Thank you. Yeah, the Sunset Dr alignment between Escondido Blvd and Bear Valley Pkwy didn’t last long, but was a part of the “Inland Route”. So unassuming a road too.

US 395 never went to the border. The furthest south it went was the intersection of Market St and Harbor drive in downtown San Diego.

In the 1950’s my family traveled from Redondo Beach (Los Angeles) down to Mount Palomar and up to the Walker River using US 395. . . and points in between. Warm thoughts. Many fond memories..

These maps alone were a treasure to see, not just for Hwy 395 but for the cool perspective it gave on old Hwy 101! Remarkable how separated cities were and how they had designations for having Hotels, Gas and Food… exactly what you’d expect from Auto Club if the era!

Here’s a link for a 1940s Auto Club map showing the alignment of 395 about six years after it was created out of the previous CA 71. Runs through San Marcos, Vista, Bonsall and Fallbrook before heading out to Rainbow and the alignment that eventually became I-15. North to Elsinore where 395 and 71 split with 395 heading east to Perris and the eventual alignment of I-215. The original route of 395 in San Diego was considerably different from the one we all remember through Balboa Park. http://www.garbell.com/US395-old/highwayman/SDCoACSCmap101-395-0-3.jpg

I am mostly interested in visible maps.

Thank you!
Michael Haywood