| I'm
thinking this aerial of Pacific Beach might
have been taken on December 14, 1952 when
Howard shot an iconic view from La Jolla to
the mountains deep in Baja California. The
Scripps Estate at the lower center was soon
sold to make way for the Catamaran Hotel. If
you've got real good eyes you can spot the
Jack-in-the-Box on the northwest corner of
Mission Blvd and Pacific Beach Drive, where
Tony Roma's is today. NAS Miramar is about the
only development in the distance.
Steve
Petty '66
says, "Are you sure there was a Jack in the
Box in PB in 1952? If you have sharp eyes
you must be looking into the future. Us
Crawford Colts enjoyed going to the very
first Jack in the Box, which used to be at
6270 El Cajon Blvd. But it was built in 1951
and I don’t think they expanded that fast. I
might be wrong, and I do seem to remember
there was one in PB, but it may have come
later than 1952. Or your picture is later."
Well,
Steve, here's a photo taken at a lower
angle, possibly on the same day. The late
Vern Taylor, who owned most of Pacific
Beach, west of Cass Street, told me the
Jack-in-the-Box was built in 1952. As
further prove, directly above Jack's,
bounded by Cass, Thomas, Dawes, and Reed, is
the De Luxe Trailer park, which gave way to
Martha Farnum Elementary School in December
1953 and today is the Earl & Birdie
Taylor/Pacific Beach Library. Earl was
Vern's father.
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