| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Herbert Heron, per a suggestion from Mary H. Austin, founds the Forest Theater. |
| May: A story in the LA Times celebrates Carmel. | |
| 1911 | Professor Francis E. Lloyd moves to Carmel. |
| 1912 | The Monterey area’s second golf course is opened at Carmel Point. |
| Charles Gould purchases two 16-passenger buses, and (probably) begins bus service between Monterey and Carmel. | |
| Chinese lease at Pescadero expires, “ending more than 40 years of Chinese occupation on the site.” | |
| Los Angeles gets its first gas station. | |
| 1913 | Mary H. Austin’s play Fire is performed at the Forest Theater. |
| 17-Mile Drive begins to charge a toll, principally to cover paving expenses. | |
| Production of the Model T more than doubles, reaching a total of 170,000 in 1913, and 300,000 since 1908. | |
| Los Angeles Aqueduct completed. | |
| Los Angeles: Sunset Boulevard still in the process of being paved. By year’s end, less than 200 miles of L.A. streets have been paved. |
References to Los Angeles are for the purpose of comparison.