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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1923 & 1924

Frank McMillan 1923 & 1924 47.pdf

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Sylvan Park. some very nice flowers etc. then we went to Smiley Heights had a walk up part of the way very pretty views of Redland from there. arrived home at 620 p.m.

Feby 20th. Dean & Garth arrived down here to visit us at noon today. had a walk around the Park. and drove down to Fairmont Park. the lake was spoilt as they are letting the water into the part. went to the Mission Theatre & saw the picture name The man. had to take his car around to a Garage. Mr B. would not let us put it in the back yard. on account of Renting his Garage

Feby 21st. Dean, Garth, & the rest of us started about 10 oclock for San Bernardino. we stopped at Urbita Springs Park had our lunch. took some pictures it was nice. with a large artificial lake. also a large Building with a Sulphur Hot water spring inside, use for bathing, we then went on a little farther down the road to the Orange show they had a tent full of orange & Lemon exhibits. some of them very fine and built mostly out of oranges San Diego Co. showed the bridge entering Balboa park. the real bridge is 130 feet at highest point.

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