My long-time friend, and winner of the 1981 Miss Pacific Beach contest when I ran the pageant, Anna Chamberlin, is now a grandmother and went in for hip replacement surgery yesterday. I took the photo below when she came to visit last week.
This photo transported me back to the days in late Fall when the
new cars came out. You could go into the dealership, a teenager
with acne, and pretend you were a buyer -- and you got to leave
with a snazzy full-color brochure showing white families cruising
through the countryside, convertible top down, with the breeze
flowing through their hair.
This photo popped up on an I Love California Facebook
page, with a question in the comment section -- "Why is a hotel in
San Diego named after a Civil War general?" I didn't respond,
partly because I didn't know the answer. He WAS also the
President of the United States. I think his son, Ulysses S Grant
Jr was involved in its building. Anyway, click HERE
to see this photo enlarged, and to compare it to a similar photo
from the same era.
My Spitfire model went to live with its big brother at Montgomery
Field. Mike McKittrick '60 has a friend who's built his own
Spitfire, powered by a Chevy 283 engine. Click HERE to visit the 306
Squadron Hangar.
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