The
Shores Property
is a 5.3 acre
parcel bounded
by Camino del
Mar, Ninth Street
and Stratford
Court. It
was donated to
the Del Mar Union
School District
in 1946 by the
Kerckhoff Company
and family with
the stipulation
that the land
remain for educational
and recreational
purposes. The
land is currently
zoned by the City
of Del Mar as
Public Facilities
(PF).
WE
NEED YOUR INPUT
TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE COMMUNITY
WOULD LIKE TO
SEE FOR THE FUTURE
DEL MAR SHORES
PARK.
We
would like the
opportunity to
send or bring
to you a preliminary "vision" of
what an incredible
community asset
Del Mar Shores
Park can be,
based on community
conversations
and input. Let us know what you think by emailing us at info@delmarshores.org or call us at 858-755-6434.
enlargement
Where
we are now:
The property is now owned free and clear by the City of Del Mar with no loan encumberances. We anticipate that the City will begin a community planning process during 2011 or 2012, at which time, all area residents will be invited to participate to create a community vision for the park.
Who
is the Campaign
for Del Mar
Shores?
The
Campaign for
Del Mar Shores
is a joint effort
of the Friends
of Del Mar Parks
and The Winston
School, and is
supported by
both the Del
Mar Foundation
and the City of
Del Mar. Numerous
Del Mar residents
and Winston School
parents are volunteers for
this effort. The
Campaign's
mission is to
preserve and
protect the
old Del Mar
Shores School
site for recreation
and open space,
and as a permanent
home for the
Winston School.
Through the
acquisition
of the Shores,
the Campaign
has ensured
that the property
will remain
open for public
enjoyment. The
Campaign echoes
previous successful
community fundraising
drives to acquire
the beachfront
Powerhouse
Park, refurbish
the historic
Powerhouse building
and acquire
and convert
the historic
St. James church
building into
a community
library.
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What
can I do to
help?
Your
contribution
will make
this dream
a reality.
Donate
Online
or
print this
contribution
agreement
and
mail your contribution
to:
Friends
of Del Mar Parks
P.O.
Box 562, Del Mar,
CA 92014.
For
appreciated assets,
please call 858-755-6434.
We are a certified
501c3 tax exempt
non-profit California
Corporation. Our
tax ID number
is 26-3194220.
Donations are
tax-deductible
to the extent
allowed by law.
For
more information
about creating
your legacy benefiting
our community,
children, and
schools, call
858-755-6434,
or email info@delmarshores.org.
What
is the Shores'
history and
Kerckhoff
legacy?
The
Shores property
along Camino Del
Mar on 9th Street
is indelibly linked
to the history
of this community
and the North
Coast region.
It was the site
of the original
Del Mar train
station from the
late 1800s through
the early 1900s
when it was shifted
to its present
location on Coast
Blvd.
The
property was acquired
in 1906 by the
South Coast Land
Company led by
partners Col.
Ed Fletcher, William
G. Kerckhoff,
Henry Keller,
Charles Canfield
of Standard Oil
of California
and Henry Huntington
of Pacific Electric
Railway. Kerckhoff's
own company eventually
took title and
conveyed it to
the struggling
Del Mar School
District in 1946
with the deed
restriction that
the property be
used for "school
purposes only" with
a prohibition
against commercial
or residential
development.
The
Del Mar Shores
School was built
in 1947 and expanded
to accommodate
children in Del
Mar, Del Mar Heights,
Sorrento Valley
and what is now
Carmel Valley.
This founding
school of the
Del Mar Unified
School District
(DMUSD) was the
source of its
renowned curriculum
enriched with
arts and science
and for academic
achievement supported
by active parent
involvement. By
the early 1970s
the student population
had outgrown the
Shores facility
so two new schools
were built further
inland and the
Shores was closed.
After a succession
of tenants, the
property was leased
to The Winston
School in 1988.
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