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.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

June 12, 2026



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I chided Jo Brown that nice girls wouldn’t own up to knowing most of the boys on a Pony League baseball team. “And who’s been spreading the rumor that I’m a nice girl,” she responded. “I once danced on a pool table at Tug’s Bar in PB.”  You knew her as Jo Anne Mellington ’64, who danced  up a storm in Fillies’ Follies of 1963

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We've seen it before, but let's take another look at a 1942 shot of El Cajon Blvd looking west at Alabama Street.  That's the Ed Center up in the trees.  Click HERE please.
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I ran across this previously-posted snapshot of Class of '71's Harris Triplets in Balboa Park and one thought crossed my mind -- Run it through ChatGPT and colorize it!  I like the results, and I think the mosaic tiles came out accurately.  Wanna see some newspaper coverage of the twins when they were little?  Click HERE.

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Evening Tribune • June 15, 1961 
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Evening Tribune • June 14, 1966 -- Dave had a great career as a major league catcher, and then as a respected pitching coach.
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Evening Tribune • June 14, 1966 -- I've steered clear of wedding announcements in the past, but Saundra is the cousin of my late Gal Pal Nancy Watson Wingo.  She and Norris are still together and, at least once a year, are captured by pirates and forced to go on a cruise.  They appear to be enjoying themselves, by the photos I've seen.
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Evening Tribune • June 16, 1966 -- I don't think my classmate Tom lasted long in the majors, but he sure set a lot of records in Over-the-Line.  Click HERE to get a glimpse.
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Evening Tribune • June 18, 1966 -- When did the abbreviation for microphone change from "mike" to "mic"?  I don't like "mic".
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