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Merchants and Memories Exhibit Showcases
100 Years of La Jolla Business History and Development

Merchants and Memories Exhibit at 960 Prospect in La Jolla Street runs through Febuary 21st

La Jolla California is one of the most beautiful coastal communities
in Southern California and The La Jolla Historical Society has put together a fantastic exhibit that showcases some of the businesses and business owners who helped in the development and growth.

Women pose for a photo outside Sandersons in the 1950

In celebration of La Jolla’s rich entrepreneurial spirit, a new exhibition entitled Merchants & Memories: Reflections on La  Jolla’s Business Community Heritage is running to the public  from February 6 through February 21 in Wisteria Cottage.  The  exhibition highlights many of La Jolla’s renowned commercial  enterprises, past and present, that operated over the last century.

 ”We realize the global economy is a reality,” says the Society’s  Executive Director, John Bolthouse.  ”But it will always be La  Jolla’s great local businesses that will ensure this town’s unique  economic identity.” 

An advertisement from the 1950

The Merchants & Memories runs through Febuary 21st and the content of the exhibit will continues to be developed.  ”To  make this effort  truly special, we’re involving today’s businesses in  tomorrow’s history by  asking them to contribute images, records  and memorabilia,” says Michael Mishler, the Society’s  Archivist/Curator.  ”This is about their heritage and we encourage their participation.”

A soda fountain from the early days of La Jolla businesses

Mishler has spent countless hours researching archives and interviewing local La Jolla and San Diego residents who grew up in and contributed to the growth of La Jolla as we know it today. For anyone who loves local history this is a must vist exhibit to see all the old photos, guest registers and memorabelia.

Kids enjoy watching a movie at the old Cove Theater

The exhibit runs through Saturday, February 21
Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect Street La Jolla Ca. 92109
Open every day 10am - 3pm
Free Admission -

Visit the La Jolla Historical Society exhibit runs through Feb. 21st -

For those who cannot make it to see the exhibit get a guided tour from curator Michael Mishler below on YouTube videos.

Mechants and Memories VIDEOS

Merchants and Memories Exhibit video #1

Merchants and Memories exhibit video #2

Merchants and Memories exhibit video #3

Merchants and Memories Exhibit video #4

Merchants and Memories exhibit video #5

Volunteers are needed for this and future exhibitions. If you would like to become a volunteer please visit the La Jolla Historical Society website at www.lajollahistory.org or call them at 858-459-5335

The Cave Store in the early 1900

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Read the latest edition of Timekeeper, the official newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society

An early bike shop in La Jolla Village

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2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic
January 11, La Jolla Cove Ca.The 2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic marked the fifth year of the event and the best turn out yet from car collectors all over Southern California.

2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic Show at La Jolla Cove

The show featured as many as 200 cars in a wide variety of categories including vintage cars, woodies, high end sports cars and classic cars.

There were rare cars in the show that included a 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom, 1936 Delahaye, 1909 EMF touring car and a 1941 Packard One Eighty.

A 1925 Rolly Royce Phantom from the Peterson Museum was one of the very rare cars at the show.

The cars were all showcased on the green grass of La Jolla Cove making it an absolutely fabulous event. Add in the fact that the weather was perfect and temperatures reached the high 70’s along the coast.

The La Jolla Motor Car Classic is starting to bring in some very high end classic cars that match and rival car shows in Pebble Beach and other locations along the Northern California coast.

“There is an avid group of car collectors in the San Diego and Southern California area that make this show special” said collector Max Epstein.
For many collectors, this is the only show of the year that they participate in making it more special”.  

A 1909 EMF was the oldest car in the show. It started right up with a crank on the front end.

The oldest car at the show was a 1909 EMF, a car that was produced by EMF and then sold by Studibaker. The car had a front end crank and it started right up for judges when the time came.

Another very rare car was a 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom which was brought down from the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles.

