| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1914 | War breaks out in Europe. The American economy enters a 44-month boom as European countries depend more and more on American goods. The Monterey area is no exception. See Steinbeck’s East of Eden. |
| 25th anniversary of the Del Monte Express. | |
| February: San Francisco breaks ground at Hetch Hetchy. | |
| Power lines extended to Carmel. | |
| Los Angeles paves 50 miles of streets. | |
| September: Robinson and Una Jeffers move to Carmel. | |
| 1915 | Carmel’s Forest Theater features 11 separate productions. |
| Plan for Pebble Beach Golf Links presented by Samuel F.B. Morse. | |
| February: first edition of the Carmel Pine Cone is printed. | |
| Robin and Una Jeffers appear to have purchased a Ford Model T. | |
| First transcontinental phone call made from San Francisco. | |
| Los Angeles: Wilshire Boulevard paved. | |
| December: The millionth Model T is produced. | |
| 1916 | Construction begins on Pebble Beach Golf Links. |
| Carmel-by-the-Sea is formally established as a municipality. | |
| The Carmel-Monterey Highway is paved. | |
| 1917 | Model T production passes the 2-million mark. |
| December 26: Pebble Beach lodge burns down, delays opening of Pebble Beach Golf Links one year. | |
| 1918 | Work begins on the D.L. James House at Carmel Highlands, made of native Yankee Point granite. |
| November: War ends in Europe. Europe is in ruins. The United States emerges as the world’s prominent economic power. | |
| 1919 | San Francisco, a short train ride from Monterey, remains the largest city west of Saint Louis. |
| February: Pebble Beach Golf Links opens, along with a new lodge. | |
| Carmel Point Golf Course lands are subdivided for residential development. | |
| Robinson and Una Jeffers purchase much of the oceanfront land | |
| May: Contract for construction of Tor House signed | |
| Herbert Heron establishes The Seven Arts, the first of Carmel’s famous art shops. | |
| Michael J. Murphy, contractor, builds Tor House at Carmel Point, employing a stonemason and other craftsmen, with some apprentice work performed by his client, Robinson Jeffers. | |
| Robinson Jeffers begins work on his first project: a garage for his family Model T. |
References to Los Angeles are for the purpose of comparison.