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Month: March 2021

Grand Tour of the West: Day 15

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On March 3, 2021

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March 3, 1946

February 1946. World War II is over and wartime production jobs were ending. During the war, Carl and Georgie worked a number of jobs in several places, finishing the war in Pocatello, Idaho. They elected to return to Iowa, where they both had family, but opted to make a grand tour of the west on the way. Georgie wrote a journal of the trip. The story starts here.

Left there the next morning and drove through some very rough, rocky mountainous desert to Jacumba then to Coyote Wells, Seeley and finally to El Centro. There was a lot of lettuce, grapefruit and lemon growing down here. Went to church in a basement. The building had been condemned and torn down. Everyone seem poor here and there were a lot of Mexicans.

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March 3, 1946

February 1946. World War II is over and wartime production jobs were ending. During the war, Carl and Georgie worked a number of jobs in several places, finishing the war in Pocatello, Idaho. They elected to return to Iowa, where they both had family, but opted to make a grand tour of the west on the way. Georgie wrote a journal of the trip. The story starts here.

Left there the next morning and drove through some very rough, rocky mountainous desert to Jacumba then to Coyote Wells, Seeley and finally to El Centro. There was a lot of lettuce, grapefruit and lemon growing down here. Went to church in a basement. The building had been condemned and torn down. Everyone seem poor here and there were a lot of Mexicans.

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Grand Tour of the West: Day 14

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On March 2, 2021

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March 2, 1946

February 1946. World War II is over and wartime production jobs were ending. During the war, Carl and Georgie worked a number of jobs in several places, finishing the war in Pocatello, Idaho. They elected to return to Iowa, where they both had family, but opted to make a grand tour of the west on the way. Georgie wrote a journal of the trip. The story starts here.

Drove to Oceanside and Encinitas where we stopped and got some pralines. Drove along a boulevard here with eucalyptus trees on both sided and in the parking. Went to Solana Beach and then to San Diego. There was a lot of camouflage there left over from the war.  There were large nets across the streets and in some places they were covered with canvas painted to look like trees and vegetation. Stopped to see an old sailing boat “Star of India.” Spent several hours on board – it was very interesting.

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March 2, 1946

February 1946. World War II is over and wartime production jobs were ending. During the war, Carl and Georgie worked a number of jobs in several places, finishing the war in Pocatello, Idaho. They elected to return to Iowa, where they both had family, but opted to make a grand tour of the west on the way. Georgie wrote a journal of the trip. The story starts here.

Drove to Oceanside and Encinitas where we stopped and got some pralines. Drove along a boulevard here with eucalyptus trees on both sided and in the parking. Went to Solana Beach and then to San Diego. There was a lot of camouflage there left over from the war.  There were large nets across the streets and in some places they were covered with canvas painted to look like trees and vegetation. Stopped to see an old sailing boat “Star of India.” Spent several hours on board – it was very interesting.

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Grand Tour of the West: Day 13

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On March 1, 2021

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March 1, 1946

February 1946. World War II is over and wartime production jobs were ending. During the war, Carl and Georgie worked a number of jobs in several places, finishing the war in Pocatello, Idaho. They elected to return to Iowa, where they both had family, but opted to make a grand tour of the west on the way. Georgie wrote a journal of the trip. The story starts here.

The next morning we left Ventura and drove south on highway 101 through Oxnard, Malibu Beach, Santa Monica, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Long Beach. Saw many oil wells in operation here and could smell them too. Came through Huntington Beach and Newport Beach where we stopped to see some beautiful boats. Had been considering the idea of a deep sea fishing trip but the calm ocean didn’t look calm enough to me so we didn’t go.

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March 1, 1946

February 1946. World War II is over and wartime production jobs were ending. During the war, Carl and Georgie worked a number of jobs in several places, finishing the war in Pocatello, Idaho. They elected to return to Iowa, where they both had family, but opted to make a grand tour of the west on the way. Georgie wrote a journal of the trip. The story starts here.

The next morning we left Ventura and drove south on highway 101 through Oxnard, Malibu Beach, Santa Monica, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Long Beach. Saw many oil wells in operation here and could smell them too. Came through Huntington Beach and Newport Beach where we stopped to see some beautiful boats. Had been considering the idea of a deep sea fishing trip but the calm ocean didn’t look calm enough to me so we didn’t go.

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