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Coronado movies play at the Village Theater at 820 Orange Avenue. First run movies play daily in three theaters.
Week of Friday, May 24, 2013 through Thursday, May 30, 2013
Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat – Mon: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Tue – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat – Mon: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Tue – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
The Great Gatsby (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat – Mon: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Tue – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
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Coronado movies play at the Vintage Village Theater Coronado’s own movie house. First-run movies daily in three theaters, plus the monthly Mayor’s Movie of the Month pick by Mayor Casey Tanaka.
CORONADO, Calif. (May 22, 2013) – Bicyclists soon will be able to find easy and secure parking as Coronado prepares to install eight new bike corrals near its commercial district just in time for summer.
Coronado’s bike corrals, special parking areas just for bicyclists, will be created from converted vehicle parking spaces on side streets near Orange Avenue. Each corral will have five closed-loop stands that allow up to 10 bicycles to park. White stripes and spring-mounted delineators will mark the corrals as off-limits to vehicles.
The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition called the Coronado City Council “forward-thinking” for approving the new bike parking spots in January. Bike corrals have been tested and used in cities across the country, including Portland, Ore., San Francisco and San Diego. The City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee proposed the idea of bike corrals as a way to get people out of their vehicles during Coronado’s busy summer season. By providing bike corrals near Orange, the City hopes they do some shopping as well.
“Residents and visitors of Coronado frequently use their bikes to get from the beach to the bay and these new bike corrals are meant to facilitate their usage and movement around the busiest parts of our city,” said Mayor Casey Tanaka. “The City Council and I are excited to see more and more people leaving their cars behind and bringing their bikes and their friends to our downtown.”
Coronado hopes to promote both bicycle riding and the City’s commercial district by placing the bike corrals near Orange Avenue but not on the state roadway, which is managed and maintained by the California Department of Transportation. Two bike corrals will be located on Orange at First and Second streets, however, that part of Orange is managed and maintained by the City.
Bike Corrals Map
The City will monitor the use of the bike corrals and report back to the City Council after the first 30 days, and again in six months. The corrals are due in next week and will be installed immediately.
Here is a map of where the bike corrals will be installed.
Getting the Word Out
The City is working to inform the community about the bike corrals with updates to its website (www.coronado.ca.us), its Facebook page (City of Coronado) and on Twitter (@CoronadoCity). A letter is being mailed to those homes and businesses near the bike corrals, informing them what to expect.
A flyer, which will be posted to the City’s website, will be hand-delivered to adjacent homes and businesses, whose owners or occupants will be asked to post the flyers if possible. The flyers will have a QR Code, which when scanned by a smartphone will refer people to updated information on the City’s website.
Beginning Tuesday, May 28, Public Services crews will post “No Parking” signs in the parking spaces that will be occupied by bike corrals. The “No Parking” signs will include the same QR Code that will be included in the flyer.
Bike Corral Survey
As soon as the corrals are installed, the City will circulate a link to a survey that will ask for community input on the new bike corrals. The survey is open to anyone in the community, whether they use the corrals or not.
The City also hopes to find out what local business owners, residents and bicyclists think of the new bike corrals. The results will be presented in a staff report to the City Council at a future meeting.
The City will inform the community when the survey is available. In addition to the survey, feedback also may be provided to Anthony Colarossi at (619) 522-2424 or via email at acoloarossi@coronado.ca.us.
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Coronado High School’s Class of 1968 will celebrate 45 years at its class reunion on July 6, 2013 at the Coronado Community Center. If you are a CHS Class of ’68 member, call 619-435-4925 for more information.
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Field Guide to Coronado History: Coronado’s Own Blimp Hangar
Another in a regular series of fascinating, intriguing, or thoughtful tales about people and places in Nado history — presented by your Coronado Historical Association
Yes, Coronado had its own blimp hangar; a massive structure built all of wood and clearly visible from all around Coronado, from downtown San Diego, and from high atop Point Loma.
The hangar was built in 1919 and stood dramatically tall and alone in the midst of North Island’s scrub brush. Its huge doors were never meant for much security and the island’s families of jackrabbits frequently shared the inside spaces with the large inflatable flying machines.
In the early days of naval aviation, lighter-than-air craft were seen as a major portion of military aeronautics. Beyond the gigantic Zeppelin-class airships, the navy experimented with a slew of other blimps that could be launched from battleships, could spot the fall of shot, or could be used in antisubmarine warfare or patrol. Coronado’s aerodrome at North Island was the primary site for all these experiments on the West Coast.
Navy observation balloon built for battleships and cruisers, 1919
Not built for the navy’s largest airships, Coronado’s blimp hangar was still the center for a variety of craft, some filled with hydrogen and some of helium. When the hangar was first opened a gala reception was held with dignitaries from Coronado and San Diego, naval officers from Washington, and Hollywood stars such as Mary Pickford.
The Navy experimented with several different types of lighter-than-air craft in Coronado, 1923
Interestingly, as the North Island field had no control tower until World War II, a small observation room was constructed at the peak of the hangar (the highest point in Coronado). Observers did not have a radio so they could not communicate with (or warn) pilots but they could fly signals opening or closing the field or establishing landing or take-off direction.
