Series: San Diego’s vanished roadside relics — dinosaurs, doll heads, and other highway oddities
“Dinosaur Bob” still stands proudly at the former Dinosaur Land in Alpine, now a private residential community. (Photo courtesy of Vintage San Diego on Facebook, used with permission.) Weird, wacky, and wonderful A giant piece of fruit on a street corner. A suspension bridge tucked into a canyon. A
Born in blood and fed by fire: The Dyke March makes triumphant return to San Diego Pride
Sign from San Diego’s first Dyke March, 1994. (Image courtesy Lambda Archives) It’s been gone for a long time — but this year a beloved community tradition is proudly returning to San Diego Pride. After a long absence, the Dyke March will once again kick off Pride Week this July 11. If you’re shocke
Spring Valley was never just a suburb: 8 stories beneath the surface
Early automobile on Bancroft Drive in Spring Valley, looking northeast with San Miguel Mountain in the background, in 1915. A row of trees is just seen in the far left of the photo, next to the road. This is identified as the curve before possibly Avocado Street (Photo and caption info courtesy of t
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