Why I Live In San Diego - Picture thread - POST PICTURES OF YOUR HOME TOWN- DIAL UP WARNING!!!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

There are lots of reasons to live here - I have, throughout my life, spent many hours at Balboa Park. Over the summer, I took these photos at Balboa Park which is adjacent to our amazing San Diego Zoo - (The little girl is my daughter.)
Share pics of your home town and the places that make it special.

[Hugin]

1. Lovely pictures Gilligan.

Thanks. :)

[QueenOfCalifornia]

3. Thank you

very much.

[commander bunnypants]

2. I remeber well

I worked across the street at The Naval Hospital

Thanks

CB

[QueenOfCalifornia]

5. 2 doctor friends of mine

work there.

The big pink monster that ate Florida Canyon is still just as ugly as ever.

[commander bunnypants]

6. good deal

I fell off the cliff at blacks beach. Ended up getting out on a medical. How is La Jolla and the big sink hole?


CB

[QueenOfCalifornia]

7. it be fucked up

it will be forever before they can fix that mess.... It is massive... It is on the eastern slope of Mt. Soledad so it is not the really expensive part of La Jolla.

Sorry about the fall - that is one terrible trail to get up and down.

[Zavulon]

4. Laval, Quebec

I didn't spend long there and haven't been back in years, but it is where my first memories took place. Hence, my hometown.

[texas1928]

8. AWWW Balboa park.

My wife and I loved going there. I also liked to go down to Seaport Village on the water and just walk through the shops.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

16. I used to live across the street from Seaport Village (downtown)

It was fantastic to live there. I loved being able to walk everyplace or hop on the trolley outside my gate.

[scarpa43]

9. My sister lives in downtown SD

in Little Italy, I was there a couple months ago and everytime I am there I want to drop everything and move out there.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

29. Come on out here!

You have to earn a pile of money to buy in now but you can do it!!!!(if you quit eating and driving) It is very difficult to keep the faith when it comes to the cost of living here. We have thought of moving - Hawaii was less expensive when we looked into buying acres of land. I am, of course, talking about The Big Island. I wanted to move to hawaii so bad it hurt. My husband can not stand the idea of being that far away from something.. I don't know what but something.

[backwoodsbob]

79. my own little Bluefield :)

http://www.pbase.com/kstuebin/image/26855051

http://www.bluefieldwv.net/pics/blfd-1.htm

http://www.bluefieldwv.net/pics/wv-look-2.htm

[Mugu]

10. I don't live in town and the closest town is very small.

My closest neighbor's property.




The neighbor.

[Mugu]

11. The county court house in town.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

27. Thanks!

I want to say - thanks for these.

(I like the jack-o-lantern in the window behind the statue!!!!!)

[QueenOfCalifornia]

28. Classic!

My little girl was in awe of these images. She said.. "Mommy, can we visit them?" I told her that we would book a room right away...

I grew up with horses and it is nice to see a happy horse in a field.

I love the barn. This could be a postcard BTW.

[graywarrior]

57. Great photos!

I love the horse.

[Maine-ah]

12. none of these are mine, stole 'em all.

http://community.iexplore.com/photos/journal_photos/rockland.mainst.(1).jpg

[QueenOfCalifornia]

37. I love these too

That lighthouse is so beautiful.

Do you have one of those Maine accents?

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. New city hall:

New shopping mall:







New high school:







City Council meeting:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

60. Very Droll

I am so surprised. You are usually so serious.
:rofl:

[TommyO]

14. Absolutely wonderful, I need to make it back there soon

It's too bad you couldn't get a shot of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion with the organ in full view - I had the distinct pleasure of being there and hearing the organ.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

17. About the organ pavilion

I too love the organ pavilion. It is so nice to go there for a free concert and take a picnic and just be. My children have been so many times they just think of it as a normal thing to do.... They love the beaches here (as do I of course.)

The next time I am there and the organ is in view I will get some photos. I always have my camera.

Pacific Beach - My kids this summer:

[SKKY]

15. Here's a couple of pics of me when I lived in "San Dog"...

...It was OK I suppose. Way, way too expensive (Even living in Chula Vista a couple of block from the 5). I probably won't be going back.

The 4th of July 15K in Coronado



AFC Half Marathon

[Ava]

18. mostly because of the old-fashioned downtown filled with older brick buildings

all of these photos were taken by my big brother(an AWESOME photographer if i may say so myself ;) ).







We still have these old horse posts in the downtown area:



Also the lake:





and the skies that are filled with clouds not pollution

[QueenOfCalifornia]

26. Tell your brother

that someone in San Diego loves his photography!

Oh, Ava... Thanks so much for these. You are an angel.

[begin_within]

19. All of these pictures were taken within the county of San Diego...

[QueenOfCalifornia]

20. Ahhhh!

This is so marvelous! I mean really wonderful. I have been to all these places -
I have lived all over the county.

