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.

Friday, March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026

 

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This is not a sales pitch.  When I saw Covey's book on-line I burst out laughing at the memory of a copy left on the counter at Starbucks by a "soon to be successful entrepreneur."  I always wondered if, on his quest for success, he remembered where he left that book.

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It DID exist!!  It WASN'T a "Fig Newston" of my imagination!! I couldn't find a Carnation, in the vicinity of El Cajon and Montezuma, in the UT archives nor in the on-line city directories.  Jean Peacock Graham '71, who was obviously in the gifted program at Crawford, snagged photographic proof off the San Diego City Archives street video collection.  The building might still be there.  Click HERE to see more, including the link to the video collection.

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Turns out Carnation Ice Cream was available closer to home at Don's Hamburgers, as you can see in this photo I took while attending Horace Mann.  I've added a couple of things to the Don's Hamburgers Page.   Click HERE and take a look.  

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Speaking of Horace Mann, you can read the May 20, 1959 Cougar Times if you click HERE.  If you're adventurous you can click your way back and look at a whole bunch of stuff.
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