This Month in History is a recurring feature in the La Jolla Light highlighting local happenings from yesteryear. If you are aware of events from any year in La Jolla history that deserve recognition, email efrausto@lajollalight.com.
Feb. 8, 1897: Ellen Browning Scripps began construction on her home on Prospect Street in La Jolla, naming the house South Molton Villa (sometimes spelled South Moulton Villa) after the London street on which she was born in 1836, according to “This Day in San Diego History” by Linda Pequegnat.
Scripps also built two cottages on the property, one for her library and the other for visitors. Another cottage nearby, built in 1904, was owned by her half sister Eliza Virginia Scripps. That cottage, called Wisteria Cottage, is the current home of the La Jolla Historical Society.
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The year 2020 brought more questions than most of us were prepared for: When can concerts resume? Did my favorite restaurant close? Should I wear a mask? The list goes on and on.
We asked the leaders of La Jolla’s civic and cultural institutions two more questions, this time about the new year, 2021. Many of them agree that weathering the COVID-19 storm is paramount, along with supporting local businesses, children, senior citizens and arts and culture organizations.
Here’s what they had to say:
What is the biggest issue facing La Jolla in 2021?
San Diego City Councilman Joe LaCava
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La Jolla Rec Center renovation plans get conceptual approval from Community Recreation Group
A rendering depicts plans to renovate the La Jolla Recreation Center, with the parking spaces along Prospect Street (in front) changed from parallel to diagonal.
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Dec. 10, 2020 5:43 PM PT
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The La Jolla Community Recreation Group voted unanimously Dec. 9 to give its Visioning Committee conceptual approval for the committee’s plans to revamp the 105-year-old Recreation Center at 615 Prospect St.
While the plans presented by the committee, which includes some CRG members as well as others in the community, include many details about the proposed overhaul of the historic building and its grounds, the committee was looking only for approval “of the conceptual ideas being presented,” CRG Chairwoman Mary Coakley Munk said.