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| Happy Birthday, Lynhurst Building (far left). Great image of busy 30th and Upas intersection looking West. How cool would it be today to have the No. 2 trolley line running again. |
PROUDLY NORTH PARK--Tomorrow, Saturday, June
29th from 12-5pm Sea Rocket Restaurant, according to Owner/GM Elena Rivellino,
will be hosting a block party at 30th & Upas to celebrate the history of
the Lynhurst building, the businesses that currently occupy the space, and the
cornerstone of commerce and camaraderie that it has provided to North Park for
100 years.
On
the dignitary side, Sea Rocket will be joined by current building owner Rusty
Rawlins, City Council President Todd Gloria, Director of Business and Community
Projects Anthony Bernal, former California State Senator Christine Kehoe, and
representatives from the organizations North Park Main Street, North Park
Historical Society, and South Park Historical Society.
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| Okapi Sun at Bird Park Concert |
EVENT SCHEDULE
From
12-5pm all businesses in the building will be offering certain anniversary
specials...see website; www.searocketbistro.com for details.
At
2 pm there will be a short welcome speech & ceremony in recognition of the
Lynhurst building and it’s meaning to our community.
At
3 pm George Franck of the North Park Historical Society will lead a free tour
of the neighborhood for anyone interested in more local trivia.
At
5:30 pm Okapi Sun, a cool indie sound, will headline the concert nearby in Bird
Park , so enjoy some free music after celebrating the Lynhurst.
LYNHURST HISTORY
The
San Diego Construction Co. built the Lynhurst in 1912 after Eugene Weathers,
the architect, was issued a building permit for it. It first appeared in a commercial building
listing in 1913 while the second floor residential units didn’t follow until
some years later (where one of Sea Rocket Bistro’s business partners Dennis
Stein has been living for the last few years!) If you look carefully, you can
see that a few architectural elements have been changed, such as the storefront
windows being moved parallel to the building instead of angled inwards, and the
window panes above those getting larger (with 3 pieces of glass per section
rather than 6), but much still remains the same as originally constructed as
this photo shows.
CURRENT BUSINESSES
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| Current business Sea Rocket Bistro at night |
(and
their specials for the day) listed alphabetically:
Cardamom
Bakery & Cafe: Savory Scones
Kung
Fu Academy: Participation TBD
Roast
Coach Coffee Bar: Anniversary Ebelskivers
Sea
Rocket Bistro: $2 Street Tacos (Grilled Market Fish, Sardine, and Seitan)
Yuko’s
Dog Grooming: Complimentary Dog Biscuits for your favorite furry friend!
Zensei
Sushi: Anniversary Sushi Roll
Some
of the Lynhurst’s past commercial tenants that I’ve been able to resesarch
include, in order of an approximated timeline:
Hughey
Drug Company
M&L
Market
Red
Crown Gasoline (curb-side pump, for 23.5 cents per gallon!)
Strom’s
Florist
Sporting
Goods Store
Fabric
Store
Dawco
Press
Crossroads
Collections
– The Gallery
La
Salsa Chilena
Frank’s
Appliance Service Center
Urban
Method Salon
The
Linkery
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| Sea Rocket Bistro's Elena Rivellino |
INFO SOURCE:
UPDATE: Sea Rocket Bistro closed for business on Dec. 8, 2013 citing high costs of doing business as the main reason.
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| POST EVENT IMAGE FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT TODD GLORIA (2nd from right, next to NP luminaries, including State Senator Christine Kehoe, far right. |
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