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San Felipe by road in 1948, Desert Magazine

David K - 10-20-2009 at 01:50 PM

The trip was taken in Feb., 1948 and these 6 pages are from the May 1948 edition.












wessongroup - 10-20-2009 at 02:36 PM

Thanks, just love to be able to take a look at how it was.....

David K - 10-20-2009 at 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by wessongroup
Thanks, just love to be able to take a look at how it was.....


Agree!!! Gene Kira's book 'The Unforgettable Sea of Cortez' is a must get to look at Baja just before the highway was completed... and changed so much of what we (some of us) first saw on the peninsula!

CortezBlue - 10-20-2009 at 07:05 PM

Is it possible to scan this article into a PDF file and post it somewhere, I would love to read it.

CortezBlue - 10-20-2009 at 07:09 PM

Never mind here is a link to this article in PDF

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2150200/194805-Desert-Magazine-194...

jimgrms - 10-21-2009 at 06:04 AM

Made my first trip to S F in 1952 or 53 still remember only 1 cop and the jail was a old panel truck wih wire fencing over the wtindows. that metal was hot in the summer

BajaGringo - 10-21-2009 at 07:26 AM

Great post David and help in putting reference to our Baja experience here...

David K - 3-2-2013 at 10:27 AM

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Originally posted by jimgrms
Made my first trip to S F in 1952 or 53 still remember only 1 cop and the jail was a old panel truck wih wire fencing over the wtindows. that metal was hot in the summer


Cool story!

David K - 5-8-2018 at 10:40 AM

Quote: Originally posted by CortezBlue  
Never mind here is a link to this article in PDF

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2150200/194805-Desert-Magazine-194...


Just checked (May 2018) and this link still works to easily read the article.