A pictorial portrait of the nation's 12th largest county fairgrounds, from its inception in 1936 to current day.
Using the archives housed in the offices of the 22nd DAA, and those held at county wide historical societies, Diane and Paul Welch researched over 125 years of fairground history. Using many never before published photographs they have published a landmark book that upholds the legacy of the Del Mar Fairgrounds as a valuable community resource and part of the State of California's rich past.
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Jim Franks is truly the father of the fairgrounds
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