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Midtown Mysteries, Part 1

 

Today we walked another small concentration of streets, in an area the map designates as MidTown. We would have called it South Mission Hills. It’s east and south of areas we have walked recently, but most of the streets were unknown to us, even though as the crow flies they are just across a canyon from the elementary school playground where Mrs C ruled for 20+ years.





Rather than try to retrace our steps as I did yesterday, today I’ll go with a thematic presentation. 

MOSTLY MACHINERY

We are starting with vehicles, because the first photo I took today was of this Ferrari, out the window as I was parking the Volt. I thought,  This must be a good place to walk!



This is an OLD neighborhood for San Diego, and it was obviously designed BEFORE motor vehicles became a necessity. You’ll see what I mean as we go along.


A Clark Cortez motorhome caught my eye next. Wow what a color scheme. These early motorhomes were powered by a Chrysler Slant Six (at least in the beginning)



Did we enter a time warp? Look at the house, garage and old Mercedes!



I heard a hummingbird chattering at me and got a distant view as I turned to survey the houses behind me.



Imagine driving your Model T Ford up that driveway into the tiny garage, then backing out to the street...



My wife found a Little Library and picked out a book.



Personally, I was entranced by this El Camino. I haven’t seen anything nicer in a long long time.



Is this Bill, our fearless leader, visiting San Diego?



All I got for Christmas was a jar of McCormick Spices, not a tractor like this!



Most of the fun vehicles today were RED. Why?



This was a curious sight, two cute girls (trust me on this) sitting on the sidewalk while brother/boyfriend was repairing the Range Rover in the street. An elderly gent is approaching them with a walker (Zimmer frame).



A cheery lady waves as she zips by in her Arcimoto trike (sign says “Slow Down” granny)





We noticed a front yard fence covered with Passion Fruit vines, and my wife estimated more than 40 linear feet of sidewalk were so adorned. 
Note the VW Bus mailbox, and the free books I’m carrying (I got CS Lewis’ Screwtape Letters)



This was perplexing. Several buildings, one built into the hill, one built atop that, another driveway so narrow the car (or passenger) could fall off into the adjoining parking area, etc. etc. 



That’s all the vehicle but here are a few trinkets to end this first section of our report (no doubt reflecting the faces of some watch lovers wondering when I will get to the timepieces - soon, I promise).





Garden Gnomes too!



Please continue to Part 2 Architecture.

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