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IN FOCUS | 1969 SAN DIEGO-CORONADO BRIDGE
Darlene Hubbard and her daughter, Lauren, watch the last section of the bridge being put in place in May 1969.
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14 Team Note 16 Notables 20 Bridge Golden Anniversary 28 1969 Flashback: Bridge Opening 31 1969 Flashback: Last Ferry Ride 34 Crown City in 1969 40 1969 Flashback: Apollo 11 48 1969 Flashback: Woodstock 52 Island Girl Chills Out 55 Spaces: Shelf Styling 58 Stunning Succulents
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July also marks an even more important holiday in our community — America’s birthday. It is a time to reflect on and be grateful for the freedom and independence we cherish and that our military selflessly works to protect each day. So on the Fourth, get up early, head to the parade, celebrate the day with family and friends, and in the evening watch the fireworks from your favorite spot. Thank you, Coronado, for Crown City Magazine’s star-spangled year! We are grateful for the support of our readers and our advertisers. We look forward to continuing to give you the highest quality magazine filled with engaging stories and beautiful design and photography. Your Crown City Magazine Team, Amy Slack, Heather Canton, Leslie Crawford and Amy Stirnkorb
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A look inside the bridge’s box girder construction before the last section was lifted into place from the Marine Boss barge below.
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SPANNING HISTORY SAN DIEGO-CORONADO BRIDGE C E L E B R AT E S G O L D E N A N N I V E R S A R Y
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I N G E N I O U S D E S I G N C R E AT E S BRIDGE’S SLEEK, RIBBON-LIKE LOOK By LESLIE CRAWFORD
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he first concept of a bridge over San Diego Bay to Coronado was a vision by John D. Spreckels right before his death in 1926. Forty years later it had become a reality. On Jan 19, 1965, Gov. Edmund J. Brown’s office officially announced that the San DiegoCoronado Bridge would be built. The reactions were mixed. Then Sen. Bob Wilson stated in the San Diego Union on Jan. 20, 1965, that the project “was jammed down our throats and money was handed off.” Two Coronado residents tried to sue to block the sale of the bonds, but their case was denied appeal at the State Supreme Court. Plans went forward, and the original proposed cost of construction quickly rose from $30 million to $40 million because of Navy requirements. The cost eventually reached $46 million, spouting more controversy. When the design was finally revealed to the public in 1967, principal architect Robert Mosher said in a San Diego Union story the bridge “would have a delicate, ribbon-like 22
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Concrete towers were designed as arches to reflect the architecture of California’s historic missions.
silhouette that will make it very beautiful.” He went on to say, “Instead of just a crossing, we wanted to make the event of crossing enjoyable. Going across the bridge will be equally as interesting in its 20th-century way as the ferry is. It’s going to be fun.” “The shape is logical. The graceful curve of the bridge wasn’t put there because it may look
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The 90-degree turn mid-span provides enough height for an empty aircraft carrier to clear the bridge.
pretty,” Mosher said in a trade magazine, The General Contractor. The span’s 90-degree turn was necessitated by a Navy mandate of a 200foot pass-through height and spans set wide enough to accommodate the Navy’s biggest ships. The turn was needed to add enough length to bring the bridge into compliance. Mosher’s ingenious design achieved a sleek look.
