Plans for railroad crossings in Leucadia generate questions, comments

Encinitas city officials got an earful of questions, concerns and even grateful appreciation Tuesday about their plans to build two pedestrian crossings over the railroad tracks in Leucadia. About 100 people turned out for a city-organized, neighborhood meeting at the Encinitas Community & Senior Center. So many people came that city employees delayed the start time by 10 minutes to allow everyone to sign in. The majority of the audience appeared to live east of the tracks and many of them said they were keen for the two projects to proceed. But some people — primarily those who live or […]

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From the Archives: Grand hotel

From the Archives heads up to Fallbrook today for this photo of Hotel Ellis, circa 1916. The hotel was built in the late 1880s, according to the Fallbrook Historical Society. William Ellis bought it in 1911 and turned it into a fine establishment. He died in 1923. It was sold to another owner in 1925 and eventually fell into disrepair. It was demolished in 1958. It stood where the Fallbrook Library stands today on Mission Road.

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