartments | The Balboa |
| 6545 Trigo Road | Bonanza Apartments | [new building] The Icon |
| 6707 Abrego Road | Edgewater Apartments | Silverwood Townhouse Apartments |
| 6657 El Colegio Road | El Dorado East | Westwinds (UCSB owned) |
| 6667 El Colegio Road | El Dorado West | El Dorado (UCSB owned) |
| 6625 El Colegio Road | Fontainebleu Apartments | Tropicana Del Norte |
| 6689 El Colegio Road | House of Lords | Garden Court Apartments |
| 781 Embarcadero Del Norte | Kahlua Apartments | [no name] |
| 6626 Picasso Road | Los Cedros | Coronado Apartments |
| 6631 Picasso Road | Makaha Apartments | [no name] |
| 6674 Picasso Road | Monte Vista Apartments | [no name] |
| 6565 Sabado Tarde Road | Seaview Apartments | Seaview Apartments |
| 796 Embarcadero Del Norte | Surf Rider Apartments | Carriage House |
| 6585 El Colegio Road | Tropicana Gardens | Tropicana Gardens |