He used an orthotropic model enclosing all the girders, joints and stiffeners inside a box girder, a construction method that originated in Germany for shipbuilding during World War II. At the time it was the longest continuous three-span orthotropic bridge in the world. The blue was selected to blend with the sky and sea, using a special paint mixture that would last eight to 10 years. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM
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The bridge’s 30 concrete towers were arched, designed to reflect the architecture of California’s historic missions. They rest on 487 prestressed reinforced concrete piles, 54 inches in diameter. Some piles were jetted to depths of 100 feet into the sand and clay beneath the bay. Mosher was thoughtful about the changes the bridge would bring to Coronado and was concerned the city would become another Staten Island with turnover investors. In a San Diego Union story on June 2, 1967, Mosher is quoted at a joint San Diego Kiwanis Club and San Diego Rotary Club meeting saying, “Coronado must develop a thoughtful, far-sighted plan if it is to avoid this,” urging the City of Coronado to hire a design consultant to help build 24
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of Coronado Golf Course. The project required 1.4 million cubic yards of dredge from the bay to fill in the bridge approach and reconfigure the shoreline of Glorietta Bay to add back the lost golf course land. Construction began in February 1967. Guy F. Atkinson was the contractor, Murphy Pacific Corp. was the steel subcontractor and H.G. Fenton Materials Company provided the ready-mix concrete, Henry Hunte, grandson of the founder of H.G. Fenton, was a salesman for the company that provided all the concrete used in the underwater foundations, columns, structure and paving. “My responsibility was to ensure that our company was providing adequate service. It was a great project,” Hunte recalled. A station on the Coronado side mixed the concrete, which was then loaded into big buckets onto old Navy barges. As construction started, piles were driven 100 feet into the bottom of the bay. The sound of the pile drivers could be heard for miles all day long for months — a slow ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chunk. Hunte’s mother was born in Coronado and he credits Elisha Babcock with giving his grandfather a good start in business in the early 1900s. Fenton also worked on the seawall on Ocean Boulevard. Murphy Pacific, the superstructure contractor,
BRIDGE AT A GLANCE Length: 2.12 Miles Grade: 4.67 Percent Highest Point: 246 Feet Vertical Clearance: 200 Feet Support Towers: 30 Channel Span: 1,880 Feet Opened: Aug. 3, 1969 Cost: $ 47.6 Million Toll: Discontinued June 27, 2002 Traffic Lanes: 5 With Reversible Middle Lane
fabricated and assembled the steel box girders in San Francisco, then dismantled them and loaded them onto a barge named Marine Boss, whose deck was the size of a football field. The barge was towed down the coast to San Diego Bay where everything was reassembled. The boom on Marine Boss had to be lengthened to 290 feet to handle the monumental job of lifting the box girder sections — which were up to 96 feet long and weighed up to 215 |
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tons — into place. The final span was placed on May 28, 1969. Coronado Mayor Paul Vetter was invited to be part of the informal ceremony and signed his name on the metal plate at the edge of the girder. (Contrary to popular belief, the center span was not designed to float.) As the bridge neared completion stormy weather in the spring delayed opening day. Finally, the big day arrived with opening ceremonies on Saturday, Aug. 2.
Gov. Ronald Reagan was among the many dignitaries who participated in the celebrations. Reagan unveiled a plaque and officially dedicated the bridge. The ribbon cutting was done by Vetter and San Diego Mayor Frank Curran. The rest of the day was a celebration, with free rides to the top of the bridge in double-decker buses and in three Navy LARCs (amphibious vehicles) from Naval Amphibious Base. At the stroke of midnight, the bridge opened for traffic. Toll was set at 60 cents each way, with a reduced fee of 45 cents with a pack of 50 tickets Once the bridge was open, Coronado began to live with the consequences of more
traffic. The speed dip at 3rd Street and C Avenue — eventually redone to be less severe — was a repository for hubcaps, bumpers, license plates and other car parts as cars raced off the bridge and up 3rd Street. Traffic increased exponentially, far beyond what was predicted. In 1964, Coronado ferries had carried over 3.4 million vehicles across San Diego Bay. The bridge saw more than 2 million cars in the first 3 months of operation. As with all construction projects, there were still things to be completed after the opening. By April 1970, lighting was installed. And access to and from South Bay was added by 1973. In 1976, the bridge was retrofitted with
special rods to protect against earthquake damage. And in April 1993, the movable barrier called the Zipper debuted. The bonds for the bridge were paid off in 1986, much faster than the original 40-year plan, but the toll remained until June 27, 2002. The final toll was collected from David Lisl of El Cajon, ending 33 years of fees. The bridge was a big adjustment for the community, but the reality was that the ferries simply could no longer handle the vehicular load efficiently. After 50 years, the bridge has become an integral part of the fabric of Coronado. And Mosher was right. He did make the crossing enjoyable.
