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Re: Theme Towns in CA

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From: Brian Joseph Starr
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:17
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In <1992Sep29.210704.1@cbrown.claremont.edu> dhosek@cbrown.claremont.edu writes:

By the way, Cambria, just north of Morro Bay and south of San Simeon (of Hearst
Castle fame) is a very pretty little town (they call it Cambria of the Pines,
or something like that).  It's full of antique shops, art gallerys, and yuppie
resteraunts, and a pleasent way to spend a day wandering around.  While you're
in the neighborhood, drop by Harmony (just to the south), where you can see
a working glassworks-it's literally a one horse town, with only 14 people or
so.  These, by the way, are all off Hwy 1, 4 hours north of Los Angeles, in
the California Central Coast.

>In article <1992Sep30.011429.1936@genghis.borland.com>, phw@genghis.borland.com (Peter Weyzen) writes:
>> couldn't followup to the original, so here goes.
>
>> Try Santa Cruz - it's got a beach boardwalk, used to be murder capital,
>> got a really cool downtown (well, soon it will).  Films made here:
>> "Lost Boys" and "Killer Klowns".

>Let's see San Dimas has a western theme to its downtown, Pomona
>has a decaying American city theme (quite lifelike too) and let's
>not forget my favorite: Santa Monica, The Home of the Homeless.


>-dh
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