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Julianne De Armas Installment 2 I visited my place Paradise Point Resort and Spa for the second time. I continued to record my observations and my encounters. I then began to contemplate the history and timeline of how Paradise Point came about. For my second visit to Paradise Point I went at 4:30 on a Monday, with the weather being in the mid 80’s. There were vacationers, guests, and employees all occupying the island. According to my prior knowledge and my observations from last time I visited Paradise Point the animal life was a lot less active. When taking a stroll around the main pond there were plenty of ducks, both male and female, geese, seagulls and egrets. Also in the pond were thousands of lily pads that covered the waters …show more content…

These 5 include Kumeyaay, Cupeno, Nothern Diegueno, Luiseno, and Cahuilla. During this time Paradise Point was probably a large 44- acre sand bar in the midst of the Tidal Marsh that Juan Cabrillo believed to have discovered when he landed at Mission Bay. Unfortunately Cabrillo was not impressed with the bay because it was not deep enough to accommodate his ships, so he left it. In 1852 the United States Army Corps attempted to prevent water from flowing into the San Diego River, this resulted in “False Bay” and the waters surrounding Paradise Point to become an estuary. This only last two years as two dams were eventually built on the North and South side to constrain the river. Then in the late 1800’s some recreational development that included hunting and fishing facilities were built but later destroyed by flooding. Finally in 1902 George Hall, the city horticulture commissions recommended that the 4600 acres of water be developed into an aquatic park. This is where Mr. Skirball, the movie producer and developer of Paradise Point entered the picture. He incorporated his filmmaking skills into making Vacation Island come to life and stay alive unlike his movie sets that are torn down after completion of the film. The once treeless island became a tropical; Hawaiian inspired hot spot for vacationers near and far. There are many factors that affect and impact Paradise Point whether it is positive or negative. In the late

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