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frank baum: Coronado Island: Star Park, the "Wizard of Oz" home, and more! - 01/31/10 07:24 PM
One of the great tourist traps in San Diego County is Coronado Island, although technically it's a peninsula.
One of the great little museums to visit in Coronado is the Coronado Historical Association Museum of History and Art at 1100 Orange Avenue.
They have three galleries, of which one has rotating exhibits. One of the recent exhibits was about L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, and oftened wintered in the San Diego area, usually in Coronado and La Jolla. He owned a home in Coronado overlooking Star … (5 comments)