Beach boy, by way of Lima
Al Jardine, left, with brother Neal and his parents in Lima.
Courtesy Lou Thouvenin family
The Lima News file
Courtesy Eric Hirsimaki’s “Lima: the History.”
Don Jardine, photographed in 1949.
Courtesy Eric Hirsimaki’s “Lima: the History.”
Don Jardine worked for a time as the photographer at Lima Locomotive Works.
Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society
Al Jardine, photographed in 2019.
Glenn Francis | Pacific Pro Digital Photography
The Beach Boys included Al Jardine, thanks his father moving the family to California. He was a football teammate of Brian Wilson.
The Lima News file
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This feature is a cooperative effort between the newspaper and the Allen County Museum and Historical Society.