Costco to Host Book Signing for Local San Diego Area Authors

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - June 12, 2013 - PRLog -- On February 16, 1912, La Mesa Springs, a community of 700 citrus farmers, home seekers, developers, and businessmen, incorporated into the City of La Mesa. The area’s centuries-old prehistory and history can be traced to the natural springs that attracted stockman Robert Allison in 1869. Allison Springs, later renamed, prospered and grew after the arrival of the railroad in 1889. After incorporation, the young city grew steadily, reaching 3,925 residents by 1940. Post–World War II La Mesa exemplified the exponential suburban growth of the region, expanding to the north and west of the old downtown to accommodate 50,000-plus residents by 1980—all were attracted, as today, to the “Jewel of the Hills.”

Lemon Grove dates to 1892 when it first appeared in the San Diego County records. The tiny, whistle-stop town emerged during the “second gold rush,” the rise of California’s citrus industry, which was facilitated by the 1849 Gold Rush, the break up of the Mexican ranchos in Alta California, and the advent of statehood for California in 1850. Lemon Grove became home to gentlemen farmers from the East and Midwest, whose descendants live on in the community to this day.

Join the La Mesa and Lemon Grove Authors for a Book Signing:
Where:  Costco
8125 Fletcher Parkway, La Mesa CA 91942
When:  June 15th, 2013; 12:00 —3:00 p.m.

Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres, takes the reader on a seven-decade journey from Horton Plaza, the site of San Diego's first base ball game in 1871, to lower Broadway and the future home of Lane Field. Before the Pacific Coast League, San Diego had three Class D teams. One was the Bears, whose frustrated owner Dick Cooley complained, “I don't believe they'll make baseball pay here in a thousand years.” With America's finest year-round climate, barnstorming and black baseball were popular attractions. Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants practically lived in San Diego in the winter of 1913. All the while, there were constant struggles between the forces of amateur and professional baseball for players, diamonds, and sports coverage.

Join the Baseball in San Diego Author for a Book Signing!
Where:  Costco
4605 Morena Boulevard, San Diego CA 92117
When:  Saturday, June 15th, 2013; 12:00 —3:00 p.m.

La Mesa
by James D. Newland, La Mesa Historical Society
Images of America Series
128 pages/ softcover
 Published: May 31, 2010

Lemon Grove
by Helen M. Ofield, Pete Smith, Lemon Grove Historical Society
Images of America Series
128 pages/ softcover
Published: January 25, 2010

Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres
by Bill Swank, The San Diego Historical Society
Images of Baseball Series
128 pages/ softcover
Published: May 16, 2005

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