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Tom Arnold's Old Places: Log Cabin Apartments
Old motor courts never die, they just get converted to apartments
The idea of writing about old places in San Diego County has been something I’ve been mulling around for years – but I kept putting it off because coming up with the parameters was a lot harder than I imagined. In the end, I decided to focus on businesses and restaurants that have been in the same place, with the same name and line of business, for at least 50 years.
Log Cabin Apartments
This little cluster of red cabins at 1660 North Coast Highway was built in 1935, a decade after a rickety old coastal route was widened, flattened and rebranded as U.S. 101 — part of a new federal highway system. It was the latest in a string of auto courts catering to travelers — many of them from Los Angeles — who had never before had such easy access to San Diego. Rumors of celebrity guests abound, but the only confirmed report is that Sammy Davis Sr. was a regular in Cabin No. 5 during the Del Mar racing season in the 1960s. From time to time, his famous Rat Pack entertainer son Sammy Davis Jr. would stop by to see him in his gold 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupe. In the '80s, the 13 little cabins were converted into apartments, but their roadside appearance hasn’t changed one bit.
Sammy Davis Jr.'s gold Rolls
Editor's note: The Reader has never stopped in at the Log Cabin, but it sounds like the kind of place where Carl might have stayed for a bit back in the day.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Tom Arnold's Old Places: Log Cabin Apartments
Old motor courts never die, they just get converted to apartments
Tom Arnold's Old Places: Log Cabin Apartments
Old motor courts never die, they just get converted to apartments
The idea of writing about old places in San Diego County has been something I’ve been mulling around for years – but I kept putting it off because coming up with the parameters was a lot harder than I imagined. In the end, I decided to focus on businesses and restaurants that have been in the same place, with the same name and line of business, for at least 50 years.
Log Cabin Apartments
This little cluster of red cabins at 1660 North Coast Highway was built in 1935, a decade after a rickety old coastal route was widened, flattened and rebranded as U.S. 101 — part of a new federal highway system. It was the latest in a string of auto courts catering to travelers — many of them from Los Angeles — who had never before had such easy access to San Diego. Rumors of celebrity guests abound, but the only confirmed report is that Sammy Davis Sr. was a regular in Cabin No. 5 during the Del Mar racing season in the 1960s. From time to time, his famous Rat Pack entertainer son Sammy Davis Jr. would stop by to see him in his gold 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupe. In the '80s, the 13 little cabins were converted into apartments, but their roadside appearance hasn’t changed one bit.
Sammy Davis Jr.'s gold Rolls
Editor's note: The Reader has never stopped in at the Log Cabin, but it sounds like the kind of place where Carl might have stayed for a bit back in the day.