Westlake, Daly City, California for kids
Sand Dunes and Cabbages. The true story of Westlake, Daly City, California, near Daly City, CA, told for kids.
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Look at all the houses lined up like a row of lunch boxes! Now picture this same place with no houses at all. Before Westlake was here, it was sand dunes and cabbage patches! Big hills of sand, and rows of cabbages, all the way to the ocean.
Then, after World War Two, a San Francisco builder named Henry Doelger bought about six hundred acres of it. That is a lot of cabbage. He built a whole neighborhood of homes, and it became part of Daly City in 1948. Imagine telling a cabbage, sorry, you have to move, we need a garage.
Now here is your job. Look out the window and see how many houses look almost the same. Count as high as you can!
Quiz the back seat
What was here before the houses?
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Sand dunes and cabbages. Sand dunes and cabbages! Today it is part of Daly City, and many families live here.
Fun facts
- Henry Doelger bought about 600 acres of sand dunes and cabbage patches.
- Westlake was annexed to Daly City in 1948.
For grown-ups
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake,_Daly_City,_California
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake%2C_Daly_City%2C_California
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Doelger
- studiosophy.com/blog/2022/1/31/westlake-homes-a-study-of-modular-design
- dalycity.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S76C1839978
- homes.com/local-guide/daly-city-ca/westlake-neighborhood
- westlakedalycity.com/blog/get-to-know-the-neighborhood
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