Encinitas: Our History and People

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• Encinitas Train Station/Pannikin Coffee & Tea House (510 N. Coast Highway
101) is started in the original train station building which was closed in 1969.
The building is sold for $1 but has to be moved to its present location costing
$35,000. John Henderson was the architect that restored the building. It is
initially an arts and crafts shop. Today it remains a popular local gathering spot.
• Quail Park (Quail Gardens Rd.) opens the Larabee land to the public by the
County of San Diego. It quickly became a popular tourist attraction.
• Cap’n Kenos (158 North Highway 101) was originally built in 1929. This
building has morphed over time and has historically been the Kolb’s Drive-
In, owned and operated by Aubrey Austin, who built the La Paloma Theater
complex and Moonlight Beach bathhouse. It has also been the Vienna Villa,
Shamrock Cafe and El Rancho Restaurant. Gerry Sova buys the business and
for only a few months calls it “The Green Apple.” Gerry runs the bar and
restaurant as well as cooks and serves tables. Today this landmark local
treasure is still “hoppin.”
• Population is 5,375.
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Above: “Locals” enjoy a winter day at
Moonlight Beach. Note the
playground looking south.
Below: Young local surfers descend
the stairs at Swamis Point to catch a
few waves.
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