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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1926-1927
Franklin McMillan Diary 1926 & 1927 29.pdf
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on Park Blvd {Boulevard} on the way down. In the afternoon we turned off Pershing Drive to the left and found we were in the Golf grounds. and on the way out we landed up at the Stadium. saw them playing a game of Basket ball. The Stadium is some place. it is some thing in the shape of a horse shoe has 25 rows of seats in height seats about 25 000 people and all the sports are held down in the bottom on the earth as there is no floor
Jan 26th. Cool and cloudy did not go any place only down town. Doris 5 years old today. Had Mr Walker and Francis Golden for supper
Jan 27th. went down Pershing Drive and out National ave to National city about 5 miles then turned East 6 miles into the hills. towards Sweetwater Dam & Reservoir. we had our dinner by the water and started home a different way around the hills and came out at La Mesa, and home by the new Highway to university street
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