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A double-decker bus shuttles people to the top of the San DiegoCoronado Bridge on opening day, Aug. 2.
INDELIBLE MEMORIES
Bridge opening a lesson in history and respect By JAMIE GALLANT JAMISON
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hen I was 10 years old, Before I knew it, I was on the receiving my Nana brought my end of a lesson about respect. I was little brother Gregory and to refer to the governor as “Governor me to the opening ceremonies of the Reagan,” as he had earned that title — San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. It and, oh, by the way, I was lucky to be was bright and breezy on that August there at all. I felt that the entire world had day in 1969, and I had no idea how just observed my humiliation. a big blue bridge would change our Then it was my turn. Gov. Ronald sleepy town of Coronado. Reagan bent his tall frame over to Gov. Ronald Reagan Nana must have had a hunch, address me. He had a kind smile and however, because she made sure we were didn’t seem to have heard my remark. Gregory witnesses to history. As we stood in line to and I shook his hand and ran off to claim our shake the governor of California’s hand, she free ride on the double-decker bus that was was getting pretty fed up with our impatience brought in for this special day. We ran and and was probably second-guessing her decision played on the bridge with no traffic. One of the many charming stories from the to bring us. She then overheard my flippant Aug. 2 opening of the bridge was that of local dismissal of the guest-of-honor as I looked radio personality Harry Martin — known around and asked, “Where is Reagan anyway?” 28
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affectionately on air as “Happy Hare.” He got the ride of a lifetime. There were speeches and politicians from both sides of the bay, along with many business people and residents. ThenAssemblyman Pete Wilson had invited Martin to provide entertainment. Afterward, Martin was tapped on the shoulder by a fan who was also one of the bridge workers. He asked Happy Hare if he’d like a ride over the bridge to get to the Hotel Del for the celebratory luncheon on the other side. That way, he’d be the first man to cross the bridge ahead of the governor and Nancy Reagan. Nancy Reagan overheard this invitation and while Martin was nervously deciding how to
handle the situation, she whispered into the governor’s ear. Reagan looked over at Martin and mouthed the words, “Go ahead!”And so Happy Hare became the true “first crosser” — with a gubernatorial pardon and a wink from the First Lady — or so he thought. As it turns out, the bridge had an unofficial crossing two days earlier. Mrs. Elizabeth Dubrosky of Logan Heights gave birth prematurely to a baby girl. They were unceremoniously rushed over the bridge by ambulance to Coronado Hospital two days before the official opening ceremonies. • Jamie Gallant Jamison is a longtime resident and graduate of Coronado High School.
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One of the last ferries to transport automobiles crosses San Diego Bay, 1969.
ONE LAST RIDE
Remembering the car ferries before service ended
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hen Coronado car ferry service ended in 1969, I had ridden the ferries for almost half my life. The smell of creosote on a hot day, the sound of creaking docks as the cars loaded onto the big boats and feeling the wind in my hair as we crossed the bay are vivid memories of my childhood. While the San Diego-Coronado Bridge was under construction, I didn’t understand it meant the end of the beloved ferries until just before it happened. My parents took us on one last ferry ride the evening of Aug. 2, just hours before the service was ended. I was 10, my brother was 8 and my sister was 5. It was way past our bedtime and a big adventure! We boarded the ferry on foot, rode across the bay to San Diego with hordes of other people and got off on the other side thinking we would
get a return trip. So many people had the same idea, and the ferries were packed. We couldn’t get onto another ferry and found ourselves stranded across the bay at midnight. I’m sure my parents didn’t bargain on hauling three kids through sketchy areas of downtown San Diego, trying to figure out how to get us home again. We ended up on a bus back to Coronado with lots of people who were in the same situation. The traffic crawled slowly up the newly opened bridge in the middle of the night. I have vivid memories of looking out of the bus window as we reached the top of the bridge, amazed at the twinkly lights below and the bird’s-eye view. Coronado was forever changed. But after all these years and countless trips over the bridge, I still have that sense of wonderment as I head for home with The Del in the distance and beautiful Coronado spread out below. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM
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Crown City History I N C O L L A B O R AT I O N W I T H H O T E L D E L C O R O N A D O & C O R O N A D O H I S T O R I C A L A S S O C I AT I O N
Coronado 1969: A Year of Change B y L E S L I E C R AW F O R D
1969 was a defining year, not only for Coronado, but for the country as a whole. For anyone old enough to remember 1969, it’s hard to recall all the historic events that occurred that year. Coronado, the sleepy little military town, was undergoing one of the biggest shifts ever with the opening of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and the development that followed. The world was changing, and so was the Crown City. Here is a snapshot of Coronado a half century ago.
