Oceanside, which is 35 miles north of downtown San Diego, is the northern gateway to San Diego County. It has a picturesque harbor, miles of beautiful sandy beaches, a multitude of shopping alternatives, affordable new homes, golfing and recreational activities galore.

Check out the pictures of the beach and the Rancho.
The Oceanside census information is here.

Visit the Historical Society and read the history written in 1890.

Oceanside Facts and Trivia

The Native Americans who lived here were called Luisenos, named after the King of France by the padres, who also named the Mission San Luis Rey.

Mission San Luis Rey

Father Antonia Peyri founded the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in 1798.

The Mission San Luis Rey became one of the biggest
missions in all of California as was called “King of the Missions”.

Andrew Jackson Myers is known as the founder of Oceanside as he owned the first land and was said to have built the first house.

The fountain at the Civic Center is the location where Oceanside’s founder, Andrew Jackson Myers, built his first home.
Many of our streets are named after early settlers: Samuel Tyson, William Hunsaker, Archie Freeman, J. Chauncey Hayes, Magnus Tait, Andrew Jackson Myers.

A legend tells us that Oceanside really named itself. In early times, when the people were living on the ranches and in the valley, they would say they were going to the “ocean side”.
Oceanside’s first pier was built in 1888. The first pier was located at the end of Couts Street. Couts street was changed to Wisconsin in 1927.
On July 3, 1888, the city of Oceanside was incorporated.

At one time carnations were grown in and around
Oceanside. One of our slogans was the “Carnation City”.

The City Flower was designated the Crimson Lake
Bougainvillea on June 1, 1929 by the City Beautification Committee.

The City Seal was designed by Betty Graham, presented to the City Council in May 1942 and adopted by the City on June 10, 1942.

Main Gate Camp Pendleton 1940’s

Camp Pendleton was named for Major General Joseph H. Pendleton. It was built on the lands
of the old Santa Margarita Rancho.

The Sunshine Brooks Theater was originally named the
Margo theater. The Margo theater was originally named for the Santa Margarita Rancho, but the name was too long for the marquis and the owner shortened it to Margo!

In 1987 Oceanside built its sixth pier. It is 1900 feet long, which makes it the longest pier on the west coast.

Oceanside Police Dept. 1940

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford vacationed at our
beaches during the 1920’s and named their camp “The end of the world camp”.

Barney Oldfield, Indianapolis 500 racer, raced on our beach from Oceanside to Delmar in 1913.

In 1942 Bob Hope ate dinner at Oceanside’s 101 Cafe.

Bing Crosby received a speeding ticket from Oceanside
police officer Guy Woodward in 1936. He was fined $35.

During the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Prince Phillip and
Princess Anne stayed in St. Malo, Oceanside’s exclusive community.

September 3, 1917 Oceanside held its first Bean Day, an answer to Escondido’s Grape Day.

Oceanside first cemetery was located where the Hungry Hunter restaurant now stands on Vista Way.
Vista Way was originally called Wall Street. Horne Street SchoolHorne Street is named after Col. Daniel H. Horne, who was Oceanside’s first Mayor. Col. Horne was buried at his home on Horne Street (where the Mission Square Shopping Center now Sands).

Director Cecil B. Demille stayed at Oceanside’s Beach Hotel in 1914.
Oceanside’s second pier, built in 1894 was called “the little iron wharf” as the pilings were made of iron. O.U. Miracle, stamped on downtown curbs and sidewalks, stands for contractor Orville Ullman Miracle.
His name was so unusual it was featured in the column “Ripley’s Believe it or Not”. O.U. Miracle once received a letter from South Africa simply addressed “O.U. Miracle, USA”.

Methodist Church circa 1948

Heritage Park was established in part to help celebrate the Nation’s Bicentennial in 1976.

The City’s Flag was designed by Dana Whitson in 1982.

Oceanside Boulevard was originally called Short Street, after a pioneer resident Montgomery Livingston Short.

Country singer Barbara Mandrell graduated from Oceanside High School in 1967. She was Miss Oceanside in 1965. She and her family performed at local bars and nightclubs, including the Normandy at 215 North Hill Street (Coast Highway).

We will be talking about Oceanside in future blogs, so stay tuned.

Located midway between San Diego and Los Angeles along historic Hwy 101, the city of Oceanside California is one of the undiscovered jewels of Southern California. With one of the most desirable climates in the nation, Oceanside features 3.5 miles of pristine California beaches and draws surfers, tourists, sightseers, and families from around the globe to its sunny beaches, historic landmarks, and year round surfing competitions.

Further accentuating its character as a thriving beach community, Oceanside is home to various tributes to the Pacific Ocean like the Oceanside Municipal Pier (the longest all wood pier on the west coast), the Oceanside Harbor and Marina (offering a variety of watersports like jetskiing, scuba diving, boat rentals, and whale watching excursions), and the California Surf Museum (surfing-related memorabilia and exhibitions).

Away from the beach Oceanside is rich in great site-seeing and family activities like the historic Mission at San Luis Rey and Heritage  Park (featuring guided tours and a gift hop), the weekly farmer’s market (with fresh produce, flowers, and local art), and numerous golf courses and parks.

Further family activities can also be found a short drive away – with Legoland, the San Diego Wild Animal Park and Zoo, and Seaworld within a short distance, you’ll never run out of things to do while staying in Oceanside.

OsideAlive.com is the complete guide to  dining and restaurants, entertainment,

A life estate creates a legal right for a person to occupy but not own a property for the lifetime of that life tenant. Life estates are often created, for example, to provide a place to live for a surviving spouse, child or other person after the property owner dies.For example, if a husband owns a house in his name alone as his separate property he might provide in his will or living trust the title to his house shall pass to his daughter — but subject to a life estate for his wife if she survives him. The daughter is called a “remainderman” (probably a remainderperson to be politically correct). Until the widow dies, the remainderman daughter owns an “expectancy.”

A life-estate tenant has the duty to maintain the property and not commit “waste.” The life tenant must also pay the property taxes and the mortgage interest if there is a mortgage (but the remainderman pays the mortgage principal portion of each payment). For more details, please consult a local real estate attorney.

I saw the following article and I thought it was a must read. Trees can really cause problems, roots in the sewer line, or roots can cause drive ways to crack. It is good to really think about this when you are planting a tree. Some trees grow fast. It may look great now or in the next few years, but where you plant that tree can be a costly mistake if it is too close to your house and your substructures.

This article was in Inman News today.  

Future removal will likely cost buyers thousands of dollars

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 By Barry Stone Inman News Dear Barry, We are currently selling our home and have a question about seller disclosure. Beside our house, there is a large Dutch elm tree. It is diseased and will probably die in a couple of years. Our buyers have not raised any question about the tree, and the symptoms of the disease are not readily noticeable. Should we tell them about the tree or just let them enjoy it until it needs to come down? –Jim In today’s litigious environment, it is never wise to withhold or abridge real estate disclosure. There are buyers out there who would sue over the loss of a tree with an undisclosed disease. So play it safe and disclose everything you know about the condition of your property. It is the way you would want to be treated if you were the buyer. As for allowing the buyers to enjoy the tree for the time being, that enjoyment will have little intrinsic value when they eventually pay thousands of dollars to have the tree removed. If they should then suspect that you knew about the problem, you could find yourself wishing that you had said something before the property was sold. The answer to all disclosure uncertainties consists of three simple words: disclose, disclose, disclose. Allowing one exception to this basic rule invites further exceptions. It is a slippery slope that leads to costly liability. The disclosure you withhold today could be tomorrow’s income for a hungry attorney.