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THE
BOUNDARY MONUMENT STONE IN OLD TIJUANA
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 A 1906 Snapshot |
On the "Boundary Line" between Tijuana and San Ysidro was a stone monument, a fixture of the border crossing for over 50 years. Many a tourist group of wagon, auto and train going "Excursionist" were photographed next to this obelisk whose whereabouts today is unknown.Today, thanks to eBay.com collecting these historical often one-off photo fragments, like the 1906 tourist snapshot at left is easy. |
 1901 and the monument is standing proud |
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Visitors
in 1907 found an open border. Ten
years later a water tank and railroad crossing appear.
Early aerial showing stone in foreground with TJ in background.
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A
train station appeared in the 1930's then the stone was moved. Last
seen in the late 50's perched atop an imposing base.
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Early
tourists pose for the local photographers, making small silver gelatin
slivers of history one click at a time.
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