“These are cars that the poublic rarely gets a chance to see and it is a tribute to Promote La Jolla and the other groups responsible for organizing the event” said Hans Erickson another avid car collector and classic car fanatic.

“I am already getting ready for the 2010 car show and this one isn’t even over yet” he said smiling as he walked through the event.

A rare Bentley is another one of the cars featured at the car show.

For more photos and over 12 videos from the 2009 La Jolla Classic Car Show
visit the SoCal Beaches Magazine webpage at:
http://www.socalbeachmag.net/californiabeachevents/2009lajollacarshow.html

Classic cars from the 2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic

2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic Videos

The 2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic - A look from above

1957 Chevy Bel Air Convertible video

1972 Rolls Royce Phantom video

Corvette Row at the 2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic

1938 Mercedes Benz Touring Car

1941 Packard One Eighty

Delahaye Convertible classic

1955 Sun Chief Convertible

1931 Cadillac classic

1958 Ford Fairlane Skyliner 500

1911 Mercedes Benz

1911 Mercedez Benz #2

1909 EMF classic - crank starting the car to start

1909 EMF classic

1960 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner

1924 Rolls Royce Phantom

1936 Delahaye 135 Competition

Bentley classic

Ferrari Row - rare sports cars

A rare hood emblem from one of the cars at the show

For more information on the show and other California classic cars visit the
SoCal Beaches Magazine website at www.socalbeachmag.net

For more information on La Jolla visit www.lajollavillageonline.com

2009 La Jolla Motor Car Classic at La Jolla Cove

 Torrey Pines Gliderport
A Historic San Diego Coastal Landmark and Attraction

Soar from the cliffs of La Jolla Torrey Pines and float over 400 feet in the sky about beautiful cliffs and Black’s Beach on the Pacific Ocean . The Torrey Pines Glider Port provides some spectacular views 350 feet above Blacks Beach and the San Diego coastline.

A paraglider sails over the cliffs at Torrey Pines and Blacks Beach

Paragliding lessons (three to four days) cost around USD495 and hangliding lessons cost USD125 per hour. The fastest way to experience flight is to go tandem with an instructor for a 20-minute ground school followed by a 25-minute in-air flight, which costs USD150 per person. Reservations are required for lessons, none accepted for tandem flights, just call for weather conditions before coming.

A paraglider takes off from the Torrey Pines Gliderport

The historic Torrey Pines Gliderport has been listed as a National Soaring Landmark by the National Soaring Museum, a San Diego City Historical Site, and is listed on the California Register and National Registers of Historic Places. It is the only gliderport adjacent to west coast of America that supports four different forms of motorless aviation; hang gliders, paragliders, radio-controlled model sailplanes and full-scale sailplanes. The cliffs along Torrey Pines have been used for soaring since at least 1930 and many famous aviators have earned their wings training at the gliderport. During World War II, the gliderport was used as part of Camp Callan for the training of U.S. Army cadets. After the war, sailplanes returned and have flown continuously at the location since 1946. Several national and international soaring records have been set at the site over the years.

The Executive Council of the Torrey Pines Gliderport Historical Society is known as the Torrey Pines Soaring Council. This Council is a collection of members from the various glider clubs that use this historic gliderport and has helped coordinate issues between the users and property owners of the site since 1978. Members on the Council represent the Torrey Pines Radio Controlled Soaring Society, Inc., San Diego Hang Glider and Paraglider Association, Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California, United States Hang Glider Association, the Soaring Society of America, Academy of Model Aeronautics, and the Torrey Pines Scale Soaring Society.

The Torrey Pines Gliderport is located at 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive La Jolla Ca., 92037

Torrey Pines Gliderport
2800 Torrey Pines Scenic D
La Jolla, CA 92037
info@flytorrey.com
Open Hours:Daily 9AM-7PM
Call for reservations for classes
1-858-452-9858 / Toll Free 1-877-359-8326
Website: http://www.flytorrey.com

Torrey Pines Gliderport Videos
Paraglider at Torrey Pines Gliderport #1

Hanglider soars above the Torrey Pines cliffs

Paraglider at Torrey Pines Gliderport #2

A pilot gets ready to take his dog up in the air for a ride.