I really like it here...

But, as another poster said - It is expensive. Yes it is...

[begin_within]

33. Ya got that right. $600k for the median house price... $3 gal for gas... $90/mo water... etc.

I don't really think it's worth it, especially now with all the traffic and crowds, but 30 years ago it was a paradise.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

61. You are a liitle off on the cost here

The median price is about $475,000 but gas is the highest in the nation - I know what you mean - I avoid the touristy places in the summer months - If I go to Balboa Park I know every little out of the way place where I can get a parking space. I know which areas to avoid and stay off the freeways taking surface streets - I can get almost everyplace in San Diego and never get on a freeway...

But there really is some kind of magic about it here. It isn't perfect - the traffic is a big bone of contention and the inability of drivers to drive. I too have seriously thought of moving when my husband retires in 2 years. I have looked into North Carolina - I really like the ocean.

[begin_within]

73. House prices have dropped dramatically in the last 2 years.

I remember them saying on the local TV news in late 2005 that the median price was $602,000.

[commander bunnypants]

32. Yep those be the cliffs I fell off in La Jolla

Damn nude beach



CB

[begin_within]

34. You fell off the cliff?

Yikes - that's a 500-foot drop.

[commander bunnypants]

39. A fifty foot one.

Broken hip, concussion and broken elbow.

four months inpatient at Balboa Naval Hospital. Where I worked at the time.


CB


I dont do heights anymore. And dammit my wife wants to hiking in the Grand Canyon

Yea Right

[begin_within]

42. Sorry to hear that.

Even a 50-foot fall is bad enough. Maybe you could convince your wife to go to Zion instead? You're on the canyon floor, not up top as in the Grand Canyon.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

62. Did you make

the news? KUSI?

Hike the canyon huh? Get her this book, it is inspiring: The Man Who Walked Through Time http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Walked-Through-Time/dp/0679723064

It may change your mind too. I highly recommend a trip to the Grand Canyon - even if you do not hike and the wife goes for some shorter day hikes.

[City of Mills]

21. Lowell, MA

Scenes from around my city, all taken within the past month or so:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

24. I am moved

by these photos.. I am so weird about this stuff. I can cry when I see a beautiful image but I can be as mean as a snake when I have to.

Beautiful pics.

I want to reply to each one of these posts!

[City of Mills]

30. I love these threads

I love seeing where people are from, and the beautiful architecture they are surrounded by...I try to picture myself there. :)

[begin_within]

36. I'm going to make a pilgrimage there someday, to all the Kerouac sites.

[City of Mills]

38. In the fourth picture down...

The treed area in the center if the picture is Kerouac Park, FYI :)

[begin_within]

41. Cool... thanks

I'll be there someday, sitting in that park, reading some of his poetry.

[graywarrior]

58. Wow, Lowell sure has improved since the last time I was there.

Paul Tsongas had a lot to do with that. Great photos.

[City of Mills]

64. Good news for Lowell...

...the spirit and vision of the late Paul Tsongas is still going strong in the city, and his spouse Niki has just been elected to Congress! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

You can read all about Lowell's renaissance and future plans at this site: http://www.hamiltoncanal.com/

Lowell is FAR and AWAY a much different place than what many people remember if they haven't been around since the 90's.

[jgraz]

22. Madison, WI

[QueenOfCalifornia]

25. THANK YOU!

I mean it. All of you guys are killing me... I want to come and visit each and every one of you (with one exception who went to HS in an outhouse...!!!)

I have never been to Wisconsin - My stepmother is from Green Bay and I love her accent (when she has a couple of drinks it is a hoot - she is 92!)

I want to thank you again.

Fantastic!

[begin_within]

35. That must be the perfect American city - especially because it's so liberal.

[Jimbo S]

52. I live in Milwaukee, but grew up in Madison.

Had a day of vacation this past Monday. Went over to Madtown to so some geneology research. Then it was lunch at the Union (pic 4), then relaxing on Bascom Hill (pic 3). Just lay on the soft grass and stare at the sky. "People watch" the students as they shuffle between classes. Finish reading my book. Wish I had my camera with me to get a shot of the scenery, the students, and the Capitol in the distance. Didn't realize it would have been put to use on a DU thread!

[bridgit]

23. I love Balboa Park, how close do you live to The Hillcrest District...

we like it there too :)

[QueenOfCalifornia]

31. We live about

10 minutes from Hillcrest. We are very centrally located - We could walk to Qualcomm Stadium (via a back road and a trail) We can be at Seaworld in about 15 minutes (i'ts 10 miles from here.) Downtown, depending on traffic, is about 12 minutes from here - Balboa Park is adjacent to downtown. - It runs for many blocks along 6th Ave - on the west side and Park Blvd to the East.

