Craftsman Homes

Craftsman style bungalows are the dominate type of home to still stand in Escondido among all those built between 1915 and 1940. Largely this is due to such design features as rooms opening off each other rather than off long, dark hallways, and rooms built in attic spaces. These were low cost ways of increasing useable space that work as well now as a century ago. With their numerous widows, porches, and wide eaves, inspired by homes built earlier in India, they are also quiet well adapted to Escondido's summer heat waves.

You might be looking into building new, smaller housing or refurbishing an existing Craftman home rather than chosing a McMansion. The Library has a good collection of books on the subject and we can help you find businesses that can supply you with architectural salvage such as Architectural Relics right here in Escondido.

Craftsman homes : architecture and furnishings of the American arts and crafts movement by Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942. New York : Dover Publications, 1979.
Call #: 728.3 S
ISBN: 0486237915
Description: 205 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Craftsman bungalows : 59 homes from the Craftsman edited by Gustav Stickley. New York : Dover Publications, 1988.
Call #: 728.373 C
ISBN: 0486258297 (pbk.) :
Description: viii, 151 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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The Battle of San Pasqual

Instead of a long distance drive to Tombstone or Bodie or Rhyolite in order to see history come alive, a great alternative would be to visit the annual San Pasqual Battle Reenactment December 7th, 2008.

The Mexican-American War battle reenactment is an annual event attended by hundreds of people on the Sunday closest to the day of the battle, December 7, 1846. However, each weekend, 10 to 5, you can learn about the battle at the San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park located at 15808 San Pasqual Valley Road Escondido, CA 92027.

There will be an earthquake tomorrow, you can count on it.

It's always a big news story when an earthquake hits Southern California. This one is different, it is a drill to help public agencies get better prepared. If you should visit a hospital or school and see hundreds of people milling about, they are probably one of San Diego County's over 450,000 participants.

For more information and for some earthquake safety tips visit the US Geological Survey page or Shakeout.org.