San Diego Residents Fight to Keep
Harbor Seals at The La Jolla Children’s Pool

Visitors watch the harbor seals at The La Jolla Childrens Pool

San Diego California has a host of popular coastal spots that draw tourists and visitors alike. There is Belmont Park in Mission Beach, The Ocean Beach Pier, La Jolla Cove and Underwater preserve and also a large colony of Pacific Harbor Seals which have made The La Jolla Childrens Pool their home through out the year.

The seals draw as many as 120,000+ visitors per month and are a major draw for sight seeing tours and childrens school trip outings. The seals use the area during the puping season due to the fact that there is a retaining wall that helps protect the small section of beach from waves breaking directly in. The wall protects the beach from waves and also provides a walkway for tourists and visotrs to watch the seals.

The seals are enjoyed by a large majority of San Diego residents according to Dorota Valli who works with www.sealwatchsandiego.org helping to educate visitors about the seals and also to raise money to help fight the court case brought by Valerie O’ Sullivan who wants the seals removed.

Of course there is a huge amount of opposition to the seal removal and some of the facts of the case make removing the seals seem rather silly, especially when you consider that the plaintiff in the case Ms. O’ Sullivan, who wants the seals removed, has not lived in La Jolla for 2 years and continues residence in New Zealand.

We at SoCal Beaches Magazine, like over 90% of San Diego’s residents, feel that the seals should stay and the ONLY seal rookery south of Ventura Place should be left in place.

Here is some more information on the current status of the harbor seals and the history of the court case and more importantly what you can do to help keep the seals at the from the www.sealwatchsandiego.com website.

Dorota Valli from www.sealwatchsandiego.org answers questions about the seals legal status

Watch La Jolla Harbor Seal Videos
Seal Watch San Diego.org video about the seals
Seals at La Jolla Cove
Seal pup nursing with mother seal La Jolla

You can also get more on the seals at www.lajollaseals.com

More harbor seal photos and video
http://www.socalbeachmag.net/placestovisit/lajollachildrenspool.html

Victory for the seals in federal Court!

On December 18, 2008, a federal judge finally ordered San Diego city officials to install a rope barrier to help protect a colony of seals during pupping season! Bryan Pease, pro bono attorney argued before Judge Hayes in the federal courthouse last Friday,December 12, that the Marine Mammal Protection Act pre-empts state law and that the City of San Diego cannot be required by a state law to destroy a federally recognized seal rookery. The rope will be installed early next week and is expected to stay at least until February 13, 2009 when the case is heard in the court (and hopefully till the end of May, 2009, the end of seal pupping season).

Huge victory for our cause, just in time for the holidays.

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Important court hearing

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on October 21st, 2008, that prohibits the city of San Diego from immediately dispersing harbor seals from Casa Beach. Thanks to Bryan Pease, pro bono attorney representing La Jolla Friends of the Seals, seals will be able to rest at least till February.

The hearing is scheduled for:

February 13, 2009, 9:30 AM

The Federal Courthouse

940 Front St.

Judge Hayes, Courtroom 4 (4th floor)

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081023-9999-1m23seals.html

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Help us save the seals at Casa Beach in La Jolla!

Casa Beach in La Jolla, California (a neighborhood of the city of San Diego), is the home to a rookery of harbor seals that is beloved by local children, adults, and thousands of visiting tourists. Hundreds of local businesses have stated that the presence of the seals is beneficial to the La Jolla economy, and La Jolla’s own tourist brochures endorse a visit to watch the seals and their pups on the beach as a popular tourist activity.