Peace

[Le Taz Hot]

40. I LOVE San Diego.

One of my favorite California towns. I'd post pictures of Fresno but 1) I don't have any readily available and 2) the shit I take on this board for living in such a vial cesspool (apparently) is not worth it.

But thanks for posting these. I'm feelin' the need for a road trip!

[begin_within]

43. Actually I think Fresno would not be that bad, because:

1. You're very close to Yosemite, Sequoia and the Sierras.
2. You're also close to Big Sur, another spectacular place.
3. The cost of living in Fresno has to be lower than SF, LA, or SD.

[Le Taz Hot]

46. Not to mention all those fresh

fruits and veggies -- sold within 24 hours after picking (farmers markets). And yes, after I moved from L.A., I was in awe and amazement of how short a time it took to go up to the mountains to camp. When I lived down south it took have a day just to get out of town. Currently, my favorite camping spot is 1-1/2 hours away from my house and that's from my front door to my camp spot.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

45. Fresno

is not nearly as bad as Bakersfield. We have friends who live in Fresno - they come down about 3 or 4 times a year and we get together... (They are all fiery Democrats) There are some older sections of historical homes that are really nice... Craftsman style homes on tree lined streets. It is right next to the Sierra's to the East. And there is a Whole Foods Market! One of the best food stores on the planet.


BTW - My husbands family lives in Turlock. It is a very pretty town. We will be passing through Fresno in a couple of months.

[Le Taz Hot]

48. You're talking about Old Fig Garden and yes,

they ARE gorgeous. I've been in several if them. No McMansions there. Can you believe that 8 years ago you could have gotten one of those for under $200,000? Needless to say -- they've gone up.

[Omphaloskepsis]

44. I took a picture of our library after my last trip to the dentist...

Eugene Public Library..

[QueenOfCalifornia]

47. I like Eugene.

I have been there - the one flaw is that it is in a very wet valley.... Oregon is one of my favorite states.

Great pic BTW --

[Labors of Hercules]

49. Wilmington, NC

What can I say? I like sunsets...

[QueenOfCalifornia]

50. I've never been there but it looks really nice.

How is it that you have a sunset over the ocean?

That's our job.

[Labors of Hercules]

53. NC has 2 southwest facing beaches

The first is bald head island and Caswell Beach (where the last photo was taken):


The second is Core Banks and Shackleford Banks (part of Cape Lookout Nat'l Seashore):


Cape Lookout is gorgeous, and only accessible by boat (This is a shot of the ocean side at sunrise):

[QueenOfCalifornia]

77. Beautiful! n/c

[Burma Jones]

54. Hey, I see the Pilot House.....nice restaurant

My folks retired to Wilmington, very nice place, kinda like Charleston without the pretense...and the music scene is great.

[Labors of Hercules]

63. It is an amazing music scene...

I used to play jazz at a place on the river called "The Ice House", but there are great new places opening up all the time.

[Burma Jones]

65. I used to go to The Ice House

alas, it is no more......

[Labors of Hercules]

69. It was fun to play there.

Especially to be able to join in as a teenager. I went off to school before they closed down and never found out why... :shrug:

[Burma Jones]

70. My folks told me that someone with more money wanted to "develop" the site

[Labors of Hercules]

74. That's funny...

caus there still isn't anything there... It's been through a couple of different permutations, but nothing's stuck.

[Amaya]

51. Little Connecticut town

this is about 2 mins from my house:


climb this to get to the lake above:


main street in town:


saturday on main street:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

75. Wow!

I love these. It is so friendly looking.

[Burma Jones]

55. My City of Birth - Gary, Indiana........

The house in which the Jacksons (Michael, Janet, Tito et al) grew up

[datasuspect]

56. chicago

[QueenOfCalifornia]

68. How sweet!

I love a good set of riot photos to liven things up...

(I am so not surprised... Why?)

[datasuspect]

72. more chicago pics

at least parts i recognize. a lot of them aren't there anymore.

[Capn Sunshine]

59. That brings back memories!

I went to SDSU. My family owned a land grant near Leucadia/Carlsbad, and I spent many happy childhood hours there- part of it is La Costa and Part of it is Aviara and part of it is I don't know. The land ran from Palomar Mt down Batiquitos lagoon to the Beach ( Solana)

Balboa park was where I did some of my best thinking when I cut school.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

67. SDSU Grad here!

That is one hell of a land grant!

[Release The Hounds]

66. .

http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/uploads/files/[e-mail]/8632.jpg

[lost-in-nj]

71. heres the lake I walk around..

lost
I guess I will have to go and take some pictures......

[kittykatkoffeekup]

76. Not to long ago, coming soon (sorry for the img size)

[binkster]

78. Balboa Park

Now I know where Balboa Park is. I just finished a memory album for my brother who died suddenly/unexpectedly and one of the pictures of him as a little towheaded boy is with my mom. She wrote on the back, Balboa Park. Now I can better label the picture. Thanks so much.