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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour: Pre-World War II Classic Architecture Six examples of classic architecture on one of the oldest and loveliest streets in Coronado will be featured during the 2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour, Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13. From an early Craftsman designed by William Sterling Hebbard in 1898, to a two-story Colonial Revival mansion constructed for a Navy captain in the mid-1930s, all six homes pre-date World War II. The annual Home Tour is a major fundraiser for the Coronado Historical Association. Tickets may be purchased in advance either at the Coronado Visitor Center (operated by CHA), 1100 Orange Avenue, Coronado, or on-line at www.coronadohistory.org. For further information, call 619-435-7242.
CELEBRATING CORONADO HISTORY
Saturday, March 24, 5:30 p.m. Inaugural gala celebrating our city’s rich history begins with a silent auction and reception in the Ballroom foyer, followed by dinner and a live auction (including all-inclusive trips to Napa Valley and Hawaii, and one-of-a kind experiences like a Cessna flight in a private plane and lunch or an elegant tea party for 8 special little girls), and concludes with a creative look back at a chapter in Coronado’s colorful history, brought to life by storytellers extraordinaire Gerry MacCartee and Nancy Cobb. Radio personality Mark Larson will host. The gala will be held in the Ballroom of the Coronado Island Marriott Resort Tickets, $125; table sponsorships available. (619) 435-7242 or coronadohistory.org.
November 16, 2011
February 2, 2012 While many San Diegans associate turn-of-the-last-century businessman John D. Spreckels with ownership of the San Diego Union newspaper, Hotel del Coronado, Tent City and North Island and know of his many contributions to Coronado and San Diego, fewer are aware of the Coronado resident’s other businesses. One of Spreckels’ biggest achievements was the construction and operation of a railroad between San Diego and El Centro in East County’s Imperial Valley. A free lecture at the Coronado Museum of History & Art at 7 p.m., Thursday, February 23, will shed light on this important episode in Coronado/San Diego history. Reena Deutsch, PhD, will recount the story of Spreckels’ railroad and display dramatic images of the twelve-year construction and nearly 100 years of operation of this 148-mile long calamity-plagued San Diego & Arizona (Eastern) Railway, also known as the “Impossible Railroad.” Built by Spreckels between 1907 and 1919, it is still in service. Construction of the railroad was fraught with problems from the start. To scale the mountains, almost one-third of the line was routed through Mexico. A plethora of natural and other disasters – war, fires, landslides, the devastating 1916 Hatfield flood, and 1976’s Hurricane Kathleen – repeatedly halted construction or operations and damaged or collapsed carefully engineered tunnels and numerous trestles. Deutsch’s illustrated talk will highlight these adversities and demonstrate why the SD&A(E) proved to be Spreckels’ biggest challenge. Dr. Deutsch does medical research at University of California, San Diego. She is interested in the colorful history of the San Diego and Arizona (Eastern) Railway and has presented programs on its history since 2000. She is a volunteer leader, guide, coordinator, and presenter of many outings, tours and programs for non-profit organizations and currently serves as a Board member for the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association and the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. Her book, San Diego and Arizona Railway: The Impossible Railroad, was published in 2011.
This free event will take place in the Lecture Hall at the Museum. To make reservations, call (619) 435-7242.
September 19, 2011
Visions of Coronado, a juried art show at the Coronado Museum of History & Art, January 12—February 20, 2012, showcases the work of local artists in a wide variety of media, materials and styles. All pieces are original art completed within the last two years pertaining to Coronado, CA. For more information, log onto coronadohistory.org. CHA PRESENTS “HOLLYWOOD & NORTH ISLAND “ February 5, at NASNI Theatre The Coronado Historical Association, in collaboration with the Office of Morale, Welfare & Recreation of Navy Region Southwest and the USS Midway museum’s Historian Karl Zingheim, will present a two-hour educational program on Saturday, February 5, from 2-4 p.m., at the Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) Theatre. “Hollywood and North Island” will feature a variety of movie clips and a full-length film that portrays North Island and its naval aviators. Karl Zingheim will present a montage of clips from various films and speak about North Island as a shooting location for Hollywood films. In the lobby of the theatre, CHA will provide a preview of their newest exhibit, WINGS OF GOLD: CORONADO AND NAVAL AVIATION exhibit. This event is free and open to the general public. A feature film made in 1941, Dive Bomber, starring Fred MacMurray and Errol Flynn, will be shown. The film is in color and includes many scenes shot on base at North Island. During the event, CHA will honor Frank “Spig” Wead, a former naval aviator whose career was known for his flight against British pilots in the international seaplane races off the Isle of Wright in 1923, when American naval fliers took all the honors. His life took a turn after an accident in 1926, just after moving into his home in Coronado. Running down the stairs after hearing his daughter scream, he fell and broke his neck resulting in paralysis. A determined and hardworking man, Frank turned to screenwriting and has to his credit Hell Divers (1931), Airmail (1932), Ceiling Zero (1936), Test Pilot (1938), The Citadel (1938), Dive Bomber (1941), and Destroyer (1943). John Ford directed a film called The Wings of Eagles in 1957, starring John Wayne, portraying Wead's contributions to Naval aviation. IMPORTANT NOTE: For those without access permission on NASNI, you must register your vehicle by February 1. If you would like to RSVP and pre-register your vehicle to drive on base for the “Hollywood and North Island” event, please call 619-545-0046, or email Debora.Allen@navy.mil. For more information, please call the CHA Office at 619-435-7242, go to www.coronadohistory.org, or www.mwrtoday.com/CONA.
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