El Cajon, California. A box in the desert sun...
Although it's not where I grew up, it's where I live currently so it's sort of my hometown. I grew up all over San diego county from Chula Vista in the South Bay to Escondido in the North County, but my home has mostly been around Santee and El Cajon.
This will likely be the first of many "A peek into the world through my eyes" posts, slowly radiating out from my home to other places of interest.
In the sprawling suburbia of El Cajon you have to keep your eyes open! In alleyways (such as this one between Rae and Main) and on utility boxes throughout the city there are beautiful examples of street art that break up the monotony of every day objects. This cat is one of hundreds that grace "cat alley" alongside downtown El Cajon.
The Knox House is a historic museum and the original residence of Amaziah Lord Knox who opened his hotel in the El Cajon Valley in 1876. Knox originally bought the parcel near Main and Magnolia for $1000 in gold, this house is all that remains today.
The East County Regional Center is home to the Courthouse, former jail, civic center and Performing arts center. The tallest building in El Cajon, it can be seen from anywhere in the valley.
Across the street, the Prescott Promenade is home to seasonal free concerts, a weekly car show and the local farmers market. It is truly the Town Square of this suburban city.
If you're looking for the spooky side of the city, get out of town! Well not all the way out, just take Washington Avenue East until it turns into Dehesa. Here you'll find the Historic El Cajon Cemetery built in 1908 and still a functioning graveyard today.
Across the Street from the Cemetery in Granite Hills you can see large properties like this ranch where the owners keep bees, sheep, goats, horses, cattle, and even relay cellphone signals from their barn!
As we drive up into the Singing Hills for a bird's eye view of the valley, we find huge castle like homes!
So that's a glimpse of the world through my eyes at the box in the desert ... El Cajon!
