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hotel del coronado: 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)

hotel del coronado: Some like it hot - 04/18/09 11:52 AM
Although San Diego was founded in the sixteenth century, making it the oldest city on the West Coast of the United States, there are few, if any buildings left that were built before the Civil War. Buildings built in the late 19th century tend to be missions, hotels, a few large houses, and office buildings.
One of the more significant buildings is the Hotel del Coronado, opened in 1887. It is the largest completely wood building still in use and has hosted every President since it opened, excepting President Obama -- give him time -- he's got eight years.

The … (14 comments)