Old Poway Park

The last few mornings in my area of San Diego have been cool and misty, thick cover in the skies, bordering on rain. Step outside and the moisture condenses on your skin. Expecting some of the same this morning I headed inland to focus on subjects.

Old Poway Park is the historic center of what's now a large suburb of San Diego. The park is home to a few historic buildings, several box cars, and a working steam locomotive. I recall riding it with my son year ago when he was really into trains.

I spent about an hour at the park, taking various shots of the buildings and railroad tracks. The upside of shooting before dawn is you more or less have free run of the place, which includes not fearing bodily injury when walking on the railroad tracks. The downside is the steam engine is holed up in its shed.

Below is Templars Hall. Built in 1886 it served as, among other things, the first high school for Poway.

Templars Hall, Old Poway