Old Jacumba Hot Springs Arches by Diana Sainz

by Diana Raquel Sainz

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Old Jacumba Hot Springs Arches by Diana Sainz

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Diana Raquel Sainz

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Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography

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Old Jacumba Hot Springs Arches

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Jacumba, California
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Ummmmm, I am not sure I will ever stay in this town, but it was definitely quite interesting!
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Afectionately known as J-Town it is one of the best kept secrets in Southern California. J-Town is a high desert town located in the far Eastern portion of San Diego County with breathtaking beauty in every direction you look
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Jacumba (pronounced "ha-cum-ba") Hot Springs is located along the original Highway 80, that was first a horse and wagon trail and also along the San Diego-Arizona Railroad tracks. It wasn't until 1927 that the California highway department graded and laid a twenty-foot pavement from the top of Mountain Springs Grade to the bottom of the desert floor, a nearly 3000 feet descent.�Today, as people cruise up and down the mountains on Interstate 8 they can still see some portions of the 1927 pavement. The original route was part of the Lee Highway and was the only national cross-country route designated as ending in San Diego.�It drew traffic from New York into Washington D.C., and along a southern, all weather route.
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Today some 400 people live in Jacumba. What now appears a quiet high desert retreat was once a thriving spa. In the 1920s and �30s the community thrived, its therapeutic hot springs a Mecca for Hollywood celebrities and wealthy Imperial Valley growers. Clark Gable is said to have made Jacumba famous by frequenting its spa.
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On weekends at the local airport you�ll find sail planes being towed aloft to catch the thermals, with pilots who savor the solitude and challenge of powerless flight. During the week the airport is quiet, inhabited by hawks and their prey.
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Old U.S. Highway 80 bisects the beautiful town which is located at a elevation of 2800' amongst the mountain peaks.�
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The landmark Jacumba Hotel was destroyed by a fire and was torn down in 1991. But walking through town on a sunny day you get the sense of history. The old buildings, tumbleweeds and dry air give the imagination room to wander, to sense what was.
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Once a boom town in the 1930's that was made famous by many movie stars. Desired by many for it's mineral water spas and mineral water bathhouses it was and is the "in" place to be.
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Jacumba Hot Springs (/həˈkuːmbə/ hə-KOOM-bə) is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. It was treated as a census-designated place (CDP) for the first time in the 2010 census, when it had a population of 561.
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The Kumeyaay peoples occupied the Jacumba area prior to European settlement. They were probably attracted by the warm Jacumba hot spring (temperature 104 �F), one of many mineral hot springs which occur up and down the Peninsular Ranges of California. Ranchers occupied the area in the 19th century and were often in conflict with the Indians. About 15 were slain by ranchers for cattle rustling in the Jacumba Massacre of Feb 27, 1880.
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Around the turn of the 20th century, the health and relaxation benefits of natural hot springs began to be commercialized. The Jacumba hot spring is prolific and delivered enough water to fill large public baths, the remains of which can still be seen. The water contains sulfur but has a pleasant clean smell. In 1919 rail service connected Jacumba to San Diego. By 1925 the town had a world class hotel, the Hotel Jacumba. In the 1930s, Jacumba had developed into a top destination and had a population of about 1,150. Many of the foremost movie stars and celebrities of the time regarded Jacumba as a prime destination for relaxation.
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Jacumba's role as a prime destination continued through World War II; however as the southernmost California hot spring, it began to feel competition from more northern ones, including Murrieta and Palm Springs. After the new Interstate 8 bypassed Jacumba by two miles, most of the roadside service businesses folded and the community went into economic decline.
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The Jacumba Hotel closed and was destroyed in an arson fire in 1983. The ruins stood until 1991. Today, the stub of the massive central fireplace can still be seen. The great public baths closed, the swimming pool was filled in, and the well was capped by its rights-owner.
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In the 1980s, the Jacumba Motel was the only hotel facility left in Jacumba. However, the area continues to attract primarily foreign visitors and the motel has acquired rights to the spring and opened a spa. The facility was closed in 2010-2013 and after a complete renovation was re-opened on June 28, 2013.
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The town of Jacumba was home to the artist David Baze.
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In 2002 the facility was sold with the intent of renovating it into a timeshare spa type resort. In 2006 it was resold and setup as a bed and breakfast. It is in operation as the Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel, with pool and spas fed with the hot spring mineral water.
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