Spring time in La Jolla means squadrons of pelicans patrolling the coast.
La Jolla Cove three days in a row starting with Monday 4/8/13. Taken on my lunch hour, I would have taken one for today but work intervened.
Working in the archive we found a framed and matted panorama photo of La Jolla showing the golf course of the La Jolla Country Club in the foreground. The frame was damaged so we removed it. The image is dated 1911 on the back but it has to be after 1915 because in the background you can see the La Jolla Recreation Center. The other images are details of the main photo.
A bath house was built at La Jolla Cove in the 1890’s. This is a picture of the second bath house erected after the first burned down. The bath houses were built by the owners of the rail line that ran day trippers from downtown San Diego to La Jolla. The small building to the right of the bath house was the Scripps Biological Station.
Pics from a visit to the LACMA.
Two maps of La Jolla The first is from 1887 and was used to sell lots to prospective buyers. The second is from 1929 and was produced by the La Jolla Journal.
This is from the La Jolla Journal in 1952. The answer to the question is that it depends on the length of the meeting and the lightness of the refreshments.
Young Frankenstein, “puttin’on the ritz”
Best dance scene ever!
Images from the La Jolla Historical Society exhibit Home of Your Dreams: Early La Jolla 1887 -1920’s.
The grand opening of the La Jolla Community Center and Playground, now known as the La Jolla Rec Center took place on July, 3, 1915. As part of the festivities a gala was held that night with dancing on the tennis courts. It was overcast but comfortable according to La Jollan Anson Mills. Mr Mills estimated about two to three thousand people, most of them from San Diego, joined the festivities that day.
