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El Cajon was incorporated as a city in 1912. [12] For the first half of the 20th century, El Cajon was known for its grape, avocado, and citrus agriculture. [13] [14] In the 1960s and 1970s, Frontier Town, Big Oak Ranch, was a tourist attraction, featuring a typical frontier-town theme park and a periodic simulated shootout.
City council members discussed "the possibility of declaring the City of El Cajon as a non-sanctuary city," according to minutes from the meeting.
Grossmont College, located in El Cajon, and Cuyamaca College, located in Rancho San Diego, are two community colleges in the East County region. San Diego Christian College is located in Santee. Landmarks
The section of I-805 from SR 52 to El Cajon Boulevard was scheduled to be dedicated on March 20, 1972. [ 31 ] Ardath Road was renamed La Jolla Parkway on October 15, 2002, for two reasons: a nearby residential street was also named Ardath Road, and there was a desire to draw attention to this primary route to downtown La Jolla.
The city of El Cajon, just 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown San Diego, averages January lows of 42 °F (6 °C) and August highs of 89 °F (32 °C). [25] Julian, in the mountains, has an average January low of 29 °F (−2 °C) and August high of 85 °F (29 °C). [ 26 ]
The Comprehensive Planning Organization (now known as SANDAG), an intergovernmental agency of 13 cities and San Diego County, was established in 1966. The group began planning a mass transit system for the area, studying technologies, alignments, and costs, but the plans went nowhere due to disagreements between stakeholders.
The road that would become SR 67 was added to the state highway system in 1933, from El Cajon to near Santa Ysabel, [26] and was designated as Route 198 in 1935. [27] It consisted of Maine and Woodside avenues in Lakeside [28] and Magnolia Avenue in the city of El Cajon all the way to U.S. Route 80 (US 80) at Main Street.
The next year, planning continued for the possibility of a freeway bypass of El Cajon that would connect to the existing US 80 freeway. [60] However, many El Cajon Boulevard motel owners raised objections over the reassigning of the US 80 designation to the new freeway, as it would potentially harm business.