But a tiny group of people, motivated by greed and ignorance, has decided to endorse a destructive dredging of the beach, under the spurious notion that the seals “pollute” the area with their presence. This dredging would to drive the seals away permanently and would make it exclusively for human use, despite the fact that San Diego is full of other beaches for humans and Casa Beach is the only harbor seal rookery in Southern California. The Save-our-Seals Coalition, composed of animal protection and environmental groups and concerned citizens, has been fighting these efforts every step of the way.

The City of San Diego tried to protect the colony by placing a rope guideline informing the public about the safe distance from the seals. Unfortunately, a swimmer, Valerie O’Sullivan, sued the City of San Diego (of which La Jolla is a part) and won a ruling in 2005 from a now retired state court judge ordering the city to dredge the sand on which the seals rest to return it to its 1931 condition as a “bathing pool.” The judge ordered the City to remove the rope and awarded O’Sullivan’s lawyer, Paul Kennerson, a shocking sum of 1.3 milliondollars in attorney’s fees.

The City appealed the ruling all the way up to the California Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case. Now under the direction of Superior Court Judge Yuri Hoffman, the city is being forced to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to carry out the dredging project.

The only seal rookery in Southern California south of Ventura county is at risk of being destroyed!

Tuesday, October 21,Judge Hofmann took under submission a motion brought by anti-seal lawyer Paul Kennerson to require the city to immediately disperse the colony of harbor seals living at Casa Beach in La Jolla. City attorney, Mike Aguirre, showed up in person

to defend the seals against proposed harassment.The city has already installed police cameras at the beach to record any disturbances caused by a ruling against the popular seals.

Kennerson represents ex-La Jolla resident Valerie O’Sullivan, a New Zealand resident who moved back to that country two years ago with no intention of returning. Yet, the court continues to require the city to pay Mr. Kennerson’s bill for attorney’s fees in the case, which have totaled over $1.25 million dollars so far.

A previous ruling Kennerson won required the city to dredge the beach to return it to its 1941 configuration as an artificial “bathing pool.” Because it will take years to obtain the state and federal permits to do that, which may never happen, Kennerson is now arguing that what the order really means is that the city must disperse the seals. However, declarations filed by marine biologists and NOAA in support of the city argue that dispersing the seals would require 24/7 harassment and would not improve water quality.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081022-9999-1m22seals.html

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We need YOUR help in the following areas:

1. Contact Senator Christine Kehoe and ask her
to sponsor new legislation to amend the archaic 1931 Tidelands Grant that prevents the City from protecting the seals:

Senator Christine Kehoe
2445 Fifth Ave., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 645-3133
Fax: (619) 645-3144
http://dist39.casen.govoffice.com/
Senator.Kehoe@sen.ca.govClick here for a sample letter to the Senator. (Word.doc format)

2. Sign a petition: Ask California Legislators to Protect San Diego Seals

http://ga0.org/campaign/sdseals

3. Write to your Councilmemeber and ask them to support the new state legistation to amend the archaic 1931 Tidelands Grant that prevents the City from protecting the seals:

Click here for a sample letter to Councilmember Sherri Lightner

4. Contact the California Coastal Commission and ask them to vote “NO” on the dredging of Casa Beach.

Please refer to California Coastal Commission application 6-05-098 from the City of San Diego for a Coastal Development Permit, project location: “Children’s Pool…,” and project description: “The project scope is to excavate approx. 3,000 cubic yards of sand to return the beach to the 1941 configuration…” Letters must be faxed or sent via snail-mail, not email.

