For people who attended Crawford High School or would have attended if they hadn't
moved -- or just have fond memories of San Diego in the '40s, '50s and '60s.

Check out the Crawford High web site.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

City Directories: 1887-1925

I don't know about you, but I'M excited!!  Rick Crawford, Supervisor of the Downtown Library's Special Collections, tells me the San Diego City Directories for 1887 through 1925 are now available on-line.  Now you'll NEVER leave your computer.  Click HERE to get started.

Happy New Year 1956!!

Bob Richardson shares a photo of his folks and some other San Diego State faculty members toasting the new year.  Click HERE for the big picture.

Is Your 11th Grader College Bound?

Click HERE to see the two-page ditto that I took home in 1961.

Happy Birthday Walt Harvey!

Dave Ponsford '69 was invited to Walt Harvey's 92nd birthday party last September.  Click HERE to see a bigger photo of the event.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Crawford High Newspaper

The Crawford High School Cluster has a student paper again, after several years without one.   Click HERE to read the November issue and HERE for December.

Jackson Elementary School: 1953 to 1959

I probably should have used one of Steve Cauthen's pictures since he's the one who's sharing his Jackson Elementary class photos, but William Braxton "Joe" Dyke was just too cute in his Cub Scout uniform.  Click HERE to see all of the photos.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Class of '65 Packpackers

Still haven't figured out who these Class of '65 backpackers are?  Click on GEEZERS for the answer -- and the story of the photo.

December 15, 1960 Pacer

"They always call him Mr. Football, they always call him Mr. Team.  He can run and kick and throw.  Give him the ball and just look at him go."  OK, you can sit back down now and click on December 15, 1960 Pacer to read about Jim McCorquodale and all sorts of other stuff from the Pacer sold ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO!  Aren't you glad you're sitting down?

Muir Elementary School Kindergarten 1951

I'm not sure if Louise Neil is in the Muir Kindergarten 1951 photo shared by Barbara Kiloh Rubin '63, but she's in the Montezuma 2nd and 3rd Grade 1953-1954 photos.
Maybe you're there too!!