Texas Street
I was standing on a overpass on Adams Avenue to get this view of Texas Street as it winds its way up into the neighborhood of University Heights. The buildings in the back are in Mission Valley. Click on the photo to enlarge and you will see a cyclist on a recumbent bike on their way up the hill.
posted by at Saturday, October 18, 2008
8 Comments:
Great shot! I used to work in Mission Valley at Bob Baker Ford :)
In the days when we bought used cars, this was always the test drive -- if she could accelerate up Texas St, the engine wasn't too bad.
Along the right distance, making th buildings look small by comparison,is the #805 viaduct, an eight-lane freeway crossing Mission Valley.
In th center, just below th horizon, like a grey streak, is th gas company tank farm that feeds all our stoves.
This is a epic photograph, it really should be printed large.
Richard (SAN)
I remember leaving work on El Cajon Boulevard and driving down Texas Street when it was a two lane road...down to Mission Valley Road...also two lane and out to La Mesa.
Expat...
I used to do the same with my English car to decide when it needed a valve job.
Louis
I rode my bike up Texas Street with some friends once. Never again!
Thanks everyone! Yeah, this is the last street you want your car to break down on. Richard, I always wondered what that "grey streak" on the hill was...now I know!
great pic
You can see the site for the proposed Quarry Falls development which has the Mission Valley community all astir in the top left corner of the photo. It's proposed to be a massive mixed use project, and the local residents are concerned about traffic, etc.
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