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Seacoast Inn
800 Seacoast Drive
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Located just steps away from the beautiful Pacific Ocean, the Seacoast Inn is the perfect location to experience the many activities that have made San Diego an ideal vacation destination. Just a few steps from your room, you'll find activities that please everyone. Imperial Beach is well known for its wonderful, wide beaches and gentle surf; ideal for a day of water sports or sunbathing. Imperial beach is a ideal for jogging, roller blading or a casual stroll, this is one experience you don't want to miss. Imperial Beach is also home to the famous Sand Castle Days - an attraction that invites artists from all over the country to compete in sand castle making.
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Sand Castle Inn
785 Seacoast Drive
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
The Sandcastle Inn is located a few steps away from the Pacific Ocean in the relaxing community of Imperial Beach. Guests enjoy, finely appointed guestrooms and suites at rates that will pleasantly surprise you, surely making it high on your list of places to consider for your stay in the San Diego area.
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City of Imperial Beach
2006 Imperial Beach Sand Castle Competition (Photos)
The 2006 Imperial Beach World Sandcastle competition was one of the largest yet with an estimated 350,000 visitors attending the three day event. The U.S. Sandcastle competition started in the late 1970's when a group of Imperial Beach leaders visited and attended the White Rock Sandcastle Contest in British Columbia.
The first event was held in 1981 with a total of $4,400 in prize winnings. This year in 2006 the prize winnings were more than $23,000 and proceeds raised went to the local Boy's & Girl's Club in the area.
A BIG THANK YOU to Jeep for sponsoring this years event!
Come take a walk around and see what was happening at Imperial Beach!
2006 Imperial Beach Sandcastle Competition
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Nearby Imperial Beach Hotels
Nearby Imperial Beach Points of Interest
- Tijuana, Mexico (5.64 miles)
- Coors Amphitheater (7.27 miles)
- PETCO Park (8.7 miles)
- San Diego Convention Center (8.94 miles)
- Seaport Village (9.22 miles)
- Gaslamp Quarter (9.29 miles)
- Woodbury University - San Diego (9.38 miles)
- AMTRAK Station - San Diego, CA (SAN) (9.5 miles)
- Horton Plaza (10.16 miles)
- Balboa Park Golf Course (10.16 miles)
- San Diego Concourse and Civic Theater (10.16 miles)
- On Broadway Event Center (10.16 miles)
- Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay (10.93 miles)
- Point Loma Nazerene University (11.64 miles)
- Portland Observatory Maritime Signal Tower (11.69 miles)
History of Imerial Beach
The "modern" history of Imperial Beach started about June 1887 when R. R. Morrison a real estate developer, filed a subdivision map with the San Diego County Clerk. The map referred to the area as South San Diego Beach, The area It encompassed was 5th Street to 13th Street north of Palm Avenue and from about 9th Street to 17th Street between Palm Avenue and (what today is) Imperial Beach Blvd. This included areas that have since been annexed by San Diego and which were formerly called Palm City.
Mr. George Chaffey purchased several plots of land for subdivision. His intent was to create a summer retreat for the people of Imperial Valley. It's considered that the name 'Imperial Beach" was coined as part of a marketing strategy. Mr. Frank J. Cullen, another sub-divider, did some building on 1st street. Some of his structures lasted until 1963 when they were razed to provide space for the Municipal Pier parking lot.
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