- El Cajon Boulevard
El Cajon Boulevard is a major east-west thoroughfare through San Diego, La Mesa and El Cajon, California. It was formerly part of U.S. Route 80, and became a business loop for Interstate 8 when U.S. Route 80 was decommissioned and replaced by the interstate.
The boulevard now consists of two portions, one in San Diego and La Mesa, and the other in El Cajon. The central section through La Mesa's Grossmont Pass was obliterated when Interstate 8 was built.
Since the boulevard was formerly the major route east from San Diego, there are many old hotels and motels on it. One of them, the Lafayette Hotel, is of considerable historic interest.
The El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association was formed in 1988 to improve physical and economic conditions along the 60 blocks of the boulevard between Park Boulevard and 54th Street.
External links
* [http://www.theboulevard.org/ El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association]
* [http://www.lafayettehotelsd.com LaFayette Hotel & Suites]
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