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Lighting the Tom Ham’s Lighthouse celebrates 50 years as a beacon in San Diego’s restaurant scene Story and photos by Samantha Bey
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t was the late 1960s and Tom Ham had just turned his recently acquired Bali Hai restaurant into a booming success in the San Diego restaurant scene. Wanting to continue his restaurateur pursuits, he walked along the then-barren harbor island with his daughter, Susie, looking for a promising plot of land to build a second establishment. He found the perfect spot, but soon learned there was an easement there for Coast Guard Beacon #9, a navigational light that had been put in place to guide incoming ships in the water before the San Diego Bay was dredged.
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