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Coronado (Images of America)
Number of Pages: 128
Published By: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: January 10, 2011
Location: California
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
ISBN: 9780738581309
Book Type: Paperback
BISAC Categories: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, TRAVEL / Pictorials, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West
During the 1880s, a great land boom was sweeping California. Two visionary entrepreneurs, Elisha Babcock and H. L. Story, imagined Coronado as a resort and brought their dream to reality by luring the wealthy and famous to their exclusive red-roofed hotel on the beach. John D. Spreckels continued to build upon that dream, leaving a legacy through his many gifts to the city. The U.S. Navy has played a prominent role in Coronado’s development, with North Island officially known as the birthplace of naval aviation, and later, with U.S. Navy SEALs stationed at Naval Amphibious Base. Coronado and North Island are surrounded by water and only accessible by the peninsular Silver Strand and the iconic Coronado-San Diego Bay Bridge. This creates a small town atmosphere with a unique combination of cosmopolitan beach resort and navy town, rich in history.