Today I sat on one of the benches in Ruocco Park reading a book. As I stood up and looked around, I discovered a plaque in nearby greenery that I’d never noticed before. It reads:
In loving memory of Deborah Hoffman, of The San Diego Foundation.
Instrumental in bringing together private philanthropy and the public sector to create a park for future generations.
Here’s an article that explains how the idea of Ruocco Park originated in the minds of architect Lloyd Ruocco and his wife, Ilse, art professor at San Diego State University. It then explains how Deborah Hoffman, senior vice president for the San Diego Foundation, worked continuously for five years to meld the Ruocco fund with assistance from local governments, particularly the Unified Port of San Diego, which controls the land.
I’ve spent many hours over many years sitting in this fine park, reading, writing, listening to street musicians, gazing at people walking down the boardwalk past Tuna Harbor and its picturesque fishing boats.
All I can say is thank you.
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Early last year, the artists of the Greetings Tour (@GreetingsTour) painted this mural in Seaport Village. I finally got around to photographing it!
If the style seems somewhat familiar, this same artist couple has painted three other postcard-like murals in San Diego: in Little Saigon, North Park, and Liberty Station!
The traveling artists Lisa and Victor have created dozens of “postcard murals” all around the country, but San Diego boasts more of them than any other city!
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Today is the Winter Solstice. The shortest day and longest night. The first day of winter.
I’ve taken many winter photographs around San Diego over the years. My camera has captured wild storms and their aftermath, high winds and crashing waves, snow in the mountains, umbrellas in the city, and the unique beauty of winter in nature.
Would you like to see some of these photos? Click the upcoming links and you’ll be transported back in time…
Click the following links to explore past winters…
I’ve never seen so many unique piñatas all in one place. And so many unusual ones!
In addition to more familiar traditional piñatas, visitors to the exhibition will see unusual piñata costumes, creative piñata wall art, piñatas with political messages, humorous piñatas, pop culture piñatas . . . even a life-size car piñata! (That car piñata would hold a lot of candy!)
According to the Mingei’s website, this is one of the first-ever exhibitions to spotlight piñatas as a traditional craft and vibrant contemporary art form.
I was excited to see so many unexpected creations. It never occurred to me that piñatas might be crafted as small hummingbirds or butterflies, or a bag of Cheetos, or a bottle of COVID-19 vaccine!
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If you’ve driven through Logan Heights down 28th Street or Ocean View Boulevard, you probably have!
I photographed six of the murals that are visible from the street.
The artwork, designed by Visual Asylum, contains fused abstract faces and positive messages: DIVERSITY, COLLABORATE, LEADERSHIP, INSPIRE, COMMUNITY, COMPASSION, CREATIVITY and GROWTH.
Not only do these murals motivate students attending the newly opened school, but they brighten the neighborhood and inspire those passing by.
They made me smile!
At the entrance to the new campus, I came upon a very colorful LMEC…
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I came upon this great article concerning the old Logan Heights Library and decided I’d walk past it to have a look.
The old library, built in 1927, is in a state of decay these days, but you can easily see how handsome it appeared in its heyday. The building was a popular community destination before it was replaced a short distance up 28th Street by the new Logan Heights Library in 2009.
According to this article from several months ago, there are plans to restore the building.
Here’s the City of San Diego web page that concerns the Old Logan Heights Library Renovation.
I took these photos yesterday.
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I really like the art of Gerardo Meza (@mezarte). It contains a lot of humor and personality.
You can see many examples of his colorful street art down near the border in San Ysidro. But during my walk through Sherman Heights yesterday, just east of downtown San Diego, I discovered two electrical boxes that he’d painted!
Here they are!
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Amazing views of San Diego can be enjoyed from the top of Grant Hill.
To the west lies downtown San Diego and its skyscrapers; to the northwest one can spy distant Point Loma; to the southwest the Coronado Bridge spans San Diego Bay, and boats can be seen as tiny dots in Glorietta Bay; to the south one can view Navy ships and much of South Bay; to the southeast rises distant San Miguel Mountain.
Today, after a long walk through Logan Heights and Sherman Heights, I turned east and moved into the Grant Hill neighborhood. There was a short steep climb up J Street to reach Grant Hill Neighborhood Park. It was a beautiful day with little haze, perfect for seeing almost to horizon–even over the Pacific Ocean. These photos resulted.
When I finally completed my exploration and walked back across the grass among the gigantic eucalyptus trees, someone was getting ready to fly a kite. It can be breezy atop Grant Hill!
Approaching Grant Hill Neighborhood Park from the west.Heading up a walking path, looking at giant eucalyptus trees atop Grant Hill.Several people were sitting on the park’s grass, enjoying the wide outdoors in the middle of a busy city.Downtown can be seen when turning back west. That’s J Street, which I climbed.Downtown San Diego seen from the top of Grant Hill.Turning a little to the left, there’s the Coronado Bridge!Coronado Bridge seen from the top of Grant Hill.A zoom photo shows Glorietta Bay and Coronado Shores buildings.A zoom photo over Coronado reveals distant Point Loma jutting into the Pacific Ocean.Walking down the Grant Hill Neighborhood Park path heading east.San Miguel Mountain seen from Grant Hill.I turned back west and passed this old tree in an interesting planter.Grant Hill Neighborhood Park is a beautiful grassy retreat in urban San Diego.
I have numerous photographs on my computer which I need to share!
Stay tuned in the next week or two for blog posts concerning Solana Beach, Cardiff, Escondido, Logan Heights, Sherman Heights, and more!
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Cars lovers gathered early this morning for Deck the Cars in Balboa Park.
The San Diego Automotive Museum every third Sunday has a Cars and Coffee event in the nearby parking lot, but it’s the Holiday Season, so the event was renamed Deck the Cars this month.
As I wandered about, I found decorated hot rods, classic cars, lowriders . . . and smiles and Christmas garb . . . and Santa going ho-ho-ho, too!
That crazy wonderful car in the second-to-last photo is the Christmas Imaginarium Carriage. I posted photos of it a few minutes ago here!
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