{"id":10818,"date":"2022-02-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osiddevelopment.flywheelstaging.com\/history-of-roberts-cottages-oceanside-california\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T06:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:06:48","slug":"history-of-roberts-cottages-oceanside-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/blog\/history-of-roberts-cottages-oceanside-california\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Roberts Cottages"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Historical Photos Courtesy Of: Oceanside Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The History of Roberts Cottages<\/h2>\n
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Contributing Writer: Kristi Hawthorne<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Shortly after the turn of the century, a large section of Oceanside\u2019s Strand (once called Paseo Del Mar) was owned by the Oceanside Development Co., headed by C. J. Walker as President. This group of investors was from Long Beach and they held interest in Oceanside real estate, owning many lots throughout town, including several blocks of oceanfront land. The Strand Tract addition was recorded in 1904 and soon after the Oceanside Development Co. set about an advertising campaign throughout Southern California.<\/p>\n

Trainloads of potential buyers and investors made their way to Oceanside. The December 17, 1904 Oceanside Blade reported: \u201cAbout 600 excursionists from Los Angeles and Long Bench come down Wednesday on a train of seven coaches arriving about 11 o\u2019clock am and leaving at 3 in the afternoon. The excursion was arranged by the Oceanside Development Co. to open the sale of their Strand tract on the beach, and many lots were sold there, though there were also sales in other portions of town. In the Strand Tract thirty-three lots were sold, including all of blocks 1 and 9, and lots in and lots in 4, 5, and 6.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n

The 700 block of North Strand remained unimproved (or vacant) and in the possession of Charles J. Walker until 1924 when it was purchased by A. J. Clark.<\/p>\n

Alfred J. Clark arrived in Oceanside in 1924 from Idaho, and subsequently purchased the Oceanside Bath House just north of the Oceanside Pier. Clark was also the manager of the \u201cFun Zone\u201d a concession area near the Pier, as well as the manager of Oceanside\u2019s newest and grandest theater, The Palomar, which was located on the 300 block of North Hill (Coast Highway).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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