Pompano - 2-26-2013 at 06:54 AM
Passing into movie trivia history? Maybe not..
The other day my local Oceanside, Ca. guide pointed out the small cottage that was shown in the 1986 hit movie about Fightertown, USA,
'Top Gun'. It's located near the waterfront and close to the Oceanside Pier.
Built around 1887 by Dr. Henry Graves, it was a beach rental for decades until the city bought it in 2005 and declared it a historic site.
In 2008, Oceanside approved the construction of a beach resort on the block, and voted to preserve and move the Top Gun house. For now, the house
will stay where it is until it's eventually moved 2 blocks north on North Pacific and incorporated into the resort and used as perhaps a coffee house
or gift shop...maybe.
Looks a bit different today than shown in the movie, but a few years have passed and time appears to have taken a toll on the cottage's structural
condition. The house is now fenced off and looking pretty grim & delapitated. (Which reminds me of an overdue job coming this summer
sprucing up a certain lake cabin...dang.)
Hey, hang in there, old cottage! Maybe there's a sequel waiting in the wings?
bajamedic - 2-26-2013 at 08:32 AM
See what happens when you put the gubberment in charge. JH 
Ateo - 2-26-2013 at 08:33 AM
Can't wait to see how they incorporate it with the new project. I drive by this house on my way to the beach and it's definitely started falling
apart over the last 5 years. As an Oceanside resident, I consider it a landmark and hope to see it restored soon. I need to watch that Top Gun movie
again....
Bob H - 2-26-2013 at 10:00 AM
Now I must go over there and check it out....
http://www.surfimages.com/blog/2012/06/11/the-top-gun-house/
and
http://notfadeaway1.blogspot.com/2011/07/graves-house-aka-to...
CortezBlue - 2-26-2013 at 10:22 AM
I had a beach condo down the street from the Pier when they demolished the entire area around the Top Gun house. They even pulled down the skate park
that was their for the kids. However, they did keep the old house and they talked about moving it or doing something around it. They did rebuild the
area in front of the Pier with a new timeshare/hotel project and added a new restaurant at the street level. I have since stayed at the hotel and it
is very nice and very close to downtown.
We bought our condo at North Coast Village in 2001 for next to nothing and sold it in 2006, at the peak, and made a killing. It is the only time in
my life that I looked like a financial genius! The unit we bought and sold just sold about a year ago for about $400K less than we sold it for, but
the guy who bought it was a jerk and tried to pull some fast stuff when we were selling it, so I guess karma is a reality!!
jeans - 2-26-2013 at 03:30 PM
ah...brings back memories. We moved from LA to Oceanside in '67. Graduated OHS and had the ceremony at the amphitheater next to the pier. It's grown
at bit since then.
David K - 2-26-2013 at 03:34 PM
jeans: Welcome to Super-Nomad status!
AmoPescar - 2-26-2013 at 07:09 PM
ROGER...
You were in Oceanside and didn't call!
I'm just 3 miles down the road in Carlsbad. Oh well...maybe next time!
Miguelamo 
David K - 2-26-2013 at 07:17 PM
Hey, I am IN Oceanside, and he hasn't called me either, lol... In fact, I drove by Guajome Park (a popular Pompano site) today to do an irrigation
repair, but I didn't know he was in town. Hey Roger, call me!
Bob H - 2-26-2013 at 09:31 PM
I drove by the Top Gun cottage today and took these photos. It won't be long until it's moved off that lot as there is a whole lot of construction
going on all around it... The house is in pretty bad shape.
