With the sun shining and all our chores done, we headed to Oceanside for Parlor Doughnuts. This pastry treat was a motivator for us to play tourist. YUM.
To justify the calories, we devoured and then headed out for an explore. Steve is standing in front of the Wisdom-Boyer House c. 1885.With our infatuation with words printed in concrete, this intrigued. After Cave Johnson Couts, Jr. surveyed and helped to map out a townsite in 1883, John Chauncey Hayes sold the new town lots through his land office which was located right here. Hayes farmed in the San Luis Rey valley, served as Justice of the Peace and was the first mail contractor between San Diego and San Bernardino as well as postmaster at San Luis Rey. Hayes wrote the petition for the town's first post office, giving it the name, as two words: "Ocean Side".Steve and I were perplexed by this single, vintage lamppost. We could not find any date on it but it had numerous warning stickers posted by So Cal Gas stating, "High Pressure Gas Line. Before Excavating Please Call".For those who don't know Oceanside, it really boomed because of WWII. In 1942, the military had run out of room in San Diego and acquired a much larger base further north near the community of Oceanside, Camp Joseph H. Pendleton. Military is still very BIG here. Dorothy's Military Shop and Laundry has been serving servicemen for decades and is a good example of mid-century modern architecture.Born after World War II, this exceptionally popular architectural style is characterized by flat planes, large glass windows, and open space. Oceanside's Mid-Century Modern homes were built with designs centered on simplicity and integration with nature. As we strolled the various neighborhoods, we admired so many architecturally interesting (and quite diverse) homes. Fun.It wasn't just mid-century homes we were ogling. How about this 1955 Mercury Montclair? "The chrome wars were catching up with Mercury and this Montclair had more of it including stainless steel rocker panels. The styling was definitely leaning away from Ford and more towards Lincoln. Original Cost: $2,631.00"Oceanside displays dozens of amazing murals. We stumbled upon this one and appreciated its uniqueness.It's not all city in town. Isn't this plantain bloom gorgeous?Birdsong was heard everywhere we meandered, too.We smiled at this fish nestled in the foliage.We had hoped to get our toes in the sand but the tide was too high so we left more to do the next time we are jonesing for a Turtle Cheesecake doughnut!And what a perfect license plate to end our visit. Bella Vita, Italian for Beautiful Life... beautiful, indeed.
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