TimeOut

Walking the Homes on the Point

 

We live in a moderately hilly area, whose main topographical feature is "The Point" -- a spit of land that forms a protective shield for San Diego's harbor entrance. The southern part is occupied by the Navy (bases and cemetery), Coast Guard (lighthouse), Cabrillo Lighthouse National Monument, and the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. All are south of the line on the photo below, which I took about 15 years ago.

Here's a house from the post-war era. These houses have an alley behind so most don't have garages in front.



Here the homeowners coordinated the front door paint with the Jacaranda tree blossoms falling in the yard. Six-foot pink flamingo regretfully is mostly hidden behind the tree trunk. Poor camera work by me.



A modern re-interpretation of the average tract home, with a small pelican mascot on the porch (if my porch was right near the sidewalk, I might put away my sandals, broom, scooter and other debris).



I know this house from years ago. Maybe in the Eighties they expanded to fill the whole lot, and car guys from all around the Point came to gaze in admiration at the 4-car garage. Sigh.



This is a lovely Craftsman style home with a rustic brick front wall, wood siding and beautiful plantings. I had to tear Mrs. C away from this.



This mixture of cement block, siding and stucco is similar to my house, in a Classic Ranch Style, and I'd place its construction in the Fifties or Sixties. 



Funky modern remodel here.



This is an original California Spanish from the Twenties or maybe Thirties.



Another nice Spanish style house with a huge tree dominating the yard. That's one thing about mature neighborhoods that newer suburbs don't have -- TREES.