Pacific Beach Through Time

John Fry, Nancy Wingo

ISBN 10: 163500070X / ISBN 13: 9781635000702

Published by Fonthill Media LLc, US, 2018

About this Item

Founded as a college community in 1887, Pacific Beach was a rural suburb of San Diego during the first part of the twentieth century. WWII brought a five-fold increase in its population and it became a community of family homes. In the latter part of the century those homes were increasingly replaced with apartment buildings, and the population changed to young people looking for "fun in the sun." That trend has only increased in this early part of this century. Old structures disappear on a daily basis, replaced with businesses catering to a younger crowd. Only a few homes survive from the town's earliest years and a handful of business buildings from the 1920s. Unlike the solid brick buildings in the East, structures in Pacific Beach change, and change, and change again. Color photos of "the old Pacific Beach" are a treat to young and old.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781635000702

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pacific Beach Through Time
• Publisher: Fonthill Media LLc, US
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 163500070X
• ISBN 13: 9781635000702
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 295 grams

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Synopsis

A once-rural suburb turned vibrant beach community, Pacific Beach continually reinvents itself amid rapid change.

Founded as a college community in 1887, Pacific Beach was a rural suburb of San Diego during the first part of the twentieth century. WWII brought a five-fold increase in its population and it became a community of family homes. In the latter part of the century those homes were increasingly replaced with apartment buildings, and the population changed to young people looking for "fun in the sun." That trend has only increased in this early part of this century. Old structures disappear on a daily basis, replaced with businesses catering to a younger crowd. Only a few homes survive from the town's earliest years and a handful of business buildings from the 1920s. Unlike the solid brick buildings in the East, structures in Pacific Beach change, and change, and change again. Color photos of "the old Pacific Beach" are a treat to young and old.

About the Author

JOHN FRY and NANCY WINGO met in Mrs. Bruner's 8th grade English class at Horace Mann Junior High in San Diego. They met again, thanks to the internet, in 1996 and have been a couple ever since. John founded the Pacific Beach Historical Society in 1979 and has documented changes in the community during the ensuing years. John used a Canon A-1 and color slide film for his images. Nancy's photos were taken with an Apple iPhone.