We moved to Del Mar in 1973 and I quickly became friends with Pat Stroud who then lived a block south on Crest Road. One day on one of our walks on Crest, as cars raced by dangerously close to us, I said, “We need side walks!” Pat explained that “Oh, no, Del Marians like the rural feeling of the road, trees and vegetation not concrete.” Another time walking home after dark from a neighbor party I said, “This town should have street lights.” Again she gently explained to me the importance of dark skies so we can see stars.
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