California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105-2219
Fax: (415) 904-5400

5. Be a volunteer with our SealWatch San Diego program

in which people work in shifts at the beach to educate visitors about avoiding seal harassment, and advise them to view the seals from a respectful distance. If you would like to participate in this program, please contact Dorota Valli at Dorota@APRL.org

6. And last, but never least, we need MONEY!

Funds are needed to keep our campaign in the public eye, hire beach security, support our media ads and printed materials as well as cover the costs of litigation. Please donate to the Seals Fund in care of:

Animal Protection and Rescue Leauge
302 Washington St. #404
San Diego, CA, 92103
http://aprl.org/contribute.html

Other ways to help:

• Visit these websites for detailed information about the La Jolla seals:
  http://www.aprl.org/seals
  www.lajollaseals.com

Harbor seal information from Seal Watch San Diego

For more photos and video of the seals at The La Jolla Childrens Pool visit
http://www.socalbeachmag.net/placestovisit/lajollachildrenspool.html

A Day at La Jolla Shores with a 1958 Corvette
and Swimsuit Model Leslie

La Jolla Shores is one of the most popular beaches in San Diego for surfers and locals. Come with us as we spend a morning at La Jolla Shores Park in La Jolla Ca. with swimsuit model Leslie and a “3 time national best in show” 1958 Corvette.

1958 Corvette at La Jolla Shores Ca.

About the 1958 Corvette
The 1958 Corvette had 4 headlights instead of two in prior years. The front grille was similar, but with four less chrome bars. Inside the Corvette, there were many changes. Mainly, all the instruments were positioned in front of the driver instead of spread out across the dash board, not to mention a center console was added. In addition, seatbelts became standard.

About 10% of 1958 Corvettes were ordered with the 290 horsepower fuel injected V8. A Corvette with the 230 horsepower standard engine hit 60 mph in 9.2 seconds, while its big brother with 290 horsepower reached 60 mph in 6.9 seconds.

Windansea Beach La Jolla
One of San Diego’s Best Beaches!

Windansea Beach La Jolla

Windansea Beach is one of the most popular beaches for San Diego
and La Jolla locals and surfers. It sitsoff La Jolla Blvd. far from any highways and is known as having one of the best reef breaks in San Diego.

Windansea Beach is only about 6 blocks long but because of the location
and scenery there are always sunbathers and surfers enjoying the water and shoreline. 
 
The rocky shore of Windansea Beach (6800 Neptune Place) is perhaps best known for its beautiful scenery and surf breaks created by underwater reefs. Sandstone rocks act as partitions along the beach offering a secluded atmosphere for sunbathing. Much of the beach at Windansea experiences shorebreak, a condition on steep beaches which results in hard breaking surf right at the shoreline. Swimmers should enter and exit the water carefully to prevent spinal injuries.

Windansea Beach is a favorite surfing spot in La Jolla

Lifeguard Protection:

Lifeguards are normally staffed at this beach on weekends in springtime, daily in summer, and on weekends in September. The hours are generally from 9:00 a.m. to dusk. Check with lifeguards for specific staff hours.

Rip Currents:

Most California beaches experience strong rip currents. Our safety tips section provides an explanation of rip currents and some methods of freeing yourself if caught in a rip current. The best advice is to swim near a lifeguard.

Water Activity Zones:

This beach has separate water areas reserved by ordinance for swimming and surfing.

Surfing:

Surfing can be excellent at Windansea, but the popular surf breaks are very concentrated and can become quite crowded. Novice surfers may wish to consider La Jolla Shores instead.

Scuba:

This is not a good beach for scuba diving, due primarily to the shorebreak.

Restrooms and Showers:

There are no public restrooms or showers at this beach or anywhere in the vicinity.

Disabled Accessibility:

This is a natural beach with numerous sandstone cliff formations. Therefore, the beach is not accessible to wheelchairs. The adjacent sidewalk offers excellent views of the beach.

Beach Fires:

Receptacles for beach fires are not provided at Windansea. Open beach fires are prohibited at all San Diego beaches.

Regulations:

Standard San Diego beach regulations apply, with the following modifications:

• While the consumption of alcohol at this beach is prohibited at all times, consumption of alcohol at the park area is prohibited between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and noon.
  

