Coronado Sand Dunes Spell "Coronado"

Comment by Trevor Serfass on March 21, 2009 at 1:56pm

Took me seriously 5 years of living there to finally figure that out

Comment by Heinz Steiner on May 25, 2009 at 8:49am

The sand dunes used to spell "CORONADO BEACH"! The new lifeguard support building occupies the former letters "B" and some of the "E", but since the "BEACH" part has been displaced it must be no longer possible to maintain it for lack of space between the new lifeguard support building and the old support structure!

The "NEW" picture has some interesting details of note! The ice rink on the Windsor lawn and an EMPTY parking lot on the north side of the hotel.

Comment by Heinz Steiner on May 25, 2009 at 8:51am

I did highlight the "BEACH" letters as they were no longer maintained for some time before the picture.

Comment by eCoronado on May 25, 2009 at 9:41am

Heinz, great addition to the post. In your OLD photo you can see the tennis courts at the Hotel del Coronado. I miss those courts as I used to play there and enjoy the view of the beach at the same time as returning serve!

Comment by Judy Hastings on September 4, 2009 at 5:41pm

Does anyone know who is responsible for the CORONADO BEACH writing? Has it been there a long time?

Comment by eCoronado on February 20, 2010 at 9:46am

Judy, watch this video to find out who created this amazing 'dune art':

Comment by Jenny Cooper on May 27, 2011 at 1:43pm

Today is the perfect day for Armondo Morena, the man responsible for the sand dunes that spell out CORONADO, to see his creation for the very 1st time from the air. Coronado Realtors Britt and Molly Cooper, a father/daughter team with Willis Allen Real Estate are up right now flying Armondo over the Coronado beach that just today was announced the #2 best beach in America. Please view the video about Armondo's sand dune and iceplant creation so that you understand how special seeing this from the air is to him. I will post pictures once they are out of the sky!

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