Costco to Host Book Signing for Local La Mesa Author

LA MESA, Calif. - Nov. 25, 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. Located amongst the rolling hills and mesa lands between San Diego and El Cajon, today’s suburban city of over 56,000 is still renown for its small town character featuring its historic “village” business district, family-friendly neighborhoods, good schools, ample retail and recreational amenities.

The area’s 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.”

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Costco

8125 Fletcher Parkway, La Mesa CA 91942

When:  Saturday, December 7^th, 2013; 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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Author James D. Newland, La Mesa resident and historian and manager with California State Parks, has partnered with the La Mesa Historical Society to create this centennial history featuring many evocative images of La Mesa, its associated neighbors, landmarks, notable events, institutions, and individuals.

La Mesa

by James D. Newland, La Mesa Historical Society

Images of America series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: May 31, 2010