  Windansea Beach La Jolla

Windansea Beach Videos

Check out some surfing and sunset videos from Windansea Beach La Jolla

Windansea surfing video click here
Windansea sunset video click here

For more photos, map, directions and information on Windansea Beach visit:
http://www.socalbeachmag.net/californiabeaches/windanseabeach.html

Surfing at Windansea Beach

2008 La Jolla Christmas Parade Poster

2008 La Jolla Christmas Parade & Festival
“History On Parade”
December 7th starting at 2:00PM
Where: Girard Avenue to Prospect Street to Draper Avenue

The 2008 La Jolla Christmas Parade is lining up to be one of the best ever and in addition to seeing some great parade floats and entertainment there will also be some of the best classic cars in Southern California.

The parade committe still needs pre-1970 convertibles for parade guests
contact Lance at lancep@pelky.com if you have a car you can enter.

To enter a float in the parade, to volunteer or more information
on the event click http://ljparade.com/wp/

Here is more information on the 2008 La Jolla Christmas Parade and Festival provided by the La Jolla Town Council.
The La Jolla Town Council Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival 2008

Theme: History on Parade

Date: December 7th, 2008

Time: 2pm

Where: Girard Avenue to Prospect Street to Draper Avenue

Marshalls:

1. Grand Marshall: Ellen Revelle

2. Military Marshall: Carl Dustin

3. Education: Bishops School Headmaster Michael Teitelman

4. Civic: Robert Collins

5. Goodwill- Mary Coakley & Louis Guassac

Legends of La Jolla:

1. The Athenaeum represented by Erika Torri

2. La Jolla Music Society represented by Christopher Beach

3. La Jolla Historical Society represented by Roger Craig

4. Dodo Cheyne

5. Mike Hynson

Parade Chair: George Dewhurst of GDC Construction

Festival Chair: Pancho Dewhurst of GDC Construction

La Jolla Town Council President: Darcy Ashley

On the first Sunday of December, the La Jolla Christmas Parade lures locals out of the hills and from the beaches to sit on the cement sidewalks of the village to watch a spectacular, homespun tradition unfold. Recognizing the importance of history in our area this year’s theme for the parade is “History on Parade”. In the selection of its parade marshals the committee emphasizes values and service, by honoring citizens of achievement. In addition to the parade marshals, “Legends of La Jolla” are local citizens from our community who play an important role in local longstanding organizations or have made unique contributions to the fabric of our community. Another 1200 people, from all over San Diego, will participate in the form of marching bands, ROTC units, drill teams, dancers, scout troops, float builders, equestrians, car aficionados, politicos, promoters, and pranksters.

The goal of the parade and festival is to celebrate a tradition and assist the community’s participation, particularly of its youth (for whom this may be an initial venture in civic service), without jeopardizing the financial health of the La Jolla Town Council. Every year the Cub Scouts of La Jolla carry the parade banners down Girard Avenue. La Jolla High School and Bishops’ encourage enthusiastic students who are interested in giving public service.

The committee coordinates with Rotary, Kiwanis, Toastmasters, La Jolla Park and Recreation, Inc., Friends of County Animal Shelters, in continuing the local holiday traditions of those organizations. See Schedule of Events for December 7th, 2008 (www.ljparade.com). Such community efforts help the committee to organize and staff the parade. To acquire the safety infrastructure needed to obtain a permit for this special event, La Jolla Town Council Foundation depends on business sponsorships and local donations from its members.

With a tradition of 51 years behind it, the Christmas Parade has a momentum that gathers the enthusiasm of the holiday and combines it with competitive instinct. The Parade Judges (usually former officers of the Town Council) award prizes for building floats to encourage the efforts of that labor intensive activity. Almost every elementary school in La Jolla has plans on the drawing board to build a float. The Town Council also provides a stipend to any of the marching bands that enter to acknowledge the contribution they make to the parade.

Before the parade the hectic mustering of the different units along Herschel and Kline Streets - begins at 10:30 am and requires that many of our village streets are closed on parade day. The combination of activity and inconvenience tests the patience of all. Volunteers learn the logistics of safety and cleanliness; they practice tact and diplomacy. Lessons are learned. Friendships are formed. Over the last 51 years the consensus in the village has been “Its one day a year” and “The Parade is worth it”.

