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Concrete street barricade painted with the phrase "Read Some Books/Drink Some Beer". Barricades in place to create outdoor seating for restaurants, bars, and breweries in compliance with State of California COVID safe operating guidelines. 100 block of E. Grand Ave, Escondido.

Scope and Contents These images are of Grand Avenue in Escondido. In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the...

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Unmanned police surveillance pod near walkway along the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad, CA.

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Unmanned police surveillance pod near walkway along the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad, CA observing social distancing.

Overview The Together/Apart North San Diego COVID-19 Community Memory Archive was created by the University Library, California State University San Marcos, in response to the arrival of the COVID-19 disease in California and its related societal impacts beginning in March of 2020. The collection is a particiaptory archive that utilized community participation from individuals that lived, worked, or studied in North San Diego County and Southern Riverside County in 2020-2022. The collection consists...