Commercial from 1949 Featuring Coronado

Check out the 22 second mark and 1:11 to see glimpses of Coronado. You can see Orange Avenue, Cars crossing on the ferry and of course, the Hotel del Coronado.

1949-Chevrolet Roads To Romance "San Diego and Ramona Country" California Newsreel. Travelogue, made for theatrical showing and commissioned by Cheverolet, promoting tourism by car in San Diego, California.

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Tags: ferry landing, hotel del coronado, orange avenue, video

Comment by Bruce Johnson on July 31, 2009 at 8:38pm
Wonderful video of the way things used to be. Pure Nostalgia. I gre up riding the ferries. Those were the days...
Comment by Candace Tyler on August 1, 2009 at 12:08am
Ah, 1949. The year I was born. Coronado is still as beautiful today.
Comment by Kimberly Adams on August 1, 2009 at 11:47pm
:) Coronado is the best! Things have really changed since then...obviously. But it's neat to see
Comment by Rob MacKnight on August 2, 2009 at 1:11pm
What a great find, thanks for allowing us to see the video.

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