| Chula Vista is a coastal community and one of the | | | | via Connecticut around 1915. Mr. Sallmon planted 5 |
| best kept secrets for retirement homes in San Diego | | | | acres of avocado featuring 350 trees on the estate |
| area. San Diego, California's topography is as diverse | | | | property. The avocado trees were Taft, Perfecto, |
| as the housing styles found in the different | | | | Fuerte, Puebla, Dickinson, Montezuma, Queen, Knight, |
| communities. Chula Vista is one of those diverse | | | | Linda and Nabal varieties of the fruit. |
| areas where coastal living as well as inland | | | | According to The Journal of San Diego History, Mr. |
| communities is still reasonably priced. | | | | Sallmon worked with Kate Sessions (San Diego |
| Chula Vista, as I mentioned is a coastal community | | | | horticulturist), Dr. Fairchild (USDA Explorer) and Frank |
| where the Kumeyaay Indians lived thousands of | | | | Meyer (Agricultural Explorer, also known for Meyer |
| years before the Europeans came to this beautiful | | | | Lemons and Meyer Medal award). These four |
| area located at the southern end of the San Diego | | | | pioneers worked to introduce many of the first |
| Bay. The Kumeyaay were called Diegueno Indians for | | | | plants and fruits into Chula Vista and the San Diego |
| some 200 years upon the Spanish arrival in the area. | | | | Region, through a work station in Florida. The Sallmon |
| The Spanish had a propensity to rename the | | | | House was one of the federally funded sub-stations |
| indigenous tribes after the missions where they | | | | that introduced avocados into California from Peru |
| taught the Spanish cultural to the local Native | | | | and Chile around the 1920's. |
| Americans. | | | | The City of Chula Vista is rich with history which has |
| Around 1769 a leader of the Spaniards named Fr. | | | | contributed to the diverse lifestyles, communities |
| Junipero Serra a priest passed through Chula Vista | | | | topographies and culture of this coastal community. |
| around July 1 to help establish a the first California | | | | The Sallmon House is one of many historic homes |
| mission known as the San Diego Mission. Not far from | | | | that dotted the western side of the city. This home |
| the mission to the east the Spanish soldiers | | | | recently was purchased last year. There are still |
| established a fort known today as Presidio Hill | | | | many opportunities to own one of the many homes |
| according to the Imagines of America Chula Vista | | | | in the area. |
| (Roseman and Watery 2008). | | | | According to the "Action Market Index" of Altos |
| The land holdings that is known today as the City of | | | | Research Corp., as of the March 2010 this coastal |
| Chula Vista were used during the Spanish reign as | | | | community is still presenting a "Buyers Market". The |
| grazing pasture for their horses and cattle. During the | | | | "Action Market Index" answers the question "How's |
| time California was part of Mexico, the Chula Vista | | | | the Market?" by measuring the current rate of sale |
| area flourished with cattle ranching. The large cattle | | | | versus the amount of the inventory. You can |
| ranches provided hides and tallow which were traded | | | | preview information on property pricing and inventory |
| with passing American as well as British ships making | | | | levels for the area at Altos Research website. |
| Chula Vista part of the world trading process during | | | | Some of the interesting housing styles available in this |
| the early 1800's. | | | | coastal community: |
| In 1868 El Rancho de la Nacion, 26000 Mexican land | | | | Historic Victorian Orchard Homes |
| grant rancho in the San Diego area was purchased by | | | | Spanish Revival Estate Homes |
| Frank Kimball and his brothers. The coastal area of | | | | Craftsman Bungalows |
| Chula Vista, know today as Western Chula Vista was | | | | 50's Style Ranch Housing |
| a part of the land grant. The purpose of the land | | | | Spanish Mediterranean |
| grant purchase was to create an agriculture | | | | Contemporary |
| distribution point. Mr. Kimball need access to water | | | | There are many reasons to live in Chula Vista with all |
| and transportation. This land grant became part of | | | | the different home styles available. The top three |
| the Santa Fe Railway. The Santa Fe Railroad built the | | | | reasons to live in this particular community by the |
| Sweetwater Dam which is located in the eastern | | | | water in southern California in my opinion are |
| community of Chula Vista. | | | | weather, weather and weather. Chula Vista has one |
| One of the many fascinating homes in the coastal | | | | of the mildest climates in the USA. Most often the |
| community of Chula Vista is the Sallmon House | | | | day is 72 degrees, sunny with a slight coastal breeze. |
| Estate. The Sallmon House was built in 1916. A home | | | | The San Diego area of Chula Vista, California is one |
| which embraced the Spanish Pueblo Revival | | | | of my favorite locations in the county. I am a |
| architecture style. Mr. Sallmon was a graduate of Yale | | | | resident and can honestly share the "weather is |
| University with a MA in 1894. He was associated and | | | | terrific". Located at the southern most part of the |
| participated in the China-Yale Association and helped | | | | county we are still a bargain when comparing our |
| establish a mission station which included a medical | | | | city's housing options to the rest of San Diego' |
| college and hospital in Changasha China along the | | | | communities. |
| Yangtze River. | | | | If living by the water is in your future plans for |
| This mission station hospital later became the Xiangya | | | | retirement and cold snowy winters is a season to |
| Reproductive and Genetic Hospital and is currently | | | | forget; Chula Vista is a coastal community to keep in |
| the leading genetic research hospital in China. After | | | | mind. Visitors are welcomed. See you soon. |
| leaving China, Mr. Sallmon came west to Chula Vista | | | | |