Hotel Del Coronado
Friday, 22nd April 2005 by James Turnbull
On the beach near the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego there are some mini sand dunes that spell out "Coronado".
Thanks: Jonathan, Steve Searer & others
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Friday, 22nd April 2005 by James Turnbull
On the beach near the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego there are some mini sand dunes that spell out "Coronado".
Thanks: Jonathan, Steve Searer & others
If I recall correctly, there is a local man who tends to these daily, dragging up seaweed to help retain their shape and give them some color. I’m not sure if you can see these when you take off from the airport, though.
OK this is being a bit picky, call it hometown pride, but the Hotel Del Coronado is in Coronado not San Diego.
It’s been awhile since I’ve heard the stories but the local man story has morphed a bit I think. Or it’s a new local man. The original local man story was that he came out every morning with his trackor that was kept in a small shelter on the beach and he would clean away the seaweed. Coronado had one of the cleanest, fly-free beaches around.
Should also list this under “Movie Locations,” since “Some Like It Hot” and “The Stunt Man” were both filmed there.
Just returned from a vacation in Coronado (8/1/05). The markings are still there. The letters are formed by built-up sand, partially covered by some variety of plant. The sand letters are built up to over four feet deep.
It’s true. It’s very cool to see CORONADO spelled out in the sand. A very cool island. I’m going to add that to my blog right now.
Steve http://www.eCoronado.com
In my Cape Town (South Africa) office I read the New York Times on line everyday. In this morning’s NEW YORK TIMES GREAT GEYAWAYS section I saw the red roofs of the Hotel del Coronado and realized instantly that I had seen it more than 20 years ago in the Peter O’Toole movie “The Stuntman”. I Googled the movie title and the name of the hotel and confirmed that it is indeed the same place. The information on the internet made our globe a village indeed.
I think it actually spelled “CORONADO BEACH” but the “BEACH” part of it has erroded so badly you can’t make out the word. Just look to the north of the lifeguard tower and you will see what remains of” BEACH”. Does anyone know when the words were first made?