Editing Coronado, California (section)

==History==
Prior to European settlement, Coronado was inhabited by the [[Kumeyaay]], who sustained fishing villages on the peninsula in North Island and on the Coronado Cays. As American settlers moved into the area, the Kumeyaay were pushed out of Coronado, with the last six Kumeyaay families deported to [[Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians|Mesa Grande Reservation]] in 1902.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exhibit Recognizes Forgotten Chapter in History: Coronado's First Inhabitants, the Coastal Kumeyaay Indians|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CJ20121226.2.242&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1|access-date=January 29, 2022|website=cdnc.ucr.edu|publisher=Coronado Eagle and Journal}}</ref>

Coronado was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a town on December 11, 1890. The community's first post office predates Coronado's incorporation, established on February 8, 1887, with Norbert Moser assigned as the first [[postmaster]].<ref name="PO" /> The land was purchased by Elisha Spurr Babcock, Hampton L. Story, and Jacob Gruendike. Their intention was to create a resort community, and in 1886, the Coronado Beach Company was organized. By 1888, they had built [[Hotel del Coronado]], and the city became a major resort destination. They also built a schoolhouse and formed athletic, boating, and baseball clubs.
[[File:Amusement Park, Tent City, Coronado, Calif (NYPL b12647398-75810).tiff|thumb|Amusement Park, Tent City]]
In 1900, a tourist/vacation area just south of Hotel del Coronado was established by [[John D. Spreckels]] and named Tent City. Spreckels also became the hotel's owner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unknown |url=http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/local/coronado/adams.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525131559/http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/local/coronado/adams.html |archive-date=May 25, 2007 }}</ref> Over the years, the tents gave way to cottages, the last of which was torn down in late 1940 or early 1941.

In the 1910s, Coronado had streetcars running on Orange Avenue. These streetcars became a fixture of the city until their retirement in 1939.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sandiegohistoricstreetcars.org/ |title=The Home of the San Diego Historic Class 1Streetcars |publisher=Sandiegohistoricstreetcars.org |access-date=September 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908132852/http://sandiegohistoricstreetcars.org/ |archive-date=September 8, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

What is now the [[Naval Air Station North Island]] was the first US flying school, founded in 1911 by [[Glenn Curtiss]]. Curtiss was known for his
engines, which set records in distance and speed. He started with motorcycle engines, which led him to aviation. Coronado's weather and protected bay were attractive and he gained a three-year lease to train military pilots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Diego Air & Space Museum - Historical Balboa Park, San Diego |url=https://sandiegoairandspace.org/hall-of-fame/honoree/glenn-h.-curtiss#:~:text=In%201911%20he%20established%20his,beginning%20of%20U.S.%20naval%20aviation. |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=sandiegoairandspace.org}}</ref> During this time he created a new type of ship-launched seaplane and an amphibious aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Diego Air & Space Museum - Historical Balboa Park, San Diego |url=https://sandiegoairandspace.org/collection/item/curtiss-a-1-triad |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=sandiegoairandspace.org}}</ref>

On New Year's Day 1937, during the [[Great Depression]], the gambling ship [[SS Monte Carlo|SS ''Monte Carlo'']], known for "drinks, dice, and dolls", was shipwrecked on the beach about a quarter mile (400 m) south of [[Hotel del Coronado]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=David E |date=January 2, 2007 |title=Busting the House: Casino Boat Drashed into Coronado 70 Years Ago |url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070102-9999-1m2ship.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830143514/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070102-9999-1m2ship.html |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=March 19, 2011 |newspaper=SignOnSanDiego |publisher=Union Tribune |location=San Diego}}</ref>

In 1946, an African-American man from Coronado named Alton Collier was forced off of a San Diego and Coronado ferry by white sailors. The case was ruled a suicide until 2024, when the [[Equal Justice Initiative]] declared a [[lynching]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deaderick |first=Lisa |date=2024-05-26 |title=Coronado man's death ruled suicide in 1946, today recognized as 'racial terror lynching' |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2024-05-26/coronado-mans-death-ruled-suicide-in-1946-today-recognized-as-racial-terror-lynching/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyson |first=Katie |date=2024-05-24 |title=His San Diego death certificate says 'suicide.' Now he's being recognized as California's third lynching victim. |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/racial-justice-social-equity/2024/05/23/his-san-diego-death-certificate-says-suicide-now-hes-being-recognized-as-californias-third-lynching-victim |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=[[KPBS Public Media]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 1969, the [[San Diego–Coronado Bridge]] was opened, allowing much faster transit between the cities than bay [[Ferry|ferries]] or driving via [[California State Route 75|State Route 75]] along the Silver Strand. The bridge is made up of five lanes, one of which is controlled by a moveable barrier that allows for better traffic flow during rush hours. In the morning, the lane is moved to create three lanes going southbound towards Coronado, and in the evening it is moved again to create three lanes going northbound towards downtown San Diego.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Inside the Icon: San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge |url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/September-2015/Inside-the-Icon-San-Diego-Coronado-Bay-Bridge/ |access-date=October 5, 2019 |website=www.sandiegomagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2007, the Coronado Police Department and the city was sued in civil courts after a Coronado police officer in civilian clothes shot multiple times the professional football player [[Steve Foley (linebacker)|Steve Foley]].