Utility
Box Art Spotlight:
Drive-in restaurants
began to pop up in the 1930s and new possibilities for dining out
captivated the American lifestyle. No longer did one have to dress
up to dine out, parents could enjoy eating out with their children,
and the art of casual dining immerged. Good food, automobiles converted
into tables, and waitresses maneuvering around on roller skates signified
a new era of American dining and for San Diego, El Cajon Boulevard
was were it was at.
There was Glenn's,
Waikiki, Keith's, and Oscar's. Waikiki was the most elaborate with
their luau theme. Oscar's, run by the Peterson family, eventually
waved bye-bye to their good old fashion drive-in restaurant enterprise
and became the founders of the fast food chain, Jack in the Box who
opened the first drive-through restaurant in the country on El Cajon
Boulevard in 1951. Keith's was the longest running drive-in along
the Boulevard until the construction of the I-805 freeway.
As fads move in
and out, entertainment options evolve. Rising land value, highway
development, and fast-food corporations all took their toll on the
drive-in restaurant industry. What remains now are distant memories
of a prior vibrant atmosphere along the Boulevard, but with the help
of a local artist, Rudi Gonzalez was inspired to bring back the Boulevard's
old-time eateries including Oscar's, Glenn's, and Chicken in the Rough.
This utility box is located in front of the Mobil Gas Station, adjacent
to the 15 freeway.
SDG&E EXPANDS
ITS rebates on
ENERGY-EFFICIENT FOOD-SERVICE EQUIPMENT
San Diego Gas
& Electric (SDG&E) is beginning its second year of greatly
expanded rebates for food-service equipment. New this year are rebates
for natural gas and electric large vat fryers as well as gas single-
and double-rack ovens. SDG&E is working to add more qualifying
equipment to its existing rebate categories for commercial food-service
equipment.
SDG&E offers
the following commercial food-service rebates on qualifying equipment:
Gas rack
ovens, single or double: $1,000 - $2,000
Gas and electric large vat fryers: $200 - $750
Gas and electric fryers: $200 - $750
Gas and electric griddles: $125 - $600
Gas and electric combination ovens: $750 - $2,000
Gas and electric convection ovens: $350 - $700
Gas and electric steamer cookers: $750 - $1,500
Ice machines: $300 - $1,000
Solid and glass door reach-in refrigerators: $75 - $400
Solid door freezers: $100 - $300
Holding cabinets: $200 - $600
SDG&E’s
list of qualifying products includes more than 300 models from about
50 different manufacturers. For details, visit www.sdge.com/foodservice
and click on the "list of qualifying equipment" link.
Food-service customers
also can benefit from SDG&E’s rebates on more than 100 other
energy-efficient measures including compact and linear fluorescent
lamps and fixtures, refrigeration door gaskets, and commercial water
heaters.
Additionally,
SDG&E is offering several free energy-efficiency seminars this
year at the San Diego Energy Resource Center. Topics include food-service,
lighting, heating and air conditioning, and new technologies. Visit
www.sdge.com/training to find out more. SDG&E also offers
free energy audits for commercial customers that provide an in-depth
look at their energy consumption and steps they can take to save energy,
including applicable rebates. Customers can call (800)-644-6133 to
schedule an audit appointment.
More information
on SDG&E’s food-service programs, services and rebates, is
available by contacting an Energy Information Center representative
at (800) 644-6133, by visiting www.sdge.com/foodservice,
or by sending an e-mail with general inquiries to Foodservice@SempraUtilities.com.
