The real Oz?
Coronado Island offers a welcome antidote to a common Southern California complaint, said Steve Scauzillo in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Weekend destinations are few and far between here, so it’d be a mistake to overlook this “quiet, sophisticated” beach community just a bridge away from downtown San Diego. Coronado is actually an isthmus, not an island, but it’s supported a resort lifestyle since the majestic red-roofed Hotel del Coronado was built on its shore 125 years ago. Day-trippers regularly book Sunday brunch in the hotel’s spectacular Crown Room, but longer Coronado stays provide a chance to stroll the beaches and explore a downtown “that feels real, not forced.” At a gallery at Ferry Landing, visitors can purchase original artwork by former La Jolla resident Dr. Seuss. The town’s real star, though, is author L. Frank Baum, who wrote three of his Wizard of Oz books in a modest home a block from the ocean.
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