Population • Census records show that a third of the population was under 18 years old, with the average age 25. The total population was 25,500, including officers and enlisted men living on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Naval Air Station North Island and on ships. The city of Coronado’s population was about 16,000. Three years old when her family came to Coronado in 1886, Maude Mathewson Messner was thought to be the oldest living resident and property owner.
Development • The year started with the first traffic light at Orange Avenue and Dana Place. • The San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway had its final run through the streets of Coronado, halting a service that had been in place since 1888. The last few years, the train had been used to transport supplies to North Island. • Development was growing dramatically. The city approved an astonishing $12.8 million in construction, compared with $2 million 1968.
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Coronado Hospital was under construction and at three stories high, seemed massive. The only other building of that height was the Hotel del Coronado. • A fresh-water pipeline with a capacity of 10 million gallons per day was laid across San Diego Bay by California American Water to connect City of San Diego sources to Coronado. The new line would supplement the original 8-inch cast iron pipeline, constructed and laid across the bay in 1886. The new pipe was forecast to provide ample water to Coronado until the year 2000. • In May, the new post office was dedicated on Ynez Place. M. Larry Lawrence was the general contractor for the building. Guest speaker Karl Koehler, from the U.S. Postal Service’s regional office in San Francisco, stressed the importance of using the new zip code system to help move the mail more efficiently.
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Negotiations with the Port of San Diego resulted in a 40-year lease of the Coronado Golf Course. A representative of the U.S. Golf Association inspected the course in September 1969 and reported that it is among the finest in the country. • A $67 million development of Del Coronado Sands was announced. It was to be a low-rise apartment complex (four to six stories) with auxiliary facilities at a 37-acre site just south of the Hotel Del. A rock wall would be erected on the ocean side of the property to protect it and create a public beach with access easements. As the year progressed, the project changed dramatically, from the name change to Coronado Shores to the final plans – 15-story-high condominiums designed by architect William Krisel, known for his modernist midcentury designs. • A new lifeguard tower opened at Central Beach with lifeguards on duty daily during the summer months, and on weekends and holidays the rest of the year. • In September, the Coronado Cays debuted with waterfront living. Ninety-three lots sold for more than $5.5 million in one day.
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Military housing built in World War II on land that is now Tidelands Park was torn down. Coronado Fire Department used the opportunity to do a controlled burn on one section of the housing for practice, but nearby residents complained of ash and smoke residue, so the rest was demolished. • The Central Liquor store at 2nd Street and Orange Avenue, built in 1890 and one of the city’s oldest buildings, was torn down. It was originally built by the Mathewson family to house Coronado’s first grocery store.
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Coronado 1969: A Year of Change • Plans were presented to the city for the Oakwood Garden Apartments (now known as The Broadstone), a development designed for “young marrieds” and singles.
U.S. Navy • Before his term ended in January 1969, President Lyndon Johnson awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to Coronado’s SEAL Team One for extraordinary heroism in action against the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam, from July 16, 1966 to Aug. 31, 1967. • Navy Reworks Facility on North Island turned 50 years old, a milestone for the progress made in naval aviation.
