Title
Vision of Rancho Santa Fe Now a Practical Reality, The News-Meter, September–October 1927Description
Article titled “Vision of Rancho Santa Fe Now a Practical Reality,” with the subtitle “Electricity Aids Materially in Horticultural Development,” published in The News-Meter of the San Diego Consolidated Gas & Electric Company. The article describes the development of Rancho Santa Fe, including the use of electricity in water pumping, irrigation, horticulture, residences, and community infrastructure; the development and maintenance of roads; the civic center; the Fairbanks estate, nursery, lake, dam, pump house, and electrical pumping stations; and restrictions on advertising and electric signs. It discusses the roles of Don Juan Maria Osuna, W. E. Hodges, L. G. Sinnard, S. R. Nelson, Douglas Fairbanks, and Mary Pickford and includes photographic illustrations identified as the Rancho Santa Fe civic center, Guest House, House of Osuna, Fairbanks Pump House, Typical Orchard Scene, and Fairbanks electric pumping stations.Creator
The News-Meter of the San Diego Consolidated Gas & Electric CompanyDate(s) of Creation
Sep 1927 - Oct 1927
