David K
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Baja Places 47 Years Ago: ROSARITO
From the 1958 Lower California Guidebook by Gerhard & Gulick (describing Baja as observed in 1957, 47 years ago.
ROSARITO. Pop. 675. Communications: Telephone to Tijuana and Ensenada. A beach resort (good swimming). Stores, gas station. The Rosarito Beach Hotel
($5 single, $8 double, U.S. currency) has 3 bars, a dining room, swimming pool and tennis court. De Anza Motel has a dining room and bar. There is a
powerful radio station, XERB. Landing strip 2,000 ft. long. The small valley of Rosarito was chosen in 1788 as the boundry between Upper and Lower
California. However, when the peace treaty was signed after the Mexican War the boundry was moved up to Tijuana. The 1788 line ran from Rosarito
across to the mouth of the Colorado River.
(personal note: as a kid, I listened to the Wolfman Jack Show broadcasting from XERB... around '68/'69). How about those hotel prices?!
JR, welcome home... you inspired my place choice this time!
[Edited on 5-21-2004 by David K]
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David K
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1958 Lower California Guidebook $3.00!
I have a battered up 1958 Guidebook that I have been using to post this series. Today, at the used book store I frequent for great deals, I picked up
a perfect condition (with cover jacket) '58 Gerhard & Gulick for three dollars! They also had Ben Hunter's great book 'The Baja Feeling' for three
bucks... I didn't grab it, this time (I already have it).
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bajalou
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XERB
I didn't know where it came from, but remember listening to XERB in my early Calif years - 1957 onward.
I need to find your bookstore David, as I am always wanting more Baja California history.
I remembered to ad the "California" this time.
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Baja Bernie
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David,
If it is still there please grab Hunter's book for me. I loaned my out and it never came home.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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David K
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Okay Bernie, I will get it if it's still there.
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