San Diego County

Image of the Week – 9/18/2016

1927 4S Ranch Dam (Black Mountain) in San Diego County, CA.
1927 4S Ranch Dam (Black Mountain) in San Diego County, CA.

Old Highway 78 near Oceanside, CA

State Route 78, one of the original State Highways in the region, has has undergone many changes since it was originally built. Most of the original routing west of Vista, CA, known as Vista Way, has been eliminated by the current alignment of the highway. By the 1960’s, State 78 was an expressway west of …

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M5.1 Borrego Springs Earthquake

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Traffic Services Requests – City of San Diego

The City of San Diego has a fairly easy, although somewhat troublesome to find, webpage that allows citizens to make requests for traffic control devices and more. If you’re looking to get a STOP sign installed, red zone added or removed, or most any change to a roadway (not maintenance related), I recommend sending the …

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Original railroad bed near Del Mar, CA

The railroad line that runs from San Diego to Los Angeles has seen many changes since it was originally constructed the early 1880’s. One of those changes was at the Los Penasquitos Marsh, otherwise known as Soledad Marsh. Originally, the railroad went around the marsh, passing along the hills to the north instead of going …

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