This month in Coronado history

A collection of December history through the years

An aerial view of Coronado and San Diego taken circa 1940. Army Air Forces/Library of Congress photo

Dec. 1, 1938 

The population of San Diego County at the end of 1938 was estimated at 296,000. The population of California was estimated to be 6,940,000, a 22 percent increase from the 1930 census of 5,677,251 persons. The California Taxpayers Association …