The top picture was taken in the late 80's, perhaps the early 90's (I have no photos from the late 50's). Several landscaping additions have been made, clearly, today. And the walls bordering the many levels up to the house are now covered in plaster. The house itself shows exterior remodeling, especially all of the visible windows. When they first moved in, there was a field between their house and the house at the end of the alley. Across the alley in back there were also fields. We would almost never park on La Jolla and walk up the steps to the house. We'd park in the alley behind and enter from the back of the house. When they lived here, Grandpa drove a Studebaker Hawk (he drove Studebakers for a few years, judging from other photos that mom took).
One time when we were staying with the grandparents, grandpa hoisted us over the fence to play with the grandkids who were visiting the large house at the end of the alley. The owner, who must have been their grandfather, came out, saw us playing with his grandkids and hoisted us back over the fence. I got the distinct impression that he did not like our grandfather, and perhaps he was even a bigot, preferring not to have any contact with a family named Sanchez. Ann tells me of several instances over the years when she experienced prejudice, being fair-haired and fair-skinned, living in Orange County with an Hispanic last name. I have one distinct incident which I shall relate later.
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