Newly Inaugurated Bird Rock History Museum

Philomene Offen, the Bird Rock resident whose 'project' was to do storyboards on the community's history for Taste of Bird Rock last summer, stands in front of the sign for the fledgling community museum. It adjoins Bird Rock Coffee Roasters at 5627 La Jolla Blvd. Residents who have old photographs of Bird Rock area are encouraged to share them long enough for copies to be made for display. For information or photo's to contribute please email Philomene.

Photo: La Jolla Light

Bird Rock Historical Museum finds a home

Starting out as a history "project" seeking a temporary home has become a full-fledged museum with its own permanent residence. The new address for the soon-to-be community museum is a familiar one: Bird Rock Coffee Roasters at 5627 La Jolla Blvd. - more specifically, the organic coffee roaster's newsstand room, which owner Chuck Patton has offered for use as history museum/exhibit space.
News of Patton's offer of permanent exhibit space for a community museum was enthusiastically received by 37-year Bird Rock resident Philomene Offen, who just started documenting the La Jolla neighborhood's history in January.  Hopefully it will help trigger folks who have old photographs to be willing to share them with us," Patton said.
Residents who have old photographs of Bird Rock area are encouraged to share them long enough for copies to be made for display. For information or photo's to contribute please email Philomene Offen.
The new museum/exhibit space is planned to open by Thanksgiving.
*Electric Ave Photo: On La Jolla Hermosa Avenue an old section of the curb shows it former name, Electric Avenue. Source: San Diego Historical Society and La Jolla Light

Bird Rock History Exhibit

If you did not get to see the Bird Rock History Exhibit at the Taste of Bird Rock, it will be part of “Back to School Night” September 22nd in the library of Bird Rock Elementary. Later it will be on permanent exhibit at the new Bird Rock History Museum next to Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, 5627 La Jolla Blvd. Do you have any information or photo's to contribute? If so, please email Philomene Offen.

*Electric Ave Photo: On La Jolla Hermosa Avenue an old section of the curb shows it former name, Electric Avenue. Source: San Diego Historical Society