• Coronado Historical Association was formed in March 1969 in response to the loss of the ferry service with the opening of the bridge. The goal of the organization was to preserve a ferry “as a monument.” A hearty attempt to raise the funds needed to buy one of the ferries fell short. • In May, the final link of the bridge was put in place, more than two months before the official opening. • At the stroke of midnight on Aug. 3, 1969, service on the Coronado ferries ceased, ending 83 years of operation and a way of life in Coronado. • Also at the stroke of midnight, the San DiegoCoronado Bridge opened. It was estimated that over 91,000 cars crossed the bridge in the first 36 hours of operation.
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The Del’s turret was dressed with yellow and amber lights “to light up the city” all year in celebration of San Diego’s 200th birthday.
• A cat named Adolph belonging to the Anderson family of Coronado, followed his owners to The Del on New Year’s Eve where they attended a party in the Windsor Room. He got lost, taking his own tour of the hotel and was befriended by the telephone operators who heard him meowing outside their door. Adolph ended up having such a good time that the Andersons had a hard time keeping him at home. It was remarked by a hotel employee, “Why anyone with good taste loves The Del!” • Raquel Welch treated her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Smith, to a vacation at The Del.
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The Del’s famous Luau Room closed, to be replaced by an upscale restaurant called the Prince of Wales Grille. Architect Homer Delawie and interior designer Dixon Morrow comprised the design team with the goal of creating the most superb dining spot in San Diego County.
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Odds & Ends • Mayor and Mrs. Paul Vetter’s house won Coronado Floral Association’s Best Home Front in Coronado. • Karen Bass was Miss Coronado. CHS senior Kim Kendall was crowned homecoming queen. • Coronado Unified School District banned skirt lengths more than three inches above the knee. • Pop Warner Junior League Football was introduced to Coronado. • The iconic movie Easy Rider was released in July, and Dennis Hopper was spotted eating at the Mexican Village in September.
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Coronado Fire Department was allocated $84,000 in the city budget for the first ladder truck to accommodate the proposed high-rises. • An advertisement in the Coronado Journal listed a three-bedroom, two-bath home near the ocean for rent for $300/month. • Marco’s Pizza hosted its annual Christmas party for all kids 12 and under, serving free pizza, candy and soda.
• By the end of the year, there was public outcry about the traffic flow impacting residential areas. A new Coronado General Plan proposed through 1990 was being formulated, with a recommendation that Coronado’s population be held to a maximum 47,000 people by 1990. (It was 26,663 in 1990 according to the U.S. Census Bureau.)
At the bridge opening ceremonies, Coronado’s Mayor Dr. Paul Vetter was quoted saying, “Coronado will never be the same, but we hope it will not change as a comfortable town.” Change is constant, but it’s safe to say that Coronado is still a comfortable town. What will the next 50 years bring to the Crown City?
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Mission accomplished for Coronado Underwater Demolition Team's safe recovery of Apollo 11 astronauts
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n the midst of the space race with the Soviet Union, President John F. Kennedy set a goal of landing a man on the moon and bringing him home safely by the end of 1969. For eight days in July 1969, the world stood mesmerized by NASA’s moon launch of Apollo 11 and the historic first moon walk by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The second part of Kennedy’s challenge was the safe recovery of the astronauts. The most crucial tasks of the recovery were accomplished by members of Underwater Demolition Team Eleven (UDT-11) stationed at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The recovery of the Apollo 11 Command Module included members of UDT-11 and UDT-12 in a detachment known as UDT Det Apollo, helicopters from HS-4 “Black Knights” stationed in Imperial Beach and small boats from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, the primary recovery ship.
Apollo 11 astronauts in BIG suits with red water wing life vests await retrieval as HS-4 Sea King Helicopter #64 from the USS Hornet approaches.
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Crew conducts check of Apollo 11 Command Module. From left, Neil Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module pilot; and Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module pilot.
Neil Armstrong took this photograph of Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the lunar surface. Astronaut footprints are clearly visible in the soil of the moon.
