All Roads From Phoenix Lead to San Diego
The California Coast Has Always Been Part Of Phoenician History-and Mine
Long before the Interstate 8 connected Arizona and San Diego, there was the Old Plank Road. The name is what it sounds like. Wooden planks provided cars with a way to travel over the Imperial Sand Hills. The first planks were laid in 1915. It was a bumpy ride back then.
My uncle George remembers old stories of Phoenix families making it a tradition to spend much of the summer in San Diego. At that time a healthy chunk of Phoenicians were without air conditioning. He recalls swamp coolers. San Diego …
