Del Monte Park is the area bounded by David Avenue, Forest Blvd, Hwy 68 and Pebble Beach. It was subdivided in 1950, but prior to that the area was occupied by the Pine Ridge Dairy. The dairy traced its origins to a ranch first developed by Felipe Neri Gomez in the 1870s. Following Gomez’s death in 1907, part of his land—known as the Gomez Tract—was purchased by Louise Dobbins, who developed a dairy on the property. It was subsequently sold several times, and in 1924 became known as the Pine Ridge Dairy. Another part of the Gomez Ranch was developed as the Pacific Grove Nursery, opened in 1920 by Murray White. Shortly before the opening of Del Monte Park, a sawmill operated by the General Box Company also operated between 1949 and 1950 just south of Shafter Avenue.
The area near this cache, between David and Lincoln used to house End O’Lane Stables, which offered boarding and riding lessons as well as having horses for hire. The road just past the end of David Avenue was not there, nor were any of the houses, so the area behind the stables was completely forested with many riding trails which led into Pebble Beach properties. You could ride all the way to the top of the hills above the Presidio or down to the many beaches along 17 Mile Drive.
This is our first cache and the first in what we hope to be many in Del Monte Park, celebrating the history and memories of this beautiful area.
Congrats to HoffyP for FTF