Leucadia Blog: Leucadia Soul

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Leucadia Soul

by Alan Casagrande

8 comments:

AnonymousJanuary 06, 2011 2:10 PM
I like Alan's work. Very free and fun.
Thanks Alan for sharing.
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AnonymousJanuary 06, 2011 3:40 PM
where can I see Alan's work?
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AnonymousJanuary 06, 2011 4:37 PM
On the Leucadia blog...
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AnonymousJanuary 06, 2011 4:59 PM
Shatto and Sons.
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maryJanuary 06, 2011 5:05 PM
101 Diner, and Coast Trader's
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Coastal EddieJanuary 06, 2011 6:43 PM
Alan is an excellent dewd; go to his site at http://www.bongobaystudios.com/ and have a look. He is very accommodating if you want something personalized. Love his work!
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Buy localJanuary 06, 2011 8:19 PM
I have a few of his works on my walls at home. Alan is a great artist and good human. Another asset to the community. Support our local artists and stop buying that imported crap that is so popular at street fairs. We have many fine artists on 101. Spend a little money and get some quality art.
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AnonymousJanuary 08, 2011 7:40 AM
"I'll never get over CasaGranda"
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Thank you for posting on the Leucadia Blog.
There is nothing more powerful on this Earth than an anonymous opinion on the Internet.
Have at it!!!

About Leucadia

Leucadia is a funky little beach community located in North San Diego county in southern California. Leucadia is the north section of the city of Encinitas.

English spiritualists settled the small coastal community of Leucadia in 1870, and are reputed to have danced, in diaphanous white robes in the little Roadside Park (Leucadia Blvd and Hwy 101).

The spiritualists are the reason so many of the streets are named after Greek gods and goddesses. Leucadia is Greek for "a sheltered place." Heritage Eucalyptus trees, planted in the 1880s, still grace the highway. When President Roosevelt passed through Leucadia in an open car during the Depression, local children climbed the Eucalyptus trees to wave to him.

Change happens slowly in this nostalgic little California beach town. In lieu of fast food restaurants and franchise chain stores, Leucadia has two miles of Mom 'n Pop businesses, and that's the way everyone likes it. The town war cry is "Keep Leucadia Funky."

Leucadia played an active role in the rebirth of the classic Highway 101 shield, restored in 1997, and was part of the successful 101 Campaign to have Highway 101 declared an historic route.

Leucadia is experiencing growing pains and culture clash in these first decades of the 21st century...

*note - the Leucadia Blog is mostly inactive at this time