Art Outside the Box Take 2: 10th and Orange by Mason Dean, Juniper Clark Image: Free Bros. Market at the corner of Tenth and Isabella. c.1960. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.
Free Bros. Market at the corner of Tenth and Isabella. c.1960. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.
Art Outside the Box Take 2: 10th and Orange by Mason Dean, Juniper Clark Image: The Coronado Rotary Club’s Star Pine being transplanted from Emily T. Thompson’s yard on Glorietta Blvd. Mrs. Thompson donated it to the City in memory of her late husband, Charles. 1936. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.
Art Outside the Box Take 2: 10th and Orange by Mason Dean, Juniper Clark Image: Clayton’s during its previous iteration as 24 Hr. Coffee Shop. c. 1950. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.
Art Outside the Box Take 2: 10th and Orange by Mason Dean, Juniper Clark Image: Free Bros. Market at the corner of Tenth and Isabella. c.1960. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.
Art Outside the Box Take 2: 10th and Orange by Mason Dean, Juniper Clark Image: The Coronado Rotary Club’s Star Pine being transplanted from Emily T. Thompson’s yard on Glorietta Blvd. Mrs. Thompson donated it to the City in memory of her late husband, Charles. 1936. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.
Art Outside the Box Take 2: 10th and Orange by Mason Dean, Juniper Clark Image: Clayton’s during its previous iteration as 24 Hr. Coffee Shop. c. 1950. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.

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After Tenth Street, Orange takes a slight left turn to head south toward the Hotel del Coronado. This intersection holds noteworthy buildings and businesses, as well as Rotary Plaza. Rotary Plaza is home to Coronado’s iconic star pine tree, which was planted in 1936 by the Rotary Club of Coronado. The City started lighting the tree during the holidays in about 1938.

One of the most notable historic businesses in the area was The Free Brothers Market, which was started by Charles Free. Mr. Free, after returning from WWII service in Europe and internment as a Prisoner of War in Poland, started the company in the late 1940s. He and his brothers ran the market for 22 years on the site where the Chase Bank now stands.

Across the street, Clayton’s started in 1942 as Gerry’s Coffee Shop. In 1947, Gerry started keeping it open around the clock, which proved so popular that the name was changed to 24 Hr. Coffee Shop. New owner Clayton Rice changed it to Clayton’s in 1978, as it remains today.

* Front face: The Coronado Rotary Club’s Star Pine being transplanted from Emily T. Thompson’s yard on Glorietta Blvd. Mrs. Thompson donated it to the City in memory of her late husband, Charles. 1936. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.

* East face: Clayton’s during its previous iteration as 24 Hr. Coffee Shop. c. 1950. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.

* West Face: Free Bros. Market at the corner of Tenth and Isabella. c.1960. Coronado Historical Association Collection. Rights reserved.

Art Outside the Box: Take 2 is the second iteration of artful wraps on the Caltrans signal boxes along Orange Avenue in Coronado. This project, a collaboration sponsored by the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission uses historic photographs featuring scenes from the surrounding area which are enhanced graphically with pops of color. The photo selection was completed by Coronado High School interns at the Coronado Historical Association (CHA) using historical images that reside in their collection, and graphics were done by Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) interns.

Other Work From Coronado Cultural Arts Commission and artist Juniper Clark

Art Outside the Box Take 2: 3rd and Orange Avenue by Griffen Wong, Juniper Clark
Art Outside the Box Take 2: 4th and Orange Avenue by Griffen Wong, Juniper Clark
Art Outside the Box Take 2: Camouflage Box by Juniper Clark
See all artwork from Coronado Cultural Arts Commission