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- Armand (Bud) Carpenter Home & Grove – 312 S. Cedros
- Detached Garage of Witmer Residence and Drug Store – 150 S. Acacia
- Bill Jack Scientific Instruments – 143. S. Cedros
- Solana Iron Works (Now Baker Iron Works) – 118 S. Cedros
- Union Oil Tanks – 315 S. Cedros
- Estes Home – 155 S. Hwy 101
- Witmer Drugs – 145-149 S. Hwy 101
- William B. and Angie Kurtz’s Drug Store – 100 S. Hwy. 101
- Central School – 309 North Rios Ave.
- Ira E. Conner Groceries – 135 S. Hwy 101
- Kaufman-Murfin Garage 301 – N. Highway 101
- Tony’s Jacal – 621 Valley Ave.
- James R. Cheney’s Barber Shop – 111 South Plaza
- Hobberlin Barber Shop — 207 N. Hwy. 101
- Jay & Lenna Wilson Home & Grove (Now Bixby & Ball) 214 S. Cedros
- Mayme & Charles Karns’ Bicycle Shop (Now Saddle Bar) – 123 South Plaza
- Jim & Bob King’s Culligan Soft Water Service – 111 S. Cedros
- Isabel Riley, Jim Cheney & Clarence Dowd Recreation Center and Pool Hall (Now Singleton Law & Pillbox Tavern) – 117 W. Plaza
- The Pool Hall and the Blue Bird Cafe – 646 Valley Ave.
- Claude E. Miles’ Meats & Groceries – 135 S. Hwy. 101
- Fletcher Cove Community Center – 133 Pacific Ave.
- Solana Beach Sign
- San Dieguito County Park
- Solana Theatre (Now Brixton Capital Headquarters) – 120 S. Sierra Ave.
- St. Leo’s Mission – 936 Genevieve St.
- La Colonia Skatepark
- Torrey Pines Grove
- Solana Beach Post Office
- Love’s Restaurant / Teddy Bear Cafe — 135 N. Hwy. 101
- Belly Up — 143 S. Cedros Ave.
- Solana Beach Library – 155 Stevens Ave.