After the Parade ends there will be a Holiday Festival with family oriented music, caroling, entertainment and fun at the La Jolla Recreation Center. There will be photos with Santa, children’s games and light refreshments. The Recreation Center is located at 615 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037.

The grand finale of the day will be a Christmas Tree Lighting. Sunrise Rotary decorates the large pine tree on the corner of Prospect & Draper each year for the enjoyment of the community.

December 7th will be a fun day for all. Contributions of all kinds – volunteers, services, money, and equipment - are essential and welcome! Parade Sponsors and donations of all kinds are needed to help support the Parade. More information and forms are available online at www.ljparade.com. Questions may be directed to info@ljparade.com or 858.454.1444.

Please join us for the celebration on Sunday, December 7th, 2008. The holidays may provide us with inspiration but it is many people working together that sustain the tradition of the La Jolla Festival and Parade.

For more information visit http://ljparade.com/wp/ 

Girard Ave La Jolla

La Jolla Town Council Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival 2008

Theme: History on Parade

Date: December 7^th, 2008

Time: 2pm

Where: Girard Avenue to Prospect Street to Draper Avenue

For more parade information visit http://ljparade.com/wp/

For more information on La Jolla visit www.lajollavillageonline.com

La Jolla Showcases Hot Rods,
Classic Cars and High Performance Cars
on Weekends “car fest” at Jack’s

When it comes to high performance cars and classic cars, perhaps no other community has as many cars as La Jolla.

Well known for Symbolic Motors and other high end car dealers, the area is also home to many collectors who showcase the best in classic cars and high performance vehicles.

Now thanks to organizer Ray Hamel, Saturday and Sunday mornings are now great times to see some of the best cars in San Diego and Southern California.

“I am getting calls every day from car owners who want to know the hours and days and the number of cars showing up keeps growing”.

“Right now we having cars show up on both Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7:00AM until about 9:30AM”, said event organizer Ray Hamel.

Nov. 8th and 9th will mark the second weekend of the “car fest” event
which takes place right on the corner of Girard and Wall Street in La Jolla Village.

“It is a great time to see some amazing cars and meet the owners and
here some of their stories”.

For more information on the La Jolla “car fest” weekends call Ray Hamel
at 619-972-5050.

A 1970 Challenger “The Pink Car” 

1970 Dodge Challenger

Check out the videos below
1970 Challenger \”The Pink Lady\”   

1967 Corvette Stingray La Jolla

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A 2003 Corvette with a 1953 conversion kit

SoCal Beaches Magazine “Mission Beach Girl” Leslie
at Marine Street Beach La Jolla with a “57 Chevy” Convertible
(photos / video)

Swimsuit Model Leslie with a 1957 Chevy Bel Air

When it comes to classic cars there is one car from the 50’s that always stands out as one of the most popular of all time and that is the 1957 Chevy Bel Air. The Chevy Bel Air was a “cool car” to own in the 50’s and know is one
of the most sought after classic cars in the country.

Add a beautiful sunny beach location and SoCal Beaches Magazine centerfold Leslie and you have the makings for a great day and photo shoot.

Swimsuit bikini model Leslie at Marine Street Beach

The “57″ Chevy featured huge fins in the back that seperated it from from previous years in 1956 and 1955.

Come with us as we spend a morning at Marine Street Beach in La Jolla with Socal Beaches Magazine swimsuit model Leslie and a 1957 Chevy convertible.

Photos
Click the link to view photos from this shoot at:
http://www.socalbeachmag.net/classiccarphotos4/1957chevyconvertible.html

Video Links

Meet Leslie
youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzbStzFb4Og

1957 Chevy Bel Air video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTge-AQE3II

The fin of a 1957 Chevy Bel Air