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The recovery consisted of four steps: Find, Stabilize, Remove and Retrieve. UDT Det Apollo’s mission included the last three steps. Because of the importance of the mission, competition among Underwater Demolition Team members was intense and only the very best “Frogmen” were chosen. The final team consisted of three Swim Teams of three members each, two Biological Isolation Garment (BIG) swimmers and a corpsman. Swim Team 2 with LTjg Wesley T. Chesser, Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael G. Mallory and Seaman John Michael Wolfram was designated as the primary recovery team by the detachment’s commander, LT Clancy Hatleberg. To ensure realistic training of the recovery tasks, NASA provided a replica, known as a boilerplate, of the Command
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Module. Numerous training exercises in Coronado and off the Hawaiian Islands ensured the detachment was prepared. After eight days in space, Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii at 5:49 a.m. on July 24. After the detachment of the parachutes, the module floated upside down (Stable 2 position). The astronauts activated the flotation system, which brought the module to the upright position (Stable 1) necessary for recovery, as the helicopter with Swim 2 arrived. The STABILIZE portion of the recovery consisted of two tasks: attaching a sea anchor to slow the drift of the module and attaching a flotation collar to further stabilize the module so it wouldn’t sink. At 5:58 a.m., Wolfram, the strongest swimmer in the group, jumped from the helicopter and attached and deployed the sea anchor. Two minutes later, Chesser and Mallory entered the water and attached and inflated the flotation collar in three minutes. Two rafts were dropped from the helicopter to initiate the REMOVE task. Concern over possible moon pathogens required Hatleberg to disinfect the module and astronauts prior to retrieving them. Hatleberg arrived and threw three BIG suits into the module. These garments would keep the astronauts properly quarantined, if they had been infected. Once dressed, the astronauts were removed from CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM
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After removal from the Command Module to an inflatable raft, Apollo 11 astronauts, wearing BIG suits, begin the decontamination process of the exteriors of their suits.
the module and taken on board one of the rafts. Hatleberg disinfected the outside of the module with betadine and the outside of each suit with sodium hypochlorite. The RETRIEVE task began with a HS-4 helicopter lifting the astronauts via a basket-like Billy Pugh net. Once onboard, the helicopter departed for the Hornet at 6:53 a.m. The entire recovery was completed in less than one hour. Swim 2 remained with the module and assisted in attaching a crane hook to lift it on board the Hornet. The professionalism, skill and initiative demonstrated by UDT Det Apollo were characteristic of the Navy Frogmen and were instrumental to the successful recovery of America’s most famous astronauts. • Don Crawford is a former Navy SEAL and Frogman and was a member of SEAL Team One and UDT-12
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Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, wearing his BIG suit, is being hoisted via a Billy Pugh net into the cargo hatch of Sea King #66. A stand-by helicopter with UDT Swim Team 1 aboard is seen in the background.
Above: Seaman John Wolfram (with yellow flower peace decal on the front of his wetsuit) prepares to attach the B&A crane hook to lift the Command Module and its cargo of moon rocks onto the USS Hornet. From left: UDT-11 recovery team is LT Clancy Hatleberg, LTjg Wes Chesser, QM3 Michael Mallory and SN John Wolfram Right: With the Command Module safely onboard the USS Hornet, the Apollo 11 recovery mission is complete. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM
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The crowd at 1969 Woodstock filled a natural amphitheater with the stage at the bottom.
