FEATURE
North County Through Time
HOMES THAT AREN’T HOUSES, 1949 It must be the coastal breeze that makes every North County resident a little bit of a skipper. And in 1949, they might have worn those dapper nautical hats, too. But we’re not talking house boats bobbing along the bay. We’re talking a hull as a full-on house on dry, Encinitas land, as owned by the eccentric and aquatic Mr. & Mrs. Aden D. Gilder.
onsider a glossy version of scrapbooking. We’re getting wistful over how many times North County has graced our pages over our 75-year tenure serving this city— and we should be. In digging through the annals of SDM history, C COMPILED BY SDM STAFF, WORDS BY DANIELLE ALLAIRE it we’ve found that North County has been cropping up since the beginning. In 1949, we featured a couple who owned homes in Encinitas constructed to look like boats, but not seaworthy in the slightest. This was the first of many profiles that cemented North County as the county’s leader in design. Through the ’50s, ads were placed beckoning our readers to dine with the likes of Bing Crosby in the racetrack- adjacent town of Del Mar. The ’70s saw North County open up as a leisure and entertainment destination, promoting townhome living and new restaurants, which parallels its current cultural climate. The issues of the ’80s and ’90s brought more of North County as the region itself grew in population and economic appeal. As we wax this North County nostalgia on the page, take in these snippets of the past knowing that we are focused on including every inch of this county, which is why we dedicate an issue to this sprawling swath of culture—that just so happens to have a pretty amazing view.
20 Home s Tha t Aren't Houses
Some people, usually pretty interesting characters themselves, like character in their homes. The four San Diego dwellings shown here are not recommended as represent ing the finest in modern home planning, but they do have an originality which is re freshing to inspect even if not everyone would appreciate living in them.
M. M. KELLOGG liked boats and the sea so when he built his house he decided to construct two ships on dry land. The craft, or rather homes, were never ntended to be floated. They are located in Encinitas, and were recently sold to Mr. and Mrs. Aden D. Gilder.
82 MAY 2023
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