I was in HSL-35 at North Island in the ‘70’s. Coronado really is a gem (someone in my outfit had an apartment there). I returned for a visit a couple of years ago, and was surprised to see a picture of my squadron still hanging in the Burger King.
That’s the great thing about Coronado. It’s a glamorous tourist stop, high dollar real estate, but they don’t let anyone forget the military there and the military history and people who have been stationed there. You see a lot of Navy Seal pictures and things because of the Amphib base, a lot of carrier related things because of the carriers being stationed there and a lot of things about NASNI in general because it is known as “The Birthplace Of Naval Aviation”. I used to have many customers there and sometimes I used to think that Coronado must have led the country for the amount of retired Admirals who lived there plus present and former military and especially NAVY folks who stayed and called it home.