1977 Reader guide to record stores, overnight bike rights

Where to eat at midnight, where to stay in L.A., foul air, where you could drown, places likely to eject you

Arcade Music (Ian Dryden)
  • Record stores
  • Chameleon, Swap-a-Tape, Monty Rockers, Blue Meanie, Arcade, Scratching the Surface, Flipside, Folk Arts
  • Miniature golf
  • La Mesa, Kearny Mesa, Escondido, Del Mar, Pacific Beach, College area
Flamingo Cafe, Chula Vista (Ian Dryden)
  • Local horses
  • Monte Vista, Pine Valley, Stallion Oaks, Del Mar Farms, Elfin Forest, Horseman's Park, Bright Valley
Leo Stern (Ian Dryden)
  • Local gyms
  • George Brown's, Cabrillo, Maylen's, Clark's, Stern's, Vic's
  • Foul air
  • Alpine the worst, then Kearny Mesa, Oceanside, El Cajon, Chula Vista
  • Where you could drown
  • Oceanside, Encinitas, Black's, Children's Pool, Sunset Cliffs, Imperial Beach, Goldfish Point
Fontainebleu Room (Ian Dryden)
  • Happy hours
  • Aspen Mine Co., Coo-coo Club, Victoria Station, Bratskeller, Reuben's, Frenchy Marseilles', Sunshine Co.
  • Best walks
  • Coronado, University Heights, Hillcrest's footbridges, La Mesa's hidden steps, Del Mar, Bird Rock, downtown San Diego
Mr. A's (Robert Burroughs)
  • Free tours
  • Museums, TV stations, Union-Tribune, Mercy Hospital Coca Cola, tuna ship, Superior Mattress
  • Best skateboarding
  • Skateparks, Black Mountain Rd., Toenails, Charcoal Bowl, Community Concourse, Gator Bowl
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