Today, only a few of these iconic structures survive and Coronado’s airship hangar lasted over fifty years until dismantled in the mid-1970s, as many still remember. (BL) © 1922 All photos courtesy U.S. Navy
C-class airship peeking out of North Island hangar,
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Coronado movies play at the Village Theater at 820 Orange Avenue. First run movies play daily in three theaters.
Week of Friday, May 17, 2013 through Thursday, May 23, 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat & Sun: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Mon – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
The Great Gatsby (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat & Sun: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Mon – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Iron Man 3 (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat & Sun: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Mon – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
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Coronado movies play at the Vintage Village Theater Coronado’s own movie house. First-run movies daily in three theaters, plus the monthly Mayor’s Movie of the Month pick by Mayor Casey Tanaka.
Coronado Movies at the Village Theater for the week of Friday, May 10, 2013 through Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Great Gatsby (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat & Sun: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Mon – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Iron Man 3 (PG-13) Digital Presentation
Fri: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Sat & Sun: (11:00 AM), 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Mon – Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Digital Presentation; No Passes Allowed
Wed: 12:00 AM
Thu: (2:00), 5:15, 8:30
From Here to Eternity (NR) Digital Presentation
Wed: 8:15 PM
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Coronado movies play at the Vintage Village Theater Coronado’s own movie house. First-run movies daily in three theaters, plus the monthly Mayor’s Movie of the Month pick by Mayor Casey Tanaka.
The Great White Fleet: Field Guide of Coronado History
Another in a regular series of fascinating, intriguing, or thoughtful tales about people and places in Nado history — presented by your Coronado Historical Association
Coronado’s greatest spectacle ever? Probably.
Coronado on the national and international stage? Yes.
The beginning of the magic between Coronado and the Navy? Undeniably!
Noon, April 14th 1908. Four divisions of the powerful main battle fleet of the United States – 16 potent battleships – dropped anchor in crisp naval manner in a lines that lay abreast of the Hotel del Coronado. Too large to enter the shallows of San Diego Bay, the ships presented a stunning vista from Coronado beach. Huge, formidable, and stunningly painted in brilliant white and tan; these ships were in the midst of an around-the-world cruise that would change forever America’s standing as a world power.
The 16 American battleships of the Great White Fleet approach Coronado Beach on a dazzling spring morning, April 14, 1908.
In Coronado, everything stopped. At a time when San Diego’s population amounted to only 40,000 and Coronado’s stood at only several hundred, everyone dropped what they were doing and flocked to the beach.
Locals from Coronado and San Diego flock to the Great White Fleet anchorage to get a closer look of the American battle line.
The springtime weather was dazzling. The Del hosted a glittering formal naval ball, homes in Coronado opened their doors to visiting bluejackets, and nowhere could a sailor use his money – everything was free.
Electric lighting was still relatively new but the Navy outlined the superstructures and masts of each ship in vivid electric light and their nightly displays of powerful searchlights sweeping the skies were breathtaking.
The fleet weighed anchor after only four days but their impact can be felt even today. The organizer for the Fleet’s activities, William Kettner of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, would rise to become an influential congressman who steered some of the first major naval appropriations to San Diego and Coronado. Many junior officers aboard the battleships would later rise to high rank (including Admirals Raymond Spruance and Bull Halsey) and would remember that magical April weekend off Coronado as they supported efforts to increase naval presence in San Diego and Coronado.
Things would never be same for Coronado after April 1908. (BL)
Bulky trash pickup is this week on Coronado. The day of your normal pick up is also the day to make sure your bulky trash is out for collection. You can dispose of your unwanted stuff for FREE. This bulky item disposal event is for residents to conveniently dispose of items that are too large or too heavy to set out for pick up on a regular waste collection day.
If you are an alley cruiser looking for treasures this week, here is a map of the neighborhood collection schedule. Good luck and Repurpose!!!
Coronado History – On this day in history – May 3, 1923
North Island is the site of many aviation “firsts.” Army Air Service pilots Lt. John Macready and Lt. Oakley Kelly, arrived at Rockwell Field on May 3, 1923 from Hempstead, NY, successfully completing the first non-stop transcontinental flight across the United States in a T-2 Fokker airplane. Their first two attempts failed, but they were successful on their third attempt, completing the feat in 26 hours, 50 minutes and 38 seconds. The pair were awarded their second prestigious Mackay Trophy for this feat.
North Island Rockwell Field – 1922 – Photo Credit: Coronado Public Library
The year before the pair was awarded their first Mackay Trophy for setting a new world record for flight endurance, staying in the skies for 35 hours and 8 minutes over Rockwell Field and North Island.
Lt. Macready earned his wings at Rockwell Field after entering the Army Air Service in 1917. He was awarded his first Mackay Trophy in 1921 for his high altitude test flights and setting an altitude world record of 40,800 feet. Macready did the first night parachute jump in 1924, and flew the first successful crop dusting demonstration. At one time held the world altitude, endurance and distance records simultaneously. He was awarded the Mackay Trophy three years in a row, and is the only pilot ever to have received this award three times.
