Carriage Works Rock Botom (Update)

Pictures taken 13 August 2009

The information wafer for the Gaslamp Quarter Historical building plaque at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery. The wafer had actually been replaced a while ago after months of being absent. The original posting also also has a picture of the old plaque.

The plaque reads as follows.

Carriage Works

Constructed to house the wholesale business of Todd and Hawley, which operated here until 1902. There Stock was purchased by Lyons Implement Company, which carried a complete line of Studebaker vehicles, including buggies and wagons. Along with Lyons, San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego Farm and Dairy Supply, a tent and awning company and Volunteers of America have occupied the building.

Clarence Earl Stranfield Memorial Plaque San Diego Community College

This plaque rest beneath a memorial Illawarra Flame Tree. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of it bloom right at hand, though I think that I might have. The tree and the plaque are a memorial Clarence Earl Stanfield. I tried to find more information for on him, but so far have not been able to. He had an obituary in the Union Tribune, but they only have obituaries on line for the last 365 days. So I will off to the library and maybe try to do some poking around on campus.

The text of the plaque is as follows.

Clarence Earl Stranfield
1930-1987

Befor you stands an Australian flame tree
Whose life connects with yours
Through the words you now read
The beauty of the tree,
The warmth of life,
Our thoughts, memories, and dreams
Shape an intimate triangle.

The tree lives in memory of
Clarence Earl Stanfield,
Master teacher,
And talented, loving, dynamic Man,

His soul opened to everyone.
His laugh reminded us to smile.
His courage ande vision
Encouraged others to bravery.

Cherish memory and sustain your vision,
Remembering the gifts and examples
Of teachers.

Warm to the embrace
That now embraces you.

Carriage Works - Rock Bottom

These Pictures where taken 13 January 2009

Nothing marks the onset of tacky in the city of San Diego than the progress from the beautiful older historic buildings to the tacky new plaques. The new plaques are on pot metal base. Rip one these suckers of a wall and take it to a disreputable recycler and let the laughter begin.

On top of these Velveta mystery cheesy product of the metal world is a wafer thin of layer of metal on which is etched a little story about the featured building. In this case the wafer has disappeared. Its been gone for at least months.

I have been looking for some information on the old Carriage Works but have found little. This building is on the L. A. Times Walking Tour.

Currently the restaurant Rock Bottom occupies the building. The Information for Rock Bottom is as follows.

Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery
Address:
401 G Street
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone:
(619) 231-7000
Fax:
(619) 231-7046

Hours:
Sunday - Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Thursday - Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Happy Hours:
Monday - Friday 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Featuring $3.00 pints, house wines, well liquor and food specials.

If you are interested more San Diego tackiness visit Tacky San Diego.

Downtown Sam Minsker

This Plaque can be founde at the Pocket Park located next to the William Heath Davis House located at 410 Island Avenue, San Diego CA 92101.  Sam did walking tours from the early 1980's  to the end of the century.   They were unrouted, intimate and personal inspired from his love the city.   You can read his obituariy here and see his genological information here.   So put on your short pants, your old sneakers, and baseball cap and begin your San Diego adventure at this bench.