Photos and Stories

Art Mayoff Family – Thanksgiving 2001

November 22, 2001January 19, 2018

Carving a Turkey with closed eyes. Alternate caption: Who's the turkey with the Turkey? — Carving a Turkey with closed eyes. Alternate caption: Who’s the turkey with the Turkey?

David Muench being served by Robin Mayoff while Sue Mayoff looks on

Updates on Usher’s son Hyman’s line

June 16, 2001January 15, 2018

Hyman and his wife Sophie had one child – Arthur. Nothing had been found on this person until about 2001 when Art Mayoff was contacted by Mary Ann Montani, who believes she is Arthur’s daughter. With the help of Sandra Alotta (Ush), who was Arthur’s first cousin, we have been provided with photos of Sophie and Hyman and others, plus a cemetery document.

Panoramic Photo from Art and Sue Mayoff’s deck

May 2, 2001January 19, 2018

180° Panoramic Photo
View from Art and Sue Mayoff’s deck
(Click twice to enlarge for the full effect)

This 180 degree panoramic view was taken from the second story deck at Art and Sue Mayoff’s Bay Area home on May 2nd, 2001. It consists of seven images assembled together in Adobe’s Photoshop v5.5 on a Mac. The stitch lines where images join are really your imagination and don’t actually exist. The view is looking towards the east at the left of the photo, south in the center and looking towards the west at the right. The bridge spans the Carquinez straits; ergo it’s name, The Carquinez Bridge. In reality the bridge is actually two identical bridges separated approximately 75 feet from each other. An additional bridge, the Benicia Bridge, is obscured by the homes at the left of the photo.

Additional Info
On Thursday evenings during the summer months, the Benica Yacht Club’s sailboat regatta sails the straits. Annually the straits also host professional powerboat races from bridge to bridge, a distance of seven miles.

Jeff Mayoff demonstrates fire poi – April 28, 2001

April 28, 2001January 19, 2018

Rena Mayoff’s Photo Collection: 1940’s – 2000

December 20, 2000January 20, 2018

These photos were acquired from Rena Mayoff of Ipswich, England, the eldest child of Jack and Doris Mayoff (Sam). (Doris passed away in 1965 and Jack passed away on Sept 20, 2000. Jack’s second wife, Libby, survived him.)