Title
Rancho Santa Fe magazine article, “Rancho Santa Fe Contributes Substantially to San Diego County’s Wealth,” September 1928Description
Two-page article appearing in San Diego Magazine, September 1928, titled “Rancho Santa Fe Contributes Substantially to San Diego County’s Wealth,” by S. R. Nelson, Manager, Santa Fe Land Improvement Co. The article describes the horticultural and residential development of Rancho Santa Fe, referencing its establishment six years earlier on part of the old San Dieguito land grant, orchard production including Valencia oranges and avocados, the Rancho Santa Fe Fruit Association, and marketing through the Escondido exchange. It discusses protective restrictions on architecture and land use, development of the $200,000 golf course, a $400,000 road program, school growth, post office activity, and increasing estate sales during 1928. Photographs include views of orchard plantings and a captioned image reading “Overlooking the rolling hills of Rancho Santa Fe, prepared for citrus plantings,” and “Young plantings at Rancho Santa Fe.”Creator
Nelson, Sidney RobertDate(s) of Creation
Sep 1928
