Riding the Monkey Cage to School

Many old timers had fond recollections of their experience riding the school bus down the Suncrest grade to school in El Cajon in the late '20s and early '30s. Bud…

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Crest School – 1956

Before 1956 the children of Crest attended Meridian Elementary School.  By 1952 more and more people were moving to Crest. The dream of a school in Crest was becoming a…

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The Lost Trail

Many people are unaware of the obscure fact that a horse and buggy wagon trail existed that connected Harbison Canyon with Suncrest.  The long-forgotten route was "rediscovered" in 1940 by…

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Business Bonanza – 1960s

In the mid-60s there was a thriving business community in Crest.  Over 20 businesses survived here and probably more that don't come readily to mind: Hilltop Market, W&M's Suncrest Market,…

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