PEACE, LOVE & RAIN Woodstock experience leaves lasting memories By SAMANTHA BEY
ike and Barbara Turner were newlyweds, just back from their cross-country honeymoon in the summer of ’69, when Mike caught the buzz about a three-day music festival in upstate New York. Mike (Coronado High School class of ’62) was serving in the Navy and stationed in Boston at the time. Intrigued, he shelled out the $14 for two tickets to Woodstock. On Aug. 15, he and Barbara headed to the dairy farm outside of Bethel, New York, with open minds — and no camping gear. 48
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“My first thought when we got there was, ‘Oh…my…God,’” Mike said, laughing. “I was in shock. I was from Boston and had never seen anything close to what I saw there.” Barbara agreed: “I grew up very straight-laced, in a strict, Catholic family,” she said. “I thought, ‘my gosh, what have I gotten myself into?!’ It really opened my eyes to a lot of new things.” The Turners spent the first night outside the stadium about a half mile away from the stage, but it was still close enough to hear the music. The next day, they headed further down into the natural amphitheater –— just before the rains came. The Turners were without any gear, but
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said that people shared blankets, shelter and food without hesitation. Despite their initial shock at some of the activities and illicit substances going on around them, Mike and Barbara were taken by the generosity of their fellow concert-goers. “Everybody came from all different backgrounds and places and shared everything they had. Everyone helped one another,” Barbara said. Mike remembered seeing a car get stuck in the mud because of the heavy rain and how quickly everyone around jumped in to happily help. He also remembers a friendly fellow wandering around leading a sheep by a rod and wearing nothing aside from a fanny pack from which he’d pull marijuana joints to share with all those he encountered. Though rain was not optimal for a three-day outdoor music festival, in many ways it added to the experience for the Turners, who moved back to Coronado in 1974 through the Navy. “I think I’ll just always remember looking around seeing everyone dancing and having a good old time in the rain,” Barbara said. “The performances were so good,” Mike said. “I mean amazing. Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills & Nash… but truly what was remarkable were the people. In the pouring rain, happy, dancing, sharing,
Mike Turner holds a special Woodstock edition of Life magazine from September 1969 at the Coronado Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post 2422.
peaceful — all really in the spirit of the music,” he reminisced. “In many ways, those days were a little wilder,” said Mike, who is now retired. “It really was an experience you can only have once.”
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What’s cooler than cool? Ice cream, of course! When the summer sun warms up the island, there’s no better way to chill out than with some melt-in-your-mouth goodness, including gelato, ice cream and even shaved ice. A RO UN D TOW N | C H R I ST I N E VAN T U Y L
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ften dubbed “best dessert in town,” Nado Gelato serves up artisan gelato at its best. From the mysterious black vanilla to the delectable creme brulee and the lovely raspberry rose, each flavor has its own recipe and is made in small batches to ensure freshness. No corner-cutting here: all fruit-flavored gelato is made from in-season local produce, and no corn syrups, artificial flavors or colors allowed. If you’re not sure what flavor to pick, ask for a sample.
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hurning out ice cream and nostalgia in a vibrant, bustling atmosphere along Orange Avenue, Mootime Creamery has been a neighborhood institution since 1998. Elvis beckons customers into the 1950s-themed parlor, where hand-crafted ice cream, yogurt and sorbets are served up. With flavors like birthday cake, raspberry chunk and silly vanilly, you know you’re in for a treat. Don’t forget to try the moo tacos (ice cream filled taco-style waffles) and the moo pies. • Mootime Creamery, 1025 Orange Ave. 619-435-2422, mootime.com
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Delightful Displays Turn your shelves into showstopping displays that look professionally styled, organically arranged and visually appealing. Shelf styling is easier than you think with our pro tips. 1. SENTIMENTAL ITEMS Start by collecting objects that have meaning, tell a story or things that you just love — perhaps a special book, vacation souvenir, family photo, cherished keepsake or eclectic artwork. 2. COLOR PALETTE Once you have selected your display objects, cluster them by color. This will help determine the overall color scheme for your shelves. We like to arrange neutral items with pops of color and shine. Texture, too, adds interest. Try something rustic or raw, a touch of wood, metal or stone. 3. LAYERING This is the most important step in shelf styling. Layering creates dimension and visual interest. Vary object heights and depths to make your shelves feel more cohesive. • Karyn Frazier and Jessica Nicolls are the owners of interior design firm Bungalow 56. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM
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Tom Rice re-enacts his D-Day jump 75 years ago with a tandem parachute jump into Carentan, France, on June 5. Rice, 97, a retired school teacher from Coronado, was a paratrooper with the Army’s 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles during the World War II invasion. He said he jumps for his fellow Screaming Eagles, “to remember and honor those who did not make it back and